Better yet, how about we stop being a nation of cowards and accept the fact that nothing is safe? You;re in far more danger of being killed by a relative than by a terrorist!
TSA pat downs, if done right, don't meet those elements or it would be illegal.
"Illegal" is whatever the government says is illegal. Is this woman the only one left in the US with balls? Jesus Christ, what's wrong with you people? Are there no more real Americans left? Do you not care about freedom and liberty?
Shit, I'm getting old. When I was young we'd have rioted over this insane nonsense. Remember Kent State? No, of course you don't. You would have rooted for the National Guard murderers.
Meh. Pussies. Goddamn it, stand up to these assholes!
Yes, it is. Why are you defending these obnoxious violations of human dignity? We should not have to put up with this! WTF is wrong with you that you condone these violations of our rights? You, sir, are a sick coward.
No, and I doubt anyone but Microsoft has those numbers. But I had 7 on a new Acer, and although it was apparent that they have made great strides, it was also apparent hat they have a long way to go.
Adobe and Macromedia took away Microsoft's "king of the exploited software" crown long ago. Microsoft has come a long way in the last ten years when it comes to security, but they still have a long way to go.
Adobe and Macromedia have the 2001 Microsoft mindset. As to Macromedia, I seriously doubt they'll ever take security seriously -- or even understand it, considering they got their start copy-protecting VHS tapes. I have old tapes that were copied from Macromedia copy protected tapes that play fine, but when I try to burn them to DVD the DVD recorder complies with the DMCA and refuses to copy it (can't blame the recorder company, only my bought and owned legislators).
The answer is of course zero, and the question is of course meaningless. The meaningful question is how many unpatched vulns, and unpatched for how long? Windows fails against all other OSes in these matrics iinm.
It's nice living in a small city in the midwest. Cheap shit (e.g. Evan Williams) is usually about $1.75, better whiskey (e.g. Crown) usually about $5. Cabo or Petron is usually a $5 shot, Joe Crow (Jose Cuervas) $1.75-2.00.
Downtown bars are a little more expensive, $3 bottles of beer instead of $2.25-2.50 bottles.
Lets see, one OS you have the source code to look for vulnerabilities, one you don't. I assure you that people DO look for vulns in Linux, especially those who use it for their file and web servers. The only folks looking for vulns in Windows are black hats looking for virus vectors, and white hats fighting the black hats.
What's that saying about Many Eyes? (PDF from Wash U, "Many Eyes Hypothesis") Wait, now I remember -- Linus' Law.
Linus's Law is a claim about software development, named in honor of Linus Torvalds and formulated by Eric S. Raymond in his essay "The Cathedral and the Bazaar".[1] The law states that "given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow"; or more formally: "Given a large enough beta-tester and co-developer base, almost every problem will be characterized quickly and the fix will be obvious to someone." Presenting the code to multiple developers with the purpose of reaching consensus about its acceptance is a simple form of software reviewing. Researchers and practitioners have repeatedly shown the effectiveness of the reviewing process in finding bugs and security issues,[2] and also that reviews may be more efficient than testing.
In Facts and Fallacies about Software Engineering, Robert Glass refers to Linus' Law as a "mantra" of the Open source movement, but calls it a fallacy, stating that research has found that the number of bugs found decreases with too many inspectors, and that no research supports the Law as stated.[3] Interestingly, closed-source practitioners tacitly support the law's notion, by promoting stringent, independent code analysis during a software project's development.[4][5]
Lets see, 20% tip would be a hundred bucks at the FIRST bar? Lets see, you're drinking Cabo or something equally expensive, say $5 a shot. Sixteen shots at the FIRST bar?
You, sir, can drink me under the table! I get $1.25 drafts and stagger home after ten of them.
I had an Acer Aspire One (actually two of them, someone broke into my house and took the first one, then it happened again with the second one), and its built-in wifi worked flawlessly out of the box in both Windows and Linux, with WPA-2 security as its default in both OSes. I had an ancient Thinkpad I paid twenty bucks for (HD and battery were shot, used a thumb drive as a HD replacement), I never could get that sucker to network at all, even with a cable.
I considered the Acer a netbook, bit some folks here disagree and say it's a small notebook. I got a bluetooth dongle, had to install the supplied software for it to work in Windows but all it needed to work in Linux was to plug it in.
Resume was a problem in both Windows and Linux on the Acer. If you had it set to power down when shutting the lid on battery, and hibernate when shutting the lid with AC power, and you shut the lid and plugged it in before the lights stopped flashing it would just go crazy. With Linux all I had to do was take out the battery and put it back in and boot it, with Windows it would run chkdsk and reboot itself. Sometimes. It finally collapsed completely where Windows wouldn't work at all, so I wiped the drive and made it all Linux. No problem there; the machine booted fast so Hibernate was completely unneeded; in Linux, when you boot the machine it comes up in the same state it was in when you power down, with all the open apps and documents still open.
