Actually, AT&T does charge Google - in a round-a-bout way. Google's ISP pays ISP X who pays AT&T. Or vise-versa. The point is, there are peering agreements in place, transparent to consumers, which take care of all the payment problems.
And actually, competitive local exchange carriers (telephones) face similar problems. But in a nutshell, Cingular and T-Mobile both have peering agreements with CLECs in place.
Exactly. Both Google and Facebook have information available to the public about current trends. We all know that their behind the scenes analysis of trends and personal information is staggering. This is the difference.
First, we can massively increase the use of targeted ads, as opposed to just plopping down ads for everything, everywhere. On a related note: the single (semi-targeted) advertisement on a Facebook page stands out considerably more than the mess of banners and text strewn about MySpace. I compare the two using an analogy of a pistol with a laser sight (Facebook/targeted ads/Web 2.0) and a shotgun at 100 feet (MySpace/previous ads/.COM 1.0).
Further, the market research field is extensive. Far beyond what most people realize. "Web 2.0" databases can be used for both formal and informal polling and even be used to accurate predict "upcoming" trends. The use of these databases is seriously unfathomable. For example -- our government could pay for polling to see how many people are favorably discussing X, how many unfavorably discussing X, the epicenter of these beliefs, et al.. and then use this data to craft more effective propaganda. They could even pick out re-occuring phrases or buzzwords and use them against us. Now how much would you imagine Bush would pay for THAT?
Not that YouTube/VoIP traffic congestion usually happens on the last mile, but another option (if that were the case) is for your ISP to expand their network.The United States is behind the rest of the modern world in broadband speed/price for home users. (Broadband speeds worldwide) This seems like a reasonable request, especially considering the amount of tax dollars the industry has been given to do this.
Further..
(1) Net neutrality is not limited to last mile traffic.
(2) There is significant historical evidence for one to conclude that it is likely for ISPs to prioritize their services over their competitors.
(3) Following on (2) -- it would seem that the lack of net neutrality would actually be harmful to both YouTube and VoIP (unless your ISP is your VoIP provider).
Google Answers was great. Although I was never qualified as a researcher, I am an expert in my field, and would love to spend my free time answering people's questions for a moderate additional income.
On the other hand, when I have a question which I don't know the answer, can't easily find the answer, and don't have the time to dig for the answer -- Google connects me to someone who does/can.
Most importantly, Google Answers was a way for me to buy expensive specialized niche information for cheap.
For example, I could purchase a Q4 2006 ODM report to tell me which ODM Dell is currently using to manufacture the XPS M2010. I could purchase additional reports to tell me how much was designed by the ODM, and how much (if any) by Dell. I could easily spend $5,000 on these reports. OR I could post a $200 bounty on Google Answers and likely get an answer -- continually raising it until I did.
I'm obviously in the computer hardware business. But most any business could find these services useful. Niche reports such as the one I mentioned are very, very expensive.
Google should never have abandoned Answers. With a 10% Google Fee and some marketing towards business men, Answers could have been profitable.
While your idea may hold some weight -- it would be much easier to reach the target audience with the kind of diverse segregation that Usenet offers -- it would be too.. obnoxious.. to try to integrate such a radically different Google Groups with Usenet. And I sure don't want Google Groups to abandon it's Usenet archive.
I've read some other ones of similar style, laying out hurdle after hurdle (often imaginary) which Apple will have to overcome.. but I'm too lazy to find others. I'm sure you can, even just by searching Slashdot.
So, I'm rather curious as to Slashdot's opinion on the iPhone.
Most industry/financial analysts have been harshly attacking Apple for the iPhone. (Many of these same analysts were gushing over Motorola's "genius" idea to design a "cool" cell phone, ala razr)
So I ask you, Slashdot analysts, how will the iPhone fare?
There's two schools of thought regarding how to do security clean-ups.
One: backup data (or preferably not), format, reinstall.
Two: remove all malware, replace corrupted files.
The difficulty is that both schools have inherent advantages and disadvantages.
While the first is virtually fool proof, it means reinstalling applications, cleaning through backed up data anyway, and fine tuning the system to the user's needs. The first is a problem for many of us running Windows boxen with hundreds of (sometimes rare) applications installed. The second is a problem for anyone who does archive important data, and the third for both superusers and grandpa alike.
