There is a "defunct web site containing sensitive directories" that exposed secret information to the public for anyone to see, and now it's Google's fault that it cached that information?
Newsflash: Security that relies on "nobody knows this URL" is NOT SECURITY.
Is this like the "life starts at conception" argument?
We pick a day on which our period of dependent growth ended and we entered the world at large.
0.94 and 1.0 are different in open source just as they are in proprietary software. Open source software (as we are still trying to convince the public at large) can be used by end users and not just hackers, and you don't ask an end user to install a pre-release version without warning him first.
If it isn't keeping liquids off aircraft or your electronics in the baggage handlers' pockets, its harassing and keeping us American citizens in fear.
So "re-settling to Mars now that we've blown the Earth up with fusion bombs" would be a more appropriate analogy than "living off of cheap and reliable energy".;)
If they're going to pirate, why do they bother paying $2 to a crook to get music with DRM which they could get for free from BitTorrent? The only advantage iTunes has over piracy is that it is legal - so what's the point of ripping them off with a fake gift card?
Even ethically, that way they'd at least not be supporting the criminal industry like the RIAA is (in this case accurately) claiming.
Microsoft Access, the only database software on the planet thatâ(TM)s better at printing mail-merged stickers than it is at storing data.
The summary warned about strong language, but I didn't expect THIS.:P
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Anyway, the real danger for Microsoft is that if Iceland can rescue its economy by moving to free software, other countries with less busted economies might decide they could get the same boost.
This is a clear disadvantage that closed or classified research and development has as opposed to open exchange of ideas. When we are researching how to kill people efficiently, we get so scared that other people might find out our knowledge and use it to kill us that we are in danger of forgetting the knowledge ourselves.
I think I could have duplicated that effect without even a microphone. (Though whether the "fuck" would be the cause or effect of the reboot is another matter.)
No kidding. I saw one at the train station in Frankfurt last week. At that time of night, it's fairly common to see drunk people chattering more or less aimlessly to themselves or to anyone who will listen, so he wasn't out of place. But what confused me was how well-dressed the guy was. Business suit, tie, expensive shoes...
Then I realized he was holding a telephone conference.:P
Exactly. I'm not sure when exactly Google's commercially available, unclassified satellite maps became any kind of threat compared to actual spy photography.
At least with the "soft targets" argument some days back, you could argue that terrorists don't have access to a well-equipped intelligence apparatus and rely on commercial maps. (The argument is still expertly defeated by Schneier's explanation how we cannot cripple our infrastructure in favor of security, though.)
With top-secret nuclear bases, on the other hand, if you worry about a low-budget Al-Quaeda cell using Google Earth, then you should probably build a fence or hire some guards or something.
That's very amazing. Movie technology has existed how long now? If we're very generous and round it up to 100 years, then the world must have produced 160 movies per year, or nearly one every two days, for there to be that many.
Or I used to, anyway. Now that I'm gradually switching to Linux, I will be learning to use a new and probably much cooler web editor soon.
The point remains, however. Comparing Drupal to Dreamweaver is like comparing cars to paint. You can draw a picture of a car, but it won't move anywhere. You can build a car without paint, but you'll be limited in making it look like you want it to.
(Though, to complete the analogy, you don't need to handle the paint pistol yourself when you can use a packaged theme or pay a design studio.)
1. So do they check your ID when you buy a ticket (and don't look too young) or enter the cinema? 2. Don't you have more than one movie theater in the US? 3. Doesn't a movie get shown several times at each of these theaters?
Any single one of these would completely invalidate the data. By the time the bootleg is distributed, knowing which seat the thing is filmed from doesn't sound very useful.
I've spent time comparing different camera models at an electronics store and didn't even see one with a rotating drive - likely for the durability reason you mention. Flash memory is extremely cheap and small compared to the rest of the camera, so the added capacity probably not worth the risk.
Admittedly, I was shopping for a photo camera with a video clip feature, not a camcorder. It's plausible the latter come with more memory (and hence occasionally HD), since video takes more space.
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What the FUCK?
There is a "defunct web site containing sensitive directories" that exposed secret information to the public for anyone to see, and now it's Google's fault that it cached that information?
Newsflash: Security that relies on "nobody knows this URL" is NOT SECURITY.
Is this like the "life starts at conception" argument?
We pick a day on which our period of dependent growth ended and we entered the world at large.
0.94 and 1.0 are different in open source just as they are in proprietary software. Open source software (as we are still trying to convince the public at large) can be used by end users and not just hackers, and you don't ask an end user to install a pre-release version without warning him first.
Ohshitohshitohshit---
RUN!