Yes, there is more software available for Windows, and I'm sure there are some that aren't available on Linux that some may need, like photoshop for a professional photographer. But for non-pros, GIMP is as good as any program you're likely to get legally in Windows.
There are quite a few text editors available for Windows, too. I count that as a good thing, even though it doesn't matter to me what text editor I'm using.
Linux's clipboard (at least in KDE, I haven't used GNOME much) works exactly like Windows' clipboard.
At work, keyboard shortcuts are not the same with every program. Some apps Ctrl-X closes, some Ctrl-C. In IE6 you can't shut the browser down at all with keyboard shirtcuts if you're in wikipedia (I blame wikipedia for that, not Microsoft).
The point, though, is that you don't have that problem with Linux at all. Update the os? Download and install. Old programs seldom stop working unless there's a major revision to the kernel or libraries, when that happens just download and install a newer version of the software or a compatible replacement. There are usually a dozen or more programs with similar functionalities for most stuff you'd need.
If you're a Gamer, though, you're going to need the latest hardware and the latest Windows OS. Your best bet there would be to have Linux installed for non-gaming needs, multi-boot with various versions of Windows so you could run your old games as well as new ones.
I'd say a). Big caps can hold a charge for a while. Most people don't realize you can be fatally electrocuted by a CRT TV that isn't even plugged it if you put your fingers in the wrong place.
Because already there are programs that won't run on XP. My girlfriend wanted me to help her get some simple game (Majohbg or something) working on her PC, no dice -- Vista or Win 7 only.
I had the same problem when I bought DOOM 3 (XP was brand new iirc); no Win98 support. Bought XP, my disk burning software wouldn't work.
When the new version of Windows comes out, half your programs won't work on it and half the new programs won't work on the old version. To run a new program you have to also buy an expensive OS.
There is a remedy for ignorant. And face it, we're all stupid sometimes. "Oh, shit, Why in the hell did I do THAT????"
Windows makes "stupid" easy. Linux makes "stupid" hard, one reason why Windows is so insecure compared to other OSes; it's made so somebody dumber than a box of rocks can use it. Hell, my ex-wife uses Windows and they don't come much dumber than her.
A virus that exploits this will potentially go quickly global
That's the opposite of what TFA said. In order to gain access the target computer needs some sort of (unspecified by TFA) memory corruption. My guess is you would need another flaw in conjunction with this (paired flaws?) to make it work.
I agree in that I have BT turned off on everything I own and set to hidden by default
I bought a tiny bluetooth dongle for the computer so I can bluetooth pictures and such from my phone to my computer. I keep bluetooth shut off on the phone unless I'm actually transferring files, because one of the few good bits of programming on my Motorola (most of the programming is crap) makes it easy to turn bluetooth on; if you tell it to bluetooth a file it simply asks you.
I have the computer set up with bluetooth always on and in discovery mode, but the dongle lays on top of the PC unplugged. It makes uploading files brain-dead simple. Plug the dongle in, tell the phone to upload and it uploads. Then I just unplug the dongle. My only fear is losing that tiny dongle and having to spend another twenty bucks (that's a night of drinking).
Seems this would work with Windows, too, as long as bluetooth wasn't built into the computer.
Linux is head and shoulders above Windows in bluetooth support. When I bought the dongle I feared it wouldn't work; there was a Windows/Mac install disk, but nothing for Linux. Turns out you don't have to install anything in Linux (in kubuntu at least) to make bluetooth work, just plug the dongle in and it's functional.
I never could understand the "Windows is easier than Linux" argument; I've used Windows since 1995 (DOS before that) and Linux since 2003, and Windows frustrates the hell out of me. One or two clicks in Linux usually equals a dozen in Windows. Needing to install stuff to make a bluetooth dongle work is one example.
Your reading comprehension is a bit faulty, but I'm pleased you read the journals. I earn median income for the country and well above median for Illinois. The only drug I'm addicted to is caffeine, although I like pot when I can find and afford it. I wasn't living with the hookers, I let one or two of them crash at my house once in a while (although most people I let crash there weren't hookers) until they started robbing me blind.
And yeah, I live in a bad neighborhood. Leaves more money for nerd toys. I retire in 3 years, young fellow. I'm happy and content. So take your ill-conceived troll elsewhere.
As a child I watched the first Mercury flight -- on TV. I was 17 when Armstrong and Aldrin made history (I journaled about it here on the moon landing's 40th anniversary).