The second method is not fool proof. Many people will run an off the shelf anti-virus and anti-spyware, usually ones with mediocre detection rates. Some will couple this with a XP "repair install". Good start -- but still not adequate. This is a game of cat and mouse, and unless you're really good, you're probably on the losing team. The advantages, of course, are that you aren't limited by the disadvantages of a reinstall.
The end user must weigh the advantages and disadvantages. For example, I'd presume that most all of us are capable of the first method, but honestly, are many of us truly adept at the latter? I doubt many of us truly are. And I can all but guarantee that the nationwide repair centers, and even most of the local repair shops, are not capable -- or at least not willing -- to fully clean your system.
A plausible solution? On a non-networked PC, do a fresh install with all applications and back it up to an image which can be easily deployed in the case of tomfoolery. Data files can all be checksum'd to alert you to tampering, and multiple backups can reduce infection rates. Perfect? No. But a middle ground between the two common solutions, which we can all appreciate.
Wikipedia Commons hosts media in OGG format because OGG is a patent-free, fully open and standardised codec. Your anger should be directed at Apple for not supporting open license codecs -- not Wikipedia for using them.
Windows ReadyBoost allows users to use a removable Flash memory device such as a USB thumb drive to improve system performance. ReadyBoost retrieves data stored on the Flash memory more quickly than data stored on the hard disk, decreasing the interval until the PC responds.
I'm a little confused about ReadyBoost.
A 7,200rpm HDD which reaches a little over 100MB/s (800Mbit/s) transfer rates.
DDR2 is up to 6.4GB/s (51.2Gbit/s) transfer rates.
And yet USB boasts a maximum of 60MB/s (480Mbit/s) transfer rates.
How is this an improvement? I understand that there are other factors in play when accessing the hard disk, but.. I digress. Is this supposed to be a cheap way for Joe Schmoe to upgrade performance?
"Don't buy 1GB of RAM for $100, but a 1GB flash drive for $30 and get 1/109th of the performance upgrade!!"
You're absolutely right.
Luckily, this level of sophistication has not yet been seen in botnets.
Luckily, most botnets are operated by 14 year old irc warriors.
So, please, don't start coding black hat.:P
The problem with zombies has always been the centralization required to control them.
For example, if the zombies are controlled via IRC and all pointed at EFnet, idling in #my31337botnet -- all it takes is an EFnet admin to close the channel.
So the owners routed them to private IRC servers via their IP.. but now all it takes is the owner of the box or network hosting the server to shut it down. So the owners used dns so they could move the server if needed, but now all it takes is having the domain suspended or the dns removed.
And now, if these bots are just polling a website for commands - it shouldn't be difficult to close the website.
This problem resonates with just about any protocol used - be it IRC, AIM/ICQ, or a website.
The problem is that there are more children creating ddos nets than there are good samaritans/PO'd network admins having them shut down. So join the botnets mailing list and donate a hour a week.
Back in 1997 if you had told me that big and bad US West would be bought out in a few years by the tiny little 1 year old company down the street, Qwest, I would have laughed you out of my office
But then Qwest made a bunch of money during the bubble and took US West by force in one of the decade's most unanticipated and disconcerting hostile takeovers.
This doesn't prove that the bubble was deleterious, and correcting the market certainly isn't a deleterious effect, but it is silly to argue that the actual impact was overblown.
I've found that about 75% of Apple users are Apple because of the brand image. (ie: we're different so we use Apple!)
Many of the people who use Windows believe that they use it because it's easy. ^- Most people start on Windows and if they're desperate to keep things simple they don't want to learn a new OS.
Most people who use Linux do so because they know what they're doing, or want to look like they know what they're doing.
Actually, that's pretty much FUD. We won't be running out of IPv4 addresses anytime soon, even with our current allocations. ARIN has about 12% free, RIPE 4%, APNIC 7%. Current routing utilization ratio is high with ARIN, but I digress.
Here is my point, a simple reallocation would solve many of our problems. For example, there are a number of/8s which are simply UNUSED. We could also reallocate and force some people to use NAT but that is another story.
