I had a Hotmail account for over six years before switching to GMail -- and I've never looked back. It wasn't difficult, really. I just made sure all the people whose e-mails I actually wanted to receive knew the new address, and I checked the old one with decreasing frequency just to make sure I hadn't missed anything.
Switching e-mail providers is kinda like switching operating systems. It's not seamless, there's a learning curve, but if you realize the advantages and are willing to put in a small amount of effort, the payoffs can be huge.
Reminds me of the Sony root kit debacle, the blogger who released the information about the root kit, his association with M$ and that M$ was fully aware of the root kit well before it's release and for some odd reason the release of the information about the root kit coincided with the launch of the PS3.
The Sony rootkit debacle began in October 2005. The PS3 was released in November 2006. How, exactly, did these two events coincide?
Your bank sounds swell, but you're missing the point. It's not a matter of putting up with IE so much as a matter of putting up with incompetence. I see it this way: If your bank is not conforming to web standards and forcing you to use IE, then there's an incompetency problem somewhere -- even if it's just not updating an old web application. So who can say that there aren't incompetency problems in other areas, like say... security? (Even if it's just not patching an old system.)
Thus, my question still stands: Why should you trust them with your personal data?
I'd say it's time to get a new bank. If their website requires IE, then you can't trust them to handle web applications -- and if you can't trust them to handle web applications, why should you trust them with your personal data?
Excuse me, who says they're rejecting it based on a Biblical interpretation? I don't believe religion is or was meant to be a part of this topic. Evolution stands (or falls) on its own, regardless of any personal beliefs.
"A VP of marketing at Apple has told me that the iPhone will support 3rd party applications, and there is going to be an SDK released June 1. Developer iPhones will be released then as well."
I am the VP of Marketing at Apple, and I demand to know where you got your information!
... about this technology falling into the wrong hands? Like, say, those of the United States government? If you thought the NSA telecommunications spying was bad, you ain't seen nothin' yet.
With all the negative publicity regarding warrantless wiretapping, I think this is just another way to sniff traffic. Do a bit of reading on the Man in the Middle attack.
Have you ever wondered how vulnerable your computer is from the first bit you write to the hard drive all the way until you have a fully patched system?
Who says you have to write to a disk before your computer becomes insecure? Aside from the fact that devices with only a Flash memory may also have vulnerabilities, hardware design flaws are a commonly ignored potential attack vector.
(Yes, I'm aware that the title is "Top 12 Operating Systems Vulnerability Survey." And no, I didn't RTFA - this is Slashdot, after all.)
If you have a wireless card that actually works on Linux, here's a piece of advice: get on your knees and thank the diety of your choice for smiling on you, and not leading you astray into the Purgatory of identical-model-number-but-different-chipsets, or the Hell of alpha-quality drivers. And then, don't mess with anything.
And if you got AES working, sacrifice a goat.
Not to brag or anything, but I got one working fairly easily, with AES and as an access point, no less:
-D-Link WDA-1320 (I imagine the WDA-2320 would work fine also)
-Atheros 5005G chipset
-Madwifi drivers with hostapd on Gentoo
I fully agree about the Broadcom crap, though. You're almost certainly going to have to do some mangling with fwcutter and/or ndiswrapper... and even then, it's not guaranteed. I wouldn't touch a Broadcom with a ten-foot pole if you're using Linux.
Erm... Call me crazy, but I think the story says that the floods DID destroy all life - except those animals on the ark, of course. Whether or not the story of Noah and the Ark on the whole agrees with science may be arguable, but your comment suggests that you've only researched one side.
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I had a Hotmail account for over six years before switching to GMail -- and I've never looked back. It wasn't difficult, really. I just made sure all the people whose e-mails I actually wanted to receive knew the new address, and I checked the old one with decreasing frequency just to make sure I hadn't missed anything.
Switching e-mail providers is kinda like switching operating systems. It's not seamless, there's a learning curve, but if you realize the advantages and are willing to put in a small amount of effort, the payoffs can be huge.
