Exactly. All these comments to the effect of "telnetd should be off by default" are missing the point. Yes, telnetd should be off by default, but that's just so that dumb users don't get used to typing in their passwords over a cleartext connection.
It makes me wonder about how much original thought there is on Slashdot, versus how many comments are just clueless people using technical terms in a syntactically-correct fashion without really understanding what they're saying.
If I went back into the Slashdot archives for around 1999, I wouldn't be surprised if I could find a ton of comments to the effect of "only stupid people write down their passwords".
Degrees demonstrate that a person has met a set of requirements in a subject area.
I wish. In reality, it just means that you're more likely to have done so than someone without a degree. So, for narrowing down your list of potential hires, looking for a degree works. For establishing the authority of a particular person on a particular subject, it's not as useful.
Not necessarily a bad idea, but keep in mind that Dell is a huge operation, and reorganizing the logistics so that they can do what you suggest might take a while.
Wow. That explains a lot. I don't want to invoke Godwin's law here, but if you look at the "instant conversion" videos, it gives a plausible explanation of Nazi Germany and the Holocaust.
I haven't seen one, but probably long enough that floor security will have noticed the hogging of the machine and all the 'invalid code' beeping, and sent you packing long before you strike on a winner.
I doubt they'd just send you packing. I imagine they'd lay fraud/counterfeit charges, if nothing else than to make an example out of you.
"The company said today that the note was just about certifying the hardware for being ready to work with Novell SUSE Linux, not an announcement that the computers would be loaded and sold with the operating system in the near future..."
Not necessarily a stupid move, since distributing that operating system quite possibly violates (or will violate) the GPL. If copyright infringement lawsuits result from the Novell-Microsoft deal, Dell would likely want to hold Novell at arm's length.
No kidding. When I saw this, my first thought was "it's like SiteFinder, how it should have been implemented". The problem with SiteFinder wasn't that it redirected mistyped web addresses, but that it did it at the DNS level, which screws things up. If you're going to do this at all, doing it in the browser is exactly right.
So, basically, if I view too many democratically-oriented websites in China, the government can claim that I have a mental disorder and take me away. Brilliant.
Even if they don't do this, limiting people's Internet access should help avoid having lots of Chinese people being edu^H^H^Hindoctrinated by "foreigners".
Typical Americans. You concentrate only on the whitehats and the blackhats, while ignoring the plight of the yellowhats, brownhats and redhats. Shame on you!
It's not the same thing. With Internet-connected servers, anyone who has access to the Internet is a potential attacker, knowledge of a vulnerability (i.e. automated exploit software) can spread extremely quickly, and it's easy to hide behind surrogates (i.e. proxies, botnets, etc). With door locks, the pool of potential attackers is a lot smaller, and the personal risk for an attacker is much greater.
I'm not worried about Windows crashing. They'll design the system to deal with that. What I'm worried about is that there are way too many people with write access to the Windows internals. Remember the BK2CVS problem?
Critical systems should do exactly what they need to do and nothing more. Using a COTS general-purpose OS almost certainly violates this principle.
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Exactly. All these comments to the effect of "telnetd should be off by default" are missing the point. Yes, telnetd should be off by default, but that's just so that dumb users don't get used to typing in their passwords over a cleartext connection.
It makes me wonder about how much original thought there is on Slashdot, versus how many comments are just clueless people using technical terms in a syntactically-correct fashion without really understanding what they're saying.
If I went back into the Slashdot archives for around 1999, I wouldn't be surprised if I could find a ton of comments to the effect of "only stupid people write down their passwords".
Frickin campers!
Not necessarily, but probably.
I wish. In reality, it just means that you're more likely to have done so than someone without a degree. So, for narrowing down your list of potential hires, looking for a degree works. For establishing the authority of a particular person on a particular subject, it's not as useful.
We've known for a while that any fool with no real credentials can contribute to Wikipedia. Are we supposed to be surprised that it actually happens?
In 2017, will Feisty Fawn be renamed as "Old Buck"?
Not necessarily a bad idea, but keep in mind that Dell is a huge operation, and reorganizing the logistics so that they can do what you suggest might take a while.
Shit. Or maybe I'm just as suggestible as everyone. I'm going to have to read up on this some more. (starting here)
Wow. That explains a lot. I don't want to invoke Godwin's law here, but if you look at the "instant conversion" videos, it gives a plausible explanation of Nazi Germany and the Holocaust.
On Slashdot? Impossible!
Their prime minister is Jean Poutine? That's funny! Obviously, Canada's head of state is a President. That's why they have "President's Choice".
I doubt they'd just send you packing. I imagine they'd lay fraud/counterfeit charges, if nothing else than to make an example out of you.
A what? Can you describe what that would look like, and/or give an example? Google doesn't seem to return much.
Not necessarily a stupid move, since distributing that operating system quite possibly violates (or will violate) the GPL. If copyright infringement lawsuits result from the Novell-Microsoft deal, Dell would likely want to hold Novell at arm's length.
Make a great product, and you won't have to advertise it...
Commodore's winning strategy.
That's oligopoly. "Oligarchy" is used to describe political systems.
No kidding. When I saw this, my first thought was "it's like SiteFinder, how it should have been implemented". The problem with SiteFinder wasn't that it redirected mistyped web addresses, but that it did it at the DNS level, which screws things up. If you're going to do this at all, doing it in the browser is exactly right.
So, basically, if I view too many democratically-oriented websites in China, the government can claim that I have a mental disorder and take me away. Brilliant.
Even if they don't do this, limiting people's Internet access should help avoid having lots of Chinese people being edu^H^H^Hindoctrinated by "foreigners".
What does that mean? Is there a paper online somewhere that describes the scheme?
Typical Americans. You concentrate only on the whitehats and the blackhats, while ignoring the plight of the yellowhats, brownhats and redhats. Shame on you!
Didn't you hear? ImmuneID prevents terrorism and "any possible threat"!
It's not the same thing. With Internet-connected servers, anyone who has access to the Internet is a potential attacker, knowledge of a vulnerability (i.e. automated exploit software) can spread extremely quickly, and it's easy to hide behind surrogates (i.e. proxies, botnets, etc). With door locks, the pool of potential attackers is a lot smaller, and the personal risk for an attacker is much greater.
... wouldn't it be a good idea to keep other stuff off your Oracle box, anyway?
Clearly. It couldn't be complexity or anything.
I'm not worried about Windows crashing. They'll design the system to deal with that. What I'm worried about is that there are way too many people with write access to the Windows internals. Remember the BK2CVS problem?
Critical systems should do exactly what they need to do and nothing more. Using a COTS general-purpose OS almost certainly violates this principle.