" the bill would ban the sale of electronics that are designed "in such a way as to prevent reasonable diagnostic or repair functions by an independent repair provider."
Would that include all the Home Theater equipment out there that is designed to be thrown away, not repaired? I have been repiaring audio gear for over 40 years. Since the advent of Home Theater scenarios, most of the junk available is not worth repairing, even if it CAN be repaired. Will that be covered under the bill?
your hard-core Commie works. A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual, and certainly without any choice.
They've been monitoring us for a long time, Mandrake.
All cell phones must be crushed.
All must learn to play the piano.
Depends on what you call a "hit". What they did to that woman in India was pretty life-threatening and financially/emotionally devastating for her and her family.
Boy. they sure have shown themselves to be SUCH a good company; not just after the almighty dollar, right? . Let's climb in the back of a strangers car and be at his mercy for an unknown period of time, but it's OK because THESE people vouch for him, is that it? One question: Would you recommend your teen-age daughter take a ride in an Uber car?
known a few of those. So if a "bad actor" turns out to be a friend (you know... one of those "good" friends you get in politics) we can just ignore their bad actions because there aren't really any rules, right?
The author is correct if one doesn't take ANY humanity into account. I'm sure it is less disruptive to society for a few families to watch their children slowly die of radiation poisoning. However, I doubt any of those families would agree with the author. Perhaps they should try it themselves?
Giving others the ability to read your source means nothing. The software may well do exactly what it advertises it does. But when it flags certain types of files, and that flag is sent back to Kaspersky Central, and that flag gets seen by a black hat, THAT is the breach of security. The black hats are looking for certain types of files out there, and Kaspersky is their front man, scanning all the systems it can, looking for possible Trojans etc and sending home all the data about who has what on which system at what IP address. Who needs covert operations when the overt ones provide all the information one needs?
OK, so if - as Gene says - there was just a flag that malware existed on a given computer, and that flag made it all the way back to Kaspersky Central's servers, how did that flag then get to the people who entered the computer and copied the files? That step seems to indicate some kind of inside job and/or collusion between Kaspersky and the black hatters, n'ext-ce pas? So even if Gene and what he thinks is his company were totally sincere (something I doubt is confirmable for any KGB-trained human) in his denials, that log that contained that flag got into the hands of the bad-actors, and Kaspersky IS responsible for THAT.
I see Mylan's PR people have their "I find the Adrenaclick impossible to use" shills ready to go. We can expect them to spend millions on trying to discredit the competitor's much cheaper alternative. Heaven forfend they spend any of that money reducing the price of their own product.
Oh good, so you're going to come over and get this Audigy sound card installed correctly for me? Because the OS sure can't. All your platitudes to the side, the Linux I have fails miserably at new hardware additions. Miserably. And has been since Linux was developed. But maybe it's me and I'm not worthy. After all, I've only been doing this for 45+ years. I have so much to learn.
Oh wow, I just got this great new video card that blows my old one away. I can't wait to plug it in, have the OS find it and load all the correct drivers for it! I am so excited! Wait... what do you mean "What do you think this is, Windows? This is Linux!"
Yeah, desktop of the future. Sure. How long have people been saying that? How much has the hardware driver issue been advanced in that time?
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" the bill would ban the sale of electronics that are designed "in such a way as to prevent reasonable diagnostic or repair functions by an independent repair provider." Would that include all the Home Theater equipment out there that is designed to be thrown away, not repaired? I have been repiaring audio gear for over 40 years. Since the advent of Home Theater scenarios, most of the junk available is not worth repairing, even if it CAN be repaired. Will that be covered under the bill?
your hard-core Commie works. A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual, and certainly without any choice.
They've been monitoring us for a long time, Mandrake. All cell phones must be crushed. All must learn to play the piano.
why are they illegal?
Why aren't they allowed to use jammers?
Depends on what you call a "hit". What they did to that woman in India was pretty life-threatening and financially/emotionally devastating for her and her family. Boy. they sure have shown themselves to be SUCH a good company; not just after the almighty dollar, right? . Let's climb in the back of a strangers car and be at his mercy for an unknown period of time, but it's OK because THESE people vouch for him, is that it? One question: Would you recommend your teen-age daughter take a ride in an Uber car?
known a few of those. So if a "bad actor" turns out to be a friend (you know... one of those "good" friends you get in politics) we can just ignore their bad actions because there aren't really any rules, right?
"You're in a desert, walking along in the sand when all of a sudden you look down and see a tortoise. It's crawling toward you..."
So the school that teaches MBAs how to cheat everybody is a cheater. Big surprise there.
sounds like someone has way too much time on their hands
And these are the people you trust to take you up to 30,000 feet in an aluminum tube and get back down again safely. Good Luck with that.
The author is correct if one doesn't take ANY humanity into account. I'm sure it is less disruptive to society for a few families to watch their children slowly die of radiation poisoning. However, I doubt any of those families would agree with the author. Perhaps they should try it themselves?
And I find it VERY impressive. Those rats never even got past 5th-grade algebra.
Giving others the ability to read your source means nothing. The software may well do exactly what it advertises it does. But when it flags certain types of files, and that flag is sent back to Kaspersky Central, and that flag gets seen by a black hat, THAT is the breach of security. The black hats are looking for certain types of files out there, and Kaspersky is their front man, scanning all the systems it can, looking for possible Trojans etc and sending home all the data about who has what on which system at what IP address. Who needs covert operations when the overt ones provide all the information one needs?
OK, so if - as Gene says - there was just a flag that malware existed on a given computer, and that flag made it all the way back to Kaspersky Central's servers, how did that flag then get to the people who entered the computer and copied the files? That step seems to indicate some kind of inside job and/or collusion between Kaspersky and the black hatters, n'ext-ce pas? So even if Gene and what he thinks is his company were totally sincere (something I doubt is confirmable for any KGB-trained human) in his denials, that log that contained that flag got into the hands of the bad-actors, and Kaspersky IS responsible for THAT.
Yes, it's called Windows 7.
Let the laptops fly, ban all incoming passengers
I know
Why don't these people ask their co-workers to fix their cars for them? How about their busted TV?
would make me dump the whole thing, too. Easily one of the Worst Email Clients, ever.
I see Mylan's PR people have their "I find the Adrenaclick impossible to use" shills ready to go. We can expect them to spend millions on trying to discredit the competitor's much cheaper alternative. Heaven forfend they spend any of that money reducing the price of their own product.
forklift driving comes to mind
Pour gasoline on their desk and light it. I bet that will get the attention of management.
Oh good, so you're going to come over and get this Audigy sound card installed correctly for me? Because the OS sure can't. All your platitudes to the side, the Linux I have fails miserably at new hardware additions. Miserably. And has been since Linux was developed. But maybe it's me and I'm not worthy. After all, I've only been doing this for 45+ years. I have so much to learn.
Oh wow, I just got this great new video card that blows my old one away. I can't wait to plug it in, have the OS find it and load all the correct drivers for it! I am so excited! Wait... what do you mean "What do you think this is, Windows? This is Linux!" Yeah, desktop of the future. Sure. How long have people been saying that? How much has the hardware driver issue been advanced in that time?
I see bash for Windows becoming a lot more popular in the near future.