Linux is evil, Windows is good, proprietary blah blah blah. The biggest shock to me is that anyone has the balls to point to open source and say "YOUR development model is responsible for this mess," especially considering the way Windows ships as default (make all initial users members of Administrators). I'm still reeling from hearing McAfee (or someone officially affiliated) say something to the effect of "Your open code and development is killing us!"
You have to consider the fact that some tools, while they can aid those with ill will, serve mostly to benefit. Take nmap, for example. Some script kiddie can use it to scope out their target. On the other hand, a tech can use it to check for open ports on their own systems to prevent those kinds of things. These are useful tools, but because of their power, they could also potentially be used as bad devices in the wrong hands. You could say the same thing for guns. Innocent people are killed with guns (among other things, such as knives and harsh language). Should a bullet-proof vest manufacturer come out and say, "We're not taking aim at the gun manufacturers; we're talking about the ability to propel small things really fast and how that effectively serves criminals?"
From the sounds of it, it sounds like they're blaming the OSS model simply because malware authors use it. Although, I could have completely missed what TFA was saying; I'm really tired and I keep reading each paragraph over and over and I just can't grok it.
This reminds me of that one clock that someone wanted to stick into a New Mexico cave or something. It was big, mechanical (IIRC) and had a foot pedal that you stepped on to update the display.
The details in my head are sketchy, but I think there was a Slashdot article on it. Maybe it wasn't. Anyway, this reminds me of it.
Actually, it's like saying that your brand new car won't be serviced by the dealer if it breaks after 5 years, except if there's a known problem with the car. Five more years later, the dealer won't fix it anymore, period. You can, of course, choose from any of this year's NEW models...
The point is, Microsoft isn't MAKING you upgrade; they're just creating an incentive for you to upgrade. You can go on using whatever software you're using for however longer you want, but don't expect Microsoft to support it.
Even if it's just a shot at getting market share back, the fact that great things like this are being sold at lower prices only mean good things for the consumer. This, for example, is GREAT for me as a system builder because everything besides the Pentium D 805 was expensive. Now, with something like this, I can offer a (possibly) better CPU for not that much more.
More good stuff is coming from both camps, I predict.
The idea is to allow family members to receive alerts and control certain laundry functions from their PCs, cell phones and TV sets, presumably so they can spend more time with their PCs, cell phones and TV sets.
Does anyone else think of the second scene from Hackers? (Hint: it's the one where Dade takes control of the TV center)
On the other hand, Windows, with its "admin-by-default" accounts hasn't done anything to prevent misbehavioured software.
IIRC, Windows 2000 Ceritified Programs were supposed to remedy this by being need-to-install-as-admin but can-be-run-by-anyone by design. Microsoft did everything right this time around EXCEPT the whole new-users-are-admin-users thing during the install phase. It was a mistake on thier part, replicated millions of times over now.
"That said, if I were to run MacSaber for the first time (or some little game or widget or whatever) and I suddenly got a box asking for my root password, you can bet I would be stopped dead in my tracks." That one got me going:
At work, I have policies in Windows that help reduce malware and the like.
You see, I work in a small business, with only a handful of employees. Every single one of our boxes, save three iMacs, one server and a PC I picked out of a pile, runs some flavor of Windows (all of them Windows XP, with exception to the other server). Anyway, I'm the network/system administrator, so I assigned the "master" password which only I know. Even my boss, who uses a computer downstairs with a local account, gets a "Limited User" account. Any time he wants to add a peice of hardware or install a peice of software, there's a good chance that he'll need the Administator password. Why don't I just write it down for him? Because I know that most people I work with will install just about anything that looks interesting. Not to mention the fact that every new peice of software can slow down/mangle the system just that much more.
Unfortunately, the boss DID ask for the password, and you can bet your ass I gave him a full-on lecture about the password, why it's important to not share it (even with other employees), and why to only wield it when absolutely necessary.
The moral of the story is, the security in Windows is THERE (at least in the NT lineage), but as a fellow guru on freenode says, the installer is full of gotchas, not the leasts of which is making the primary user (and the additional users created in the install phase, IIRC) members of the Administrators group.
I replaced an old Generic (actually Sony) drive that wasn't working correctly in some Pentium III box with a Generic 56X drive so I could install Slackware...
The first time it wound up to read data, I was wondering when would be the best time to retract the landing gear.
Because Microsoft is using Windows as leverage to force said products into their respective markets. Granted, WITHOUT IE, you'd have to go get another browser from somewhere else. It's very complicated.
Here's the so what - everyone complains about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.
It's not like we can all just go construct and live in biodomes and hope Mother Nature caves and gives us more sunny days.
Re:And this is indeed a serious problem with EBay.