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Better yet, how about we stop being a nation of cowards and accept the fact that nothing is safe? You;re in far more danger of being killed by a relative than by a terrorist!
The point is, you shouldn't have to avoid air travel! Damn it people, grow a pair and stand up!
Sorry, but this shit pisses me off.
It's called "protest". Civil disobedience. DO IT, damn it! We need more true Americans like this woman.
TSA pat downs, if done right, don't meet those elements or it would be illegal.
"Illegal" is whatever the government says is illegal. Is this woman the only one left in the US with balls? Jesus Christ, what's wrong with you people? Are there no more real Americans left? Do you not care about freedom and liberty?
Shit, I'm getting old. When I was young we'd have rioted over this insane nonsense. Remember Kent State? No, of course you don't. You would have rooted for the National Guard murderers.
Meh. Pussies. Goddamn it, stand up to these assholes!
Yes, it is. Why are you defending these obnoxious violations of human dignity? We should not have to put up with this! WTF is wrong with you that you condone these violations of our rights? You, sir, are a sick coward.
No, and I doubt anyone but Microsoft has those numbers. But I had 7 on a new Acer, and although it was apparent that they have made great strides, it was also apparent hat they have a long way to go.
Adobe and Macromedia took away Microsoft's "king of the exploited software" crown long ago. Microsoft has come a long way in the last ten years when it comes to security, but they still have a long way to go.
Adobe and Macromedia have the 2001 Microsoft mindset. As to Macromedia, I seriously doubt they'll ever take security seriously -- or even understand it, considering they got their start copy-protecting VHS tapes. I have old tapes that were copied from Macromedia copy protected tapes that play fine, but when I try to burn them to DVD the DVD recorder complies with the DMCA and refuses to copy it (can't blame the recorder company, only my bought and owned legislators).
The answer is of course zero, and the question is of course meaningless. The meaningful question is how many unpatched vulns, and unpatched for how long? Windows fails against all other OSes in these matrics iinm.
It's nice living in a small city in the midwest. Cheap shit (e.g. Evan Williams) is usually about $1.75, better whiskey (e.g. Crown) usually about $5. Cabo or Petron is usually a $5 shot, Joe Crow (Jose Cuervas) $1.75-2.00.
Downtown bars are a little more expensive, $3 bottles of beer instead of $2.25-2.50 bottles.
Lets see, one OS you have the source code to look for vulnerabilities, one you don't. I assure you that people DO look for vulns in Linux, especially those who use it for their file and web servers. The only folks looking for vulns in Windows are black hats looking for virus vectors, and white hats fighting the black hats.
What's that saying about Many Eyes? (PDF from Wash U, "Many Eyes Hypothesis") Wait, now I remember -- Linus' Law.
Lets see, 20% tip would be a hundred bucks at the FIRST bar? Lets see, you're drinking Cabo or something equally expensive, say $5 a shot. Sixteen shots at the FIRST bar?
You, sir, can drink me under the table! I get $1.25 drafts and stagger home after ten of them.
I had an Acer Aspire One (actually two of them, someone broke into my house and took the first one, then it happened again with the second one), and its built-in wifi worked flawlessly out of the box in both Windows and Linux, with WPA-2 security as its default in both OSes. I had an ancient Thinkpad I paid twenty bucks for (HD and battery were shot, used a thumb drive as a HD replacement), I never could get that sucker to network at all, even with a cable.
I considered the Acer a netbook, bit some folks here disagree and say it's a small notebook. I got a bluetooth dongle, had to install the supplied software for it to work in Windows but all it needed to work in Linux was to plug it in.
Resume was a problem in both Windows and Linux on the Acer. If you had it set to power down when shutting the lid on battery, and hibernate when shutting the lid with AC power, and you shut the lid and plugged it in before the lights stopped flashing it would just go crazy. With Linux all I had to do was take out the battery and put it back in and boot it, with Windows it would run chkdsk and reboot itself. Sometimes. It finally collapsed completely where Windows wouldn't work at all, so I wiped the drive and made it all Linux. No problem there; the machine booted fast so Hibernate was completely unneeded; in Linux, when you boot the machine it comes up in the same state it was in when you power down, with all the open apps and documents still open.
Yes, there is more software available for Windows, and I'm sure there are some that aren't available on Linux that some may need, like photoshop for a professional photographer. But for non-pros, GIMP is as good as any program you're likely to get legally in Windows.
There are quite a few text editors available for Windows, too. I count that as a good thing, even though it doesn't matter to me what text editor I'm using.
Linux's clipboard (at least in KDE, I haven't used GNOME much) works exactly like Windows' clipboard.