Reminds me of the Sony root kit debacle, the blogger who released the information about the root kit, his association with M$ and that M$ was fully aware of the root kit well before it's release and for some odd reason the release of the information about the root kit coincided with the launch of the PS3.
The Sony rootkit debacle began in October 2005. The PS3 was released in November 2006. How, exactly, did these two events coincide?
"Facts and truth really don't have much to do with each other." --William Faulkner
Your bank sounds swell, but you're missing the point. It's not a matter of putting up with IE so much as a matter of putting up with incompetence. I see it this way: If your bank is not conforming to web standards and forcing you to use IE, then there's an incompetency problem somewhere -- even if it's just not updating an old web application. So who can say that there aren't incompetency problems in other areas, like say... security? (Even if it's just not patching an old system.)
Thus, my question still stands: Why should you trust them with your personal data?
(my bank requires IE)
I'd say it's time to get a new bank. If their website requires IE, then you can't trust them to handle web applications -- and if you can't trust them to handle web applications, why should you trust them with your personal data?
I don't disagree with you, but I have one thing to say: Prove it.
Who needs a "Delete" key?
/var/spool/mail/*
rm
Done!
Excuse me, who says they're rejecting it based on a Biblical interpretation? I don't believe religion is or was meant to be a part of this topic. Evolution stands (or falls) on its own, regardless of any personal beliefs.
"A VP of marketing at Apple has told me that the iPhone will support 3rd party applications, and there is going to be an SDK released June 1. Developer iPhones will be released then as well."
I am the VP of Marketing at Apple, and I demand to know where you got your information!
I, for one, welcome our intelligently navigating robotic overlords.
In Soviet Russia, movie posters watch YOU!
... about this technology falling into the wrong hands? Like, say, those of the United States government? If you thought the NSA telecommunications spying was bad, you ain't seen nothin' yet.
Sorry. :)
+1, Proper It's/Its Usage ;-)
-1, Improper Use/Usage Usage
Oh, Vista's got plenty of features. DRM, WGA, a dozen different versions...
The problem is that it doesn't have features consumers want.
With all the negative publicity regarding warrantless wiretapping, I think this is just another way to sniff traffic. Do a bit of reading on the Man in the Middle attack.
Have you ever wondered how vulnerable your computer is from the first bit you write to the hard drive all the way until you have a fully patched system?
Who says you have to write to a disk before your computer becomes insecure? Aside from the fact that devices with only a Flash memory may also have vulnerabilities, hardware design flaws are a commonly ignored potential attack vector.
(Yes, I'm aware that the title is "Top 12 Operating Systems Vulnerability Survey." And no, I didn't RTFA - this is Slashdot, after all.)
Imagine a beowulf cluster of those...
;-))
(Sorry, I had to say it. You missed one.
If you have a wireless card that actually works on Linux, here's a piece of advice: get on your knees and thank the diety of your choice for smiling on you, and not leading you astray into the Purgatory of identical-model-number-but-different-chipsets, or the Hell of alpha-quality drivers. And then, don't mess with anything.
And if you got AES working, sacrifice a goat.
Not to brag or anything, but I got one working fairly easily, with AES and as an access point, no less:
-D-Link WDA-1320 (I imagine the WDA-2320 would work fine also) -Atheros 5005G chipset -Madwifi drivers with hostapd on Gentoo
I fully agree about the Broadcom crap, though. You're almost certainly going to have to do some mangling with fwcutter and/or ndiswrapper... and even then, it's not guaranteed. I wouldn't touch a Broadcom with a ten-foot pole if you're using Linux.
Wow. First post and you read the article? You must be new here...
Shhh! Don't give them any ideas!
Erm... Call me crazy, but I think the story says that the floods DID destroy all life - except those animals on the ark, of course. Whether or not the story of Noah and the Ark on the whole agrees with science may be arguable, but your comment suggests that you've only researched one side.
I, for one, welcome our SETI-enabled, laptop-stealing, Russian Beowulf Cluster overlords.
Either that, or they'd sue Google.
"It's not 'malware,' it's 'personalized marketing.'"