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Adding a ten minute extension wouldn't really solve this. It would work great for sellers because the emotionally invested bidders would run up their bids more than they otherwise would. The buyers however would be better off just joining the snipers rather than fighting them. If everyone sniped it would basically revert to the pre-sniping days.
But think about a real auction: If the auctioneer says "going once...twice..." the item doesn't just go to the person who threw up their paddle at the last moment. It gets extended for another five seconds or so. Now, maybe the same dynamics don't work in the web world, but at least it puts perspective into it.
What if eBay also had another auction type in addition to normal and Buy It Now ones: silent auctions. It tells you when it ends, the seller may optionally give a reccomended amount, and you get to put in your bid, without knowing what anyone else put down. Now you'd be more compelled to put your maximum bid down.
4) Exits are numbered with the current mile marker value, and the mile marker value itself is the distance along the Interstate within that state. Working out time, distance, and fuel problems in your head become VERY simple. If I am at mile marker 20, and I need to take exit 140, and I am travelling at 60 MPH, then I have 2 hours of travel before my exit. Note that this wasn't always true - Florida and Georgia held out on sequential exit numbering for a long time - but as far as I know, everything is mile marked now.
Out here in California, it took 10 years for CalTrans to get to where we live to install numbered exits (these use sequential numbering), and the only distance markers are ones you see on signs relative to exits (e.g. San Fransisco - 114 mi), with exception to tiny ones on the side of the highway, which are probably not there for motorists anyway (IIRC they're used for snow-clearing machinery). I am proud to live at exit 128, though.
As far as motherboards go (or basically just about any PCB in a home PC), ECS isn't exactly the best, but they also aren't the worst. What about companies like ASUS, or companies at the other side of the spectrum like PCCHIPS? How well do their factories and workers fare against ECS's standards?
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Linux is evil, Windows is good, proprietary blah blah blah. The biggest shock to me is that anyone has the balls to point to open source and say "YOUR development model is responsible for this mess," especially considering the way Windows ships as default (make all initial users members of Administrators). I'm still reeling from hearing McAfee (or someone officially affiliated) say something to the effect of "Your open code and development is killing us!"
You have to consider the fact that some tools, while they can aid those with ill will, serve mostly to benefit. Take nmap, for example. Some script kiddie can use it to scope out their target. On the other hand, a tech can use it to check for open ports on their own systems to prevent those kinds of things. These are useful tools, but because of their power, they could also potentially be used as bad devices in the wrong hands. You could say the same thing for guns. Innocent people are killed with guns (among other things, such as knives and harsh language). Should a bullet-proof vest manufacturer come out and say, "We're not taking aim at the gun manufacturers; we're talking about the ability to propel small things really fast and how that effectively serves criminals?"
From the sounds of it, it sounds like they're blaming the OSS model simply because malware authors use it. Although, I could have completely missed what TFA was saying; I'm really tired and I keep reading each paragraph over and over and I just can't grok it.
I find this funny that it's right on the heels of the new release of Blender article. I believe the saying goes:
If you have an open mind, people will throw a lot of garbage into it.
This reminds me of that one clock that someone wanted to stick into a New Mexico cave or something. It was big, mechanical (IIRC) and had a foot pedal that you stepped on to update the display.
The details in my head are sketchy, but I think there was a Slashdot article on it. Maybe it wasn't. Anyway, this reminds me of it.
This isn't something I wanted to see.
The hazards of clicking on links, I guess.
Actually, it's like saying that your brand new car won't be serviced by the dealer if it breaks after 5 years, except if there's a known problem with the car. Five more years later, the dealer won't fix it anymore, period. You can, of course, choose from any of this year's NEW models...
The point is, Microsoft isn't MAKING you upgrade; they're just creating an incentive for you to upgrade. You can go on using whatever software you're using for however longer you want, but don't expect Microsoft to support it.
Even if it's just a shot at getting market share back, the fact that great things like this are being sold at lower prices only mean good things for the consumer. This, for example, is GREAT for me as a system builder because everything besides the Pentium D 805 was expensive. Now, with something like this, I can offer a (possibly) better CPU for not that much more.
More good stuff is coming from both camps, I predict.
The idea is to allow family members to receive alerts and control certain laundry functions from their PCs, cell phones and TV sets, presumably so they can spend more time with their PCs, cell phones and TV sets.
Does anyone else think of the second scene from Hackers? (Hint: it's the one where Dade takes control of the TV center)
"I sense a disturbance in the force. It's as if hundreds of tapes cried out in terror, then fell silent.
As long as their credit card works.
But, does it matter whose credit?
On the other hand, Windows, with its "admin-by-default" accounts hasn't done anything to prevent misbehavioured software.
