How so? Existing programs that want to be able to write to a specific HKLM key or "needs" to write to a specific file are a significant problem.
Well, can't regedt32.exe be used to set per-user permissions on registry keys???
And Windows-style file persmissions can be used to allow only certain users to write/modify certain files/directories...
The Real Problem is that most people don't bother to properly configure this stuff... Even parts of the OS don't even properly use these features. (Look at how many services are running as "SYSTEM" rather than something else). Most off-the-shelf software only installs under an admin account.
I think a virtual fs/registry would have the same problems as "chroot" environments do in Linux... Great idea, great security, but damn hard to implement correctly for most apps. And then upgrades become a real pain... (What an upgrade to a library causes a file in a chroot to have unresolved dependencies!?!)
I am in complete agreement with your reply... You make many good points.
I mis-read your original message to indicate that you didn't consider the cost of living difference between the two countries (e.g. only the wage difference). I was only trying to point out that a modest salary (by US standards) isn't necessarily so modest in other parts of the world...
If you made 25k USD/year in India, you could make some PHB's in the US jealous with your lifestyle... Yes, it isn't much by US standards, but in India, you wouldn't be paying US prices either.... You could easily afford multiple maids/cooks/etc... Can you do that in Canada on 34k/year??? I think not.
If you made 25k USD/year in Canada, you might be able to eat fast-food once in a while... (if you only pick the extra-value-meal)
No. But operating under the assumption that everything should be motion-based is a great way to drum up some publications!!!
How about something long the lines of : "Adaptive Motion-based Detection for Multi-User Collaborative Controls" (with application to television viewing)
Indeed! Especially when the software was likely written by a male-dominated group.
Only arrogance would allow men to presume that they are such experts at facial recongition that they can program a computer to decode a woman's emotions...
The first guy to do that, will likely get a Nobel Peace Prize.
I recently stumbled across a website that was using paypal for purchases... Interestingly, they required their customers to agree that they would never reverse the charges, in any circumstance, and some other shady stuff... Basically abusing/violating Paypal rules and possibly Federal Trade regulations.
And the website appeared to be a very-thinly pyramid scheme.
I sent a detailed email to Paypal voicing my concerns.
The response from paypal?
Thank you for contacting PayPal.
Unfortunately, we are unable to assist you with your account specific question. To guarantee the security and privacy of your personal and financial information, you must log into your PayPal account. To submit your question securely, please click https://www.paypal.com/wf/f=default and enter your email address and password into the Member Log In box.
If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact us again.
Sincerely, (name withheld) Protection Services Department PayPal, an eBay Company
WTF?!?!?!?!? I'm trying to report that criminal fraud is going on and they want me to login first???
The $100 laptop is a honorable idea, but I don't see how it can be realistic...
A damn wifi card costs ~$50. A damn AC adapter costs $10-$20 used! And for an extra $30, they are going to get Memory, a Screen, CPU, storage, case, battery, motherboard, wind-up crank, etc???? Even a crappy 16x2 character LCD display costs more than $10....
The only way they are going to get a $100 laptop is through a lot of donations... Perhaps if they went to Goodwill (cheap computer parts!) and scrounged up a few craptops, they could get a working system (without crank, without battery).. In short, the laptop will only cost $100 when it has no market. But if it has no market, then can it really be good enough to be useful to these people?
I think it will be another 5-10 years before economies of scale make laptops this affordable...(or by that time, "old" will be pretty good!)
If they really want to advance the technology, they should build a "hairy, bobbing man-ass" pixelizer right into the DVDs, for us more reserved porn enthusiasts.
Can you imagine someone explaining that one to their PhD committee?
warning. This seems a little weird though - stopping a software issue with hardware. Does that even make sense?
No, but I think you're forgetting who Intel is.... Only Intel would sell superscalar out-of-order processors based on an ISA that uses **variable-length** instructions... (FYI: These stopped making sense a long time ago).
And part of the reason why these processors heat your home nicely in the winter is that these processors make up for poorly compiled software by using hardware mechanisms... (Yes, most laptop/desktop PC processors do this to some extent, but Intel seems to have made themself king at it). Better written software, better compilers could remove a lot of the logic from the processor and make them whole whole lot simpler.
IANAL, but couldn't the employer get you in a civil court?? Most companies require employees to sign an agreement that they will not take company property/secrets with them when they leave...
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They almost made Bin Laden Man of the Year....
I'm not the least surprised.
Well, can't regedt32.exe be used to set per-user permissions on registry keys???
And Windows-style file persmissions can be used to allow only certain users to write/modify certain files/directories...
The Real Problem is that most people don't bother to properly configure this stuff... Even parts of the OS don't even properly use these features. (Look at how many services are running as "SYSTEM" rather than something else). Most off-the-shelf software only installs under an admin account.
I think a virtual fs/registry would have the same problems as "chroot" environments do in Linux... Great idea, great security, but damn hard to implement correctly for most apps. And then upgrades become a real pain... (What an upgrade to a library causes a file in a chroot to have unresolved dependencies!?!)
I am in complete agreement with your reply... You make many good points.
