Man, this must be doing a job on your Karma, but thank you for being honest and saying it as you see it. I guess it is your tone that the mods don't like...
Lloyd: Hit me with it! Just give it to me straight! I came a long way just to see you, Mary. The least you can do is level with me. What are my chances?
Mary: Not good.
Lloyd: You mean, not good like one out of a hundred?
Mary: I'd say more like one out of a million.
[pause]
Lloyd: So you're telling me there's a chance... *YEAH!*
The feds also checked Swartz’s Facebook page, ran his name against the Department of Labor to figure out his work history, looked for outstanding warrants and prior convictions, checked to see if his mobile phone number had ever come up in a federal wiretap or pen register, and checked him against the records in a private data broker’s database.
I found this to be some nice insight to what initial procedure the FBI takes towards one of its citizens.
Or, as the FBI report put it, the public records were "exfiltrated."
The Government Printing Office abruptly shut down the free trial and reported to the FBI that PACER was "compromised," the FBI file reveals.
"AARON SWARTZ would have known his access was unauthorized because it was with a password that did not belonged [sic] to him," reads the FBI report summarizing the judiciary’s position.
Swartz says his script only ran on the library computer. It didnt use a password at all, but used the PACER authentication cookie set in the PC’s browser.
Also, for all of you "I have nothing to hide crowd" look how hard the FBI tried to imply this kid was a threat for sharing records that were not private or sealed. You think they will be any less forgiving on you? Granted the way he went about it was not the best approach, but it shows the FBI’s overzealous mentality to make an example out of you.
A five-year research programme, called Project Indect, aims to develop computer programmes which act as "agents" to monitor and process information from web sites, discussion forums, file servers, peer-to-peer networks and even individual computers
Fantastic, so after you are done rounding up all the teenagers posting with attitude and skinheads, how is this system going to help find competent threats?
Sure this will foil your low level moronic so called terrorist that happens to be down on his luck and just wants a group to blame for his own problems in life. However, I do not see this system giving any insight to groups that are smart enough to not say things on open systems or that are completely offline.
This point of view relies upon focusing on the rare but well-publicized cases that work like you described, and ignoring the majority of people who are actually decent. It's generally helpful to avoid letting your opinion be too influenced by media sensationalizing, although I understand it's difficult.
I do agree that most news outlets these days are sensationalistic and easily dismissed, however, I would not consider the bailout of Detroit, Wall Street and no bid contracts to major defense contractors "rare cases".
The reality is, you'll always have some percentage of assholes in the world, and no system you devise will ever get rid of them no matter how hard you try.
True. You will always have assholes in the system, but we do not need to reward them. The bar we measure them against should be raised, not lowered.
Being up in arms about it is all well and good, but it's essentially masturbation.
Considering this is Slashdot, one could say this about any aspect of this site. Does this mean we should not have the debate?
Geez, for some reason....there seems to be an almost inherit distaste for anyone with any type of wealth in this country these days. You almost seem to feel some level of vitriol anytime someone mentions people who make over $100K/yr and can afford something slightly 'nicer' than the people living in the projects.
The problem started when some people stopped believing that hard work, dedication, and pride in one's work are the way to get ahead in life. In other words, you earned your riches. Now what seems to be important is that you make as much money as quickly as possible with no regard to ethics, morals, or who you screw over.
I believe this is the reason people are so up in arms and rightfully so.
FTFA: However, silicon cells have more than twice the efficiency, as much as 20 percent compared to less than 10 percent for dye-sensitized solar cells.
Looks more like 30% efficiency to me.
I don't know why they can't just tell you the percentage up front!
FTFA: "When gullible users click on a link in a spam message, they are directed to a Web page that contains a fake news headline and a purported video describing a nearby crisis, using the userâ(TM)s I.P. address to identify the nearest major city."
I think this is a good argument for an Internet license. You have to study for and pass a test before you are allowed to go online.
Even assuming that the Trust Metrics work perfectly, you still have another unbalanced problem: limited income / unlimited resources.
One of the advantages of closed companies is they can choose how many people they are going to pay. In this open company example, what are you going to do if 500+ software developers (or others) decided to sign up and the net income for the year is only $50K?
You would not be to support yourself and forced to find additional income.
It is true that todays complex designs are difficult to reverse engineer. However, I am sure they are Chinese manufactures that after finishing a run of product for their customer, they run extra non-sanctioned product for themselves.
If you are in the market for a low cost custom chassis, these guys are great. They can handle quantities of 1-100. We have ordered a few items from them and the quality is great.
People please, calm down. Apple has already implemented their contingency plan. Steve 2.0 is being grown in a nutrient rich goo as we speak. Once it is fully grown, they will implant all of his experiences into the clone and the company will continue as usual.
As long as they do not pull the clone out before it is fully developed. That could be bad...
I agree whole heartedly. I find Mplayer to be quick and responsive on avi files that VLC chokes on or states that they have broken indexes.
Mplayer is a sweet video/audio player.
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I would say if it is half as popular as the Zune, Microsoft has nothing to worry about.
Man, this must be doing a job on your Karma, but thank you for being honest and saying it as you see it. I guess it is your tone that the mods don't like...
Lloyd: Hit me with it! Just give it to me straight! I came a long way just to see you, Mary. The least you can do is level with me. What are my chances?
Mary: Not good.
Lloyd: You mean, not good like one out of a hundred?
Mary: I'd say more like one out of a million.