IIRC, Windows 2000 Ceritified Programs were supposed to remedy this by being need-to-install-as-admin but can-be-run-by-anyone by design. Microsoft did everything right this time around EXCEPT the whole new-users-are-admin-users thing during the install phase. It was a mistake on thier part, replicated millions of times over now.
All this talk about privacy, and Slashdot wants to know what's in my inbox.
The nerve!
"That said, if I were to run MacSaber for the first time (or some little game or widget or whatever) and I suddenly got a box asking for my root password, you can bet I would be stopped dead in my tracks." That one got me going:
At work, I have policies in Windows that help reduce malware and the like.
You see, I work in a small business, with only a handful of employees. Every single one of our boxes, save three iMacs, one server and a PC I picked out of a pile, runs some flavor of Windows (all of them Windows XP, with exception to the other server). Anyway, I'm the network/system administrator, so I assigned the "master" password which only I know. Even my boss, who uses a computer downstairs with a local account, gets a "Limited User" account. Any time he wants to add a peice of hardware or install a peice of software, there's a good chance that he'll need the Administator password. Why don't I just write it down for him? Because I know that most people I work with will install just about anything that looks interesting. Not to mention the fact that every new peice of software can slow down/mangle the system just that much more.
Unfortunately, the boss DID ask for the password, and you can bet your ass I gave him a full-on lecture about the password, why it's important to not share it (even with other employees), and why to only wield it when absolutely necessary.
The moral of the story is, the security in Windows is THERE (at least in the NT lineage), but as a fellow guru on freenode says, the installer is full of gotchas, not the leasts of which is making the primary user (and the additional users created in the install phase, IIRC) members of the Administrators group.
I replaced an old Generic (actually Sony) drive that wasn't working correctly in some Pentium III box with a Generic 56X drive so I could install Slackware...
The first time it wound up to read data, I was wondering when would be the best time to retract the landing gear.
PUBLIC CORPORATIONS ARE NOT PEOPLE!!!!11!!!!
Right, but Soylent Green is.
...wait.
This article was brought to you by the letter X, some cogs, a swirly thing and a penguin.
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.
Wait, I think we skipped a step or two.
...how many turns is this going to set me back? I don't have the resources to allocate my Military funding to Research, since I'm upgrading my units!
One interesting point is that you don't call customer service. They call you.
Do I even have to say anything at this point?
Things like collision detection, or calculating obscured geometry so you don't have to render it.
Gee, wasn't someone already doing this?
From my experience, they would only have to make available the source code to the objects that were GPL in the first place.
i dont see why windows cant bundle WMP or IE
Because Microsoft is using Windows as leverage to force said products into their respective markets. Granted, WITHOUT IE, you'd have to go get another browser from somewhere else. It's very complicated.
Here's the so what - everyone complains about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.
It's not like we can all just go construct and live in biodomes and hope Mother Nature caves and gives us more sunny days.
Adding a ten minute extension wouldn't really solve this. It would work great for sellers because the emotionally invested bidders would run up their bids more than they otherwise would. The buyers however would be better off just joining the snipers rather than fighting them. If everyone sniped it would basically revert to the pre-sniping days.
But think about a real auction: If the auctioneer says "going once...twice..." the item doesn't just go to the person who threw up their paddle at the last moment. It gets extended for another five seconds or so. Now, maybe the same dynamics don't work in the web world, but at least it puts perspective into it.
What if eBay also had another auction type in addition to normal and Buy It Now ones: silent auctions. It tells you when it ends, the seller may optionally give a reccomended amount, and you get to put in your bid, without knowing what anyone else put down. Now you'd be more compelled to put your maximum bid down.
4) Exits are numbered with the current mile marker value, and the mile marker value itself is the distance along the Interstate within that state. Working out time, distance, and fuel problems in your head become VERY simple. If I am at mile marker 20, and I need to take exit 140, and I am travelling at 60 MPH, then I have 2 hours of travel before my exit. Note that this wasn't always true - Florida and Georgia held out on sequential exit numbering for a long time - but as far as I know, everything is mile marked now.
Out here in California, it took 10 years for CalTrans to get to where we live to install numbered exits (these use sequential numbering), and the only distance markers are ones you see on signs relative to exits (e.g. San Fransisco - 114 mi), with exception to tiny ones on the side of the highway, which are probably not there for motorists anyway (IIRC they're used for snow-clearing machinery). I am proud to live at exit 128, though.
As far as motherboards go (or basically just about any PCB in a home PC), ECS isn't exactly the best, but they also aren't the worst. What about companies like ASUS, or companies at the other side of the spectrum like PCCHIPS? How well do their factories and workers fare against ECS's standards?