I mis-read your original message to indicate that you didn't consider the cost of living difference between the two countries (e.g. only the wage difference). I was only trying to point out that a modest salary (by US standards) isn't necessarily so modest in other parts of the world...
Yes, they are planning world domination for Microsoft! Oh wait....
IBM BlueGene by thy name...
If you have a few million dollars and your own 10MW power plant, you'd be all set....
But I have a hunch that mice are smart enough not to attempt such feats.
If you made 25k USD/year in India, you could make some PHB's in the US jealous with your lifestyle... Yes, it isn't much by US standards, but in India, you wouldn't be paying US prices either.... You could easily afford multiple maids/cooks/etc... Can you do that in Canada on 34k/year??? I think not.
If you made 25k USD/year in Canada, you might be able to eat fast-food once in a while... (if you only pick the extra-value-meal)
BIG DIFFERENCE! BIG DIFFERENCE!
No. But operating under the assumption that everything should be motion-based is a great way to drum up some publications!!!
How about something long the lines of :
"Adaptive Motion-based Detection for Multi-User Collaborative Controls"
(with application to television viewing)
You may have been an independent learner, but I highly doubt you were truly "self-taught"...
Do you mean like Labview?
It is a block-diagram type language, where nested procedures are stored in separate "VI's". Of course, each VI is edited in its own window...
People at my school seem to like it. I for one, do not.
No. That's what WARRANTS are for!
But the requirement of a warrant keeps things somewhat in check...
Besides, even suspected terrorists are entitled to a full set of inalienable rights...
Yes, it may not be the fastest way to catch *EVERY* terrorist, but it can be highly effective and it is civilized.....
Such check also help prevent gross abuses of power (to some extent).
I'm not sure FTC complaints are anonymous.
The last thing I want is for these crooks to find out that my house is less than 100 miles from their place of "business"
Indeed! Especially when the software was likely written by a male-dominated group.
Only arrogance would allow men to presume that they are such experts at facial recongition that they can program a computer to decode a woman's emotions...
The first guy to do that, will likely get a Nobel Peace Prize.
For slashdotters, perhaps the repetitive action that causes RSI and/or carpal tunnel is not typing...
I recently stumbled across a website that was using paypal for purchases... Interestingly, they required their customers to agree that they would never reverse the charges, in any circumstance, and some other shady stuff... Basically abusing/violating Paypal rules and possibly Federal Trade regulations.
And the website appeared to be a very-thinly pyramid scheme.
I sent a detailed email to Paypal voicing my concerns.
The response from paypal?
Thank you for contacting PayPal.
Unfortunately, we are unable to assist you with your account specific
question. To guarantee the security and privacy of your personal and
financial information, you must log into your PayPal account. To submit
your question securely, please click https://www.paypal.com/wf/f=default
and enter your email address and password into the Member Log In box.
If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact us again.
Sincerely,
(name withheld)
Protection Services Department
PayPal, an eBay Company
WTF?!?!?!?!? I'm trying to report that criminal fraud is going on and they want me to login first???
The $100 laptop is a honorable idea, but I don't see how it can be realistic...
.(or by that time, "old" will be pretty good!)
A damn wifi card costs ~$50. A damn AC adapter costs $10-$20 used! And for an extra $30, they are going to get Memory, a Screen, CPU, storage, case, battery, motherboard, wind-up crank, etc???? Even a crappy 16x2 character LCD display costs more than $10....
The only way they are going to get a $100 laptop is through a lot of donations... Perhaps if they went to Goodwill (cheap computer parts!) and scrounged up a few craptops, they could get a working system (without crank, without battery).. In short, the laptop will only cost $100 when it has no market. But if it has no market, then can it really be good enough to be useful to these people?
I think it will be another 5-10 years before economies of scale make laptops this affordable..
He doesn't seem to realize that Linux has a Trusted Computing effort...
And the DNC registry provides a centralized list for doing so!
You went to a "chairopractor"? Did he use a chair on you?
It spelled "chiropractor", moron.
Can you imagine someone explaining that one to their PhD committee?
Your sig should read "Life is to short to proofread".
These damn moderators... 9/10 of them can't differentiate "funny" from "insightful".
25-75 billion means the high amount is 3X the low amount..
If I take a 10-question test and get between 3-9 questions right, then should I always pass???
Anyone who uses the phrase "jillions of volts of capacitance" obviously doesn't understand what the hell they are talking about...
Capacitance is measured in Farads, not Volts...
Slashdot needs a "(-99; idiot) moderation....
I wonder what CowboyNeal's "unspoken taboos" are...
Perhaps he would like to comment!
No, but I think you're forgetting who Intel is.... Only Intel would sell superscalar out-of-order processors based on an ISA that uses **variable-length** instructions... (FYI: These stopped making sense a long time ago).
And part of the reason why these processors heat your home nicely in the winter is that these processors make up for poorly compiled software by using hardware mechanisms... (Yes, most laptop/desktop PC processors do this to some extent, but Intel seems to have made themself king at it). Better written software, better compilers could remove a lot of the logic from the processor and make them whole whole lot simpler.
IANAL, but couldn't the employer get you in a civil court?? Most companies require employees to sign an agreement that they will not take company property/secrets with them when they leave...