At work, keyboard shortcuts are not the same with every program. Some apps Ctrl-X closes, some Ctrl-C. In IE6 you can't shut the browser down at all with keyboard shirtcuts if you're in wikipedia (I blame wikipedia for that, not Microsoft).
The point, though, is that you don't have that problem with Linux at all. Update the os? Download and install. Old programs seldom stop working unless there's a major revision to the kernel or libraries, when that happens just download and install a newer version of the software or a compatible replacement. There are usually a dozen or more programs with similar functionalities for most stuff you'd need.
If you're a Gamer, though, you're going to need the latest hardware and the latest Windows OS. Your best bet there would be to have Linux installed for non-gaming needs, multi-boot with various versions of Windows so you could run your old games as well as new ones.
I'd say a). Big caps can hold a charge for a while. Most people don't realize you can be fatally electrocuted by a CRT TV that isn't even plugged it if you put your fingers in the wrong place.
None of those features, not even all of them together, are worth the price of a license.
Tell me why I should be on 7 already
Because already there are programs that won't run on XP. My girlfriend wanted me to help her get some simple game (Majohbg or something) working on her PC, no dice -- Vista or Win 7 only.
I had the same problem when I bought DOOM 3 (XP was brand new iirc); no Win98 support. Bought XP, my disk burning software wouldn't work.
When the new version of Windows comes out, half your programs won't work on it and half the new programs won't work on the old version. To run a new program you have to also buy an expensive OS.
Tell me why you shouldn't be on Linux already?
This isn't an unpatched vulnerability.
It was before they patched it, which in Vista was how long?
While there is no patch for stupid
There is a remedy for ignorant. And face it, we're all stupid sometimes. "Oh, shit, Why in the hell did I do THAT????"
Windows makes "stupid" easy. Linux makes "stupid" hard, one reason why Windows is so insecure compared to other OSes; it's made so somebody dumber than a box of rocks can use it. Hell, my ex-wife uses Windows and they don't come much dumber than her.
A virus that exploits this will potentially go quickly global
That's the opposite of what TFA said. In order to gain access the target computer needs some sort of (unspecified by TFA) memory corruption. My guess is you would need another flaw in conjunction with this (paired flaws?) to make it work.
I agree in that I have BT turned off on everything I own and set to hidden by default
I bought a tiny bluetooth dongle for the computer so I can bluetooth pictures and such from my phone to my computer. I keep bluetooth shut off on the phone unless I'm actually transferring files, because one of the few good bits of programming on my Motorola (most of the programming is crap) makes it easy to turn bluetooth on; if you tell it to bluetooth a file it simply asks you.
I have the computer set up with bluetooth always on and in discovery mode, but the dongle lays on top of the PC unplugged. It makes uploading files brain-dead simple. Plug the dongle in, tell the phone to upload and it uploads. Then I just unplug the dongle. My only fear is losing that tiny dongle and having to spend another twenty bucks (that's a night of drinking).
Seems this would work with Windows, too, as long as bluetooth wasn't built into the computer.
Linux is head and shoulders above Windows in bluetooth support. When I bought the dongle I feared it wouldn't work; there was a Windows/Mac install disk, but nothing for Linux. Turns out you don't have to install anything in Linux (in kubuntu at least) to make bluetooth work, just plug the dongle in and it's functional.
I never could understand the "Windows is easier than Linux" argument; I've used Windows since 1995 (DOS before that) and Linux since 2003, and Windows frustrates the hell out of me. One or two clicks in Linux usually equals a dozen in Windows. Needing to install stuff to make a bluetooth dongle work is one example.
That's why it was a guess rather than a flat-out statement.
They annoy me, too. I want to know whare I'm going, I don't need to see goatse or tubgirl again.
I don't think even Microsoft's lawyers have read it!
Check out his user name. He's a nerd wannabe Windows troll (even if he has gotten between 32 and 64 +5s), or maybe a Windows employee (same thing).
At least he isn't a Sony fan. OTOH I'll bet he has a Vaio and a Playstation.
Your reading comprehension is a bit faulty, but I'm pleased you read the journals. I earn median income for the country and well above median for Illinois. The only drug I'm addicted to is caffeine, although I like pot when I can find and afford it. I wasn't living with the hookers, I let one or two of them crash at my house once in a while (although most people I let crash there weren't hookers) until they started robbing me blind.
And yeah, I live in a bad neighborhood. Leaves more money for nerd toys. I retire in 3 years, young fellow. I'm happy and content. So take your ill-conceived troll elsewhere.
But kudos for getting me to bite.
As a child I watched the first Mercury flight -- on TV. I was 17 when Armstrong and Aldrin made history (I journaled about it here on the moon landing's 40th anniversary).