I learned around the age of five, in Kindergarten, that the oceans cover roughly two thirds of the Earth's surface, and certainly more than half.
For reference, Wikipedia:
Who wrote this article? Quayle, is that you? Come on, spell "potatoe" for us! :P
So "re-settling to Mars now that we've blown the Earth up with fusion bombs" would be a more appropriate analogy than "living off of cheap and reliable energy". ;)
That mental image is associated with something entirely different from stabbing to me.
But does "pure" capitalism exist in practice anymore than does "pure" communism?
If they're going to pirate, why do they bother paying $2 to a crook to get music with DRM which they could get for free from BitTorrent? The only advantage iTunes has over piracy is that it is legal - so what's the point of ripping them off with a fake gift card?
Even ethically, that way they'd at least not be supporting the criminal industry like the RIAA is (in this case accurately) claiming.
"Rover, fetch"
You mean beagle-search? :P
... should sue him for violating their patent of suing people for violating their patents.
The summary warned about strong language, but I didn't expect THIS. :P
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Anyway, the real danger for Microsoft is that if Iceland can rescue its economy by moving to free software, other countries with less busted economies might decide they could get the same boost.
This is a clear disadvantage that closed or classified research and development has as opposed to open exchange of ideas. When we are researching how to kill people efficiently, we get so scared that other people might find out our knowledge and use it to kill us that we are in danger of forgetting the knowledge ourselves.
... I'm not really convinced this is a bad thing.
It could well keep up. On the other hand, if the current trend is any indication, we'll be happy to keep it on for a single hour.
My old cell can run for a week - my new one complains after a day.
But with Windows 95, what didn't? ;)
I think I could have duplicated that effect without even a microphone. (Though whether the "fuck" would be the cause or effect of the reboot is another matter.)
No kidding. I saw one at the train station in Frankfurt last week. At that time of night, it's fairly common to see drunk people chattering more or less aimlessly to themselves or to anyone who will listen, so he wasn't out of place. But what confused me was how well-dressed the guy was. Business suit, tie, expensive shoes...
Then I realized he was holding a telephone conference. :P
*nod, smile, tongue, wink wink, tongue*
- "Is that guy mentally retarded?"
- "No, he's just operating his iPod. Note the earplugs."
FYI I'm from Europe. :P
Your point on movie titles stands, but that was still kind of amusing.
Exactly. I'm not sure when exactly Google's commercially available, unclassified satellite maps became any kind of threat compared to actual spy photography.
At least with the "soft targets" argument some days back, you could argue that terrorists don't have access to a well-equipped intelligence apparatus and rely on commercial maps. (The argument is still expertly defeated by Schneier's explanation how we cannot cripple our infrastructure in favor of security, though.)
With top-secret nuclear bases, on the other hand, if you worry about a low-budget Al-Quaeda cell using Google Earth, then you should probably build a fence or hire some guards or something.
Could you please take a moment to estimate how much bandwidth "corresponds" to 65TB of disk space?
Or is that the same "corresponding" as the one that resulted in "16,000 movies"? :P
That's very amazing. Movie technology has existed how long now? If we're very generous and round it up to 100 years, then the world must have produced 160 movies per year, or nearly one every two days, for there to be that many.
Gosh, the box office has been busy, hasn't it.
Defense rests.
Or I used to, anyway. Now that I'm gradually switching to Linux, I will be learning to use a new and probably much cooler web editor soon.
The point remains, however. Comparing Drupal to Dreamweaver is like comparing cars to paint. You can draw a picture of a car, but it won't move anywhere. You can build a car without paint, but you'll be limited in making it look like you want it to.
(Though, to complete the analogy, you don't need to handle the paint pistol yourself when you can use a packaged theme or pay a design studio.)
1. So do they check your ID when you buy a ticket (and don't look too young) or enter the cinema?
2. Don't you have more than one movie theater in the US?
3. Doesn't a movie get shown several times at each of these theaters?
Any single one of these would completely invalidate the data. By the time the bootleg is distributed, knowing which seat the thing is filmed from doesn't sound very useful.
The ratio of oil to WMDs in the States doesn't make a "regime change" very economically lucrative. :P
Given what happened by using the tool that was, this probably has merit. :P
I've spent time comparing different camera models at an electronics store and didn't even see one with a rotating drive - likely for the durability reason you mention. Flash memory is extremely cheap and small compared to the rest of the camera, so the added capacity probably not worth the risk.
Admittedly, I was shopping for a photo camera with a video clip feature, not a camcorder. It's plausible the latter come with more memory (and hence occasionally HD), since video takes more space.