[pause]
Lloyd: So you're telling me there's a chance... *YEAH!*
The feds also checked Swartz’s Facebook page, ran his name against the Department of Labor to figure out his work history, looked for outstanding warrants and prior convictions, checked to see if his mobile phone number had ever come up in a federal wiretap or pen register, and checked him against the records in a private data broker’s database.
I found this to be some nice insight to what initial procedure the FBI takes towards one of its citizens.
Or, as the FBI report put it, the public records were "exfiltrated."
The Government Printing Office abruptly shut down the free trial and reported to the FBI that PACER was "compromised," the FBI file reveals.
"AARON SWARTZ would have known his access was unauthorized because it was with a password that did not belonged [sic] to him," reads the FBI report summarizing the judiciary’s position.
Swartz says his script only ran on the library computer. It didnt use a password at all, but used the PACER authentication cookie set in the PC’s browser.
Also, for all of you "I have nothing to hide crowd" look how hard the FBI tried to imply this kid was a threat for sharing records that were not private or sealed. You think they will be any less forgiving on you? Granted the way he went about it was not the best approach, but it shows the FBI’s overzealous mentality to make an example out of you.
http://cymonsgames.com.nyud.net/asciiportal/
A five-year research programme, called Project Indect, aims to develop computer programmes which act as "agents" to monitor and process information from web sites, discussion forums, file servers, peer-to-peer networks and even individual computers
Fantastic, so after you are done rounding up all the teenagers posting with attitude and skinheads, how is this system going to help find competent threats?
Sure this will foil your low level moronic so called terrorist that happens to be down on his luck and just wants a group to blame for his own problems in life. However, I do not see this system giving any insight to groups that are smart enough to not say things on open systems or that are completely offline.
President Bush, is that you?
You are correct sir. I shall turn in my geek card and hang my head in shame. May the Internet Gods have mercy on my soul.
Mod parent up. Thank you for doing this very interesting research. What are you suggestions to make the system better?
This point of view relies upon focusing on the rare but well-publicized cases that work like you described, and ignoring the majority of people who are actually decent. It's generally helpful to avoid letting your opinion be too influenced by media sensationalizing, although I understand it's difficult.
I do agree that most news outlets these days are sensationalistic and easily dismissed, however, I would not consider the bailout of Detroit, Wall Street and no bid contracts to major defense contractors "rare cases".
The reality is, you'll always have some percentage of assholes in the world, and no system you devise will ever get rid of them no matter how hard you try.
True. You will always have assholes in the system, but we do not need to reward them. The bar we measure them against should be raised, not lowered.
Being up in arms about it is all well and good, but it's essentially masturbation.
Considering this is Slashdot, one could say this about any aspect of this site. Does this mean we should not have the debate?
Geez, for some reason....there seems to be an almost inherit distaste for anyone with any type of wealth in this country these days. You almost seem to feel some level of vitriol anytime someone mentions people who make over $100K/yr and can afford something slightly 'nicer' than the people living in the projects.
The problem started when some people stopped believing that hard work, dedication, and pride in one's work are the way to get ahead in life. In other words, you earned your riches. Now what seems to be important is that you make as much money as quickly as possible with no regard to ethics, morals, or who you screw over.
I believe this is the reason people are so up in arms and rightfully so.
FTFA: However, silicon cells have more than twice the efficiency, as much as 20 percent compared to less than 10 percent for dye-sensitized solar cells.
Looks more like 30% efficiency to me.
I don't know why they can't just tell you the percentage up front!
FTFA: "When gullible users click on a link in a spam message, they are directed to a Web page that contains a fake news headline and a purported video describing a nearby crisis, using the userâ(TM)s I.P. address to identify the nearest major city."
I think this is a good argument for an Internet license. You have to study for and pass a test before you are allowed to go online.
Protocase is great if you need a custom chassis or even sheet metal panels.
http://www.protocase.com/
Fine, but who compensates me for inadvertent exposure to certain 'performers'?
You mean like Janet Jackson? In the strip club, that would constitute a free show.
Even assuming that the Trust Metrics work perfectly, you still have another unbalanced problem: limited income / unlimited resources.
One of the advantages of closed companies is they can choose how many people they are going to pay. In this open company example, what are you going to do if 500+ software developers (or others) decided to sign up and the net income for the year is only $50K?
You would not be to support yourself and forced to find additional income.
But apparently everyone agrees with you about HR drones :)
It is true that todays complex designs are difficult to reverse engineer. However, I am sure they are Chinese manufactures that after finishing a run of product for their customer, they run extra non-sanctioned product for themselves.
If you are in the market for a low cost custom chassis, these guys are great. They can handle quantities of 1-100. We have ordered a few items from them and the quality is great.
http://www.protocase.com/
How exactly does one download firefox without a browser pre-installed?
ftp releases.mozilla.org
Granted that this is not a good option for most end-users...
People please, calm down. Apple has already implemented their contingency plan. Steve 2.0 is being grown in a nutrient rich goo as we speak. Once it is fully grown, they will implant all of his experiences into the clone and the company will continue as usual.
As long as they do not pull the clone out before it is fully developed. That could be bad...
I have not done the research, but can I assume Google will be tracking my every move on any phone that has the Android OS?
Cool, a new acronym title for Star Trek.
ST:TOS
ST:TNG
ST:DS9
ST:VOY
and now ST:POS!
I agree whole heartedly. I find Mplayer to be quick and responsive on avi files that VLC chokes on or states that they have broken indexes. Mplayer is a sweet video/audio player.
I didn't know that Scientologists are self-aware.