Below are some of the most interesting numbers for various/8 blocks:
IANA/8 blocks that are listed as allocated, but that are not routed at all:
9/8 - IBM
11/8 - US DoD
19/8 - Ford
21/8 - DDN-RVN (US DoD)
22/8 - DISA (ARPANET; US DoD)
26/8 - DISA (ARPANET; US DoD)
28/8 - DISA (ARPANET; US DoD)
29/8 - DISA (ARPANET; US DoD)
30/8 - DISA (ARPANET; US DoD)
46/8 - BBN (now L3)
46/8 - Prudential
51/8 - UK Department of Social Security
54/8 - Merck
/8 blocks with least amount of routed space (but at least some):
6/8 (US-DOD) - 2% routed
25/8 (UK Royal Signals and Radar Establishment) - 1% routed
60/8 (APNIC) - 1% routed (one/20)
34/8 (Haliburton) - 1% routed (one/16)
43/8 (V6NIC.NET) - 4% routed
52/8 (DuPont) - 1% routed (320/24 blocks)
56/8 (US Postal Service) - 1% routed (160/24 blocks)
154/8 (Internic Legacy) - 4% routed
188/8 (Internic Legacy) - 1% routed (one/16)
201/8 (LACNIC) - 1% routed
222/8 (APNIC current) - 4% routed
I'm very aware of that, sparky.
I suggest Sysinternal's autorun explorer, for a good idea of what is actually loading at boot-up.
As for rootkits -- the answer is quite simple: boot from a thumbdrive, external hard drive, or an alternative machine. There are also many tools available to scan for rootkit activity, but, I prefer the absolute methods.
I pity you people.
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Actually, AT&T does charge Google - in a round-a-bout way. Google's ISP pays ISP X who pays AT&T. Or vise-versa. The point is, there are peering agreements in place, transparent to consumers, which take care of all the payment problems.
And actually, competitive local exchange carriers (telephones) face similar problems. But in a nutshell, Cingular and T-Mobile both have peering agreements with CLECs in place.
Seriously, work on your Google-fu. I didn't even try and I found results for Illinois and Texas on my first page.
q =taxes+infrastructure+telecom&btnG=Search)
(http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&
Or check the bottom of your phone bill.
SURPRISE! INFRASTRUCTURE TAXES!
Exactly. Both Google and Facebook have information available to the public about current trends. We all know that their behind the scenes analysis of trends and personal information is staggering. This is the difference.
First, we can massively increase the use of targeted ads, as opposed to just plopping down ads for everything, everywhere. On a related note: the single (semi-targeted) advertisement on a Facebook page stands out considerably more than the mess of banners and text strewn about MySpace. I compare the two using an analogy of a pistol with a laser sight (Facebook/targeted ads/Web 2.0) and a shotgun at 100 feet (MySpace/previous ads/.COM 1.0).
Further, the market research field is extensive. Far beyond what most people realize. "Web 2.0" databases can be used for both formal and informal polling and even be used to accurate predict "upcoming" trends. The use of these databases is seriously unfathomable. For example -- our government could pay for polling to see how many people are favorably discussing X, how many unfavorably discussing X, the epicenter of these beliefs, et al.. and then use this data to craft more effective propaganda. They could even pick out re-occuring phrases or buzzwords and use them against us. Now how much would you imagine Bush would pay for THAT?
Sorry, but I had to post. Hilarious description.
That would be a straw man argument.
Not that YouTube/VoIP traffic congestion usually happens on the last mile, but another option (if that were the case) is for your ISP to expand their network.The United States is behind the rest of the modern world in broadband speed/price for home users. (Broadband speeds worldwide) This seems like a reasonable request, especially considering the amount of tax dollars the industry has been given to do this.
Further..
(1) Net neutrality is not limited to last mile traffic.
(2) There is significant historical evidence for one to conclude that it is likely for ISPs to prioritize their services over their competitors.
(3) Following on (2) -- it would seem that the lack of net neutrality would actually be harmful to both YouTube and VoIP (unless your ISP is your VoIP provider).
Google Answers was great. Although I was never qualified as a researcher, I am an expert in my field, and would love to spend my free time answering people's questions for a moderate additional income.
On the other hand, when I have a question which I don't know the answer, can't easily find the answer, and don't have the time to dig for the answer -- Google connects me to someone who does/can.
Most importantly, Google Answers was a way for me to buy expensive specialized niche information for cheap.
For example, I could purchase a Q4 2006 ODM report to tell me which ODM Dell is currently using to manufacture the XPS M2010. I could purchase additional reports to tell me how much was designed by the ODM, and how much (if any) by Dell. I could easily spend $5,000 on these reports. OR I could post a $200 bounty on Google Answers and likely get an answer -- continually raising it until I did.
I'm obviously in the computer hardware business. But most any business could find these services useful. Niche reports such as the one I mentioned are very, very expensive.
Google should never have abandoned Answers. With a 10% Google Fee and some marketing towards business men, Answers could have been profitable.
see: digitimes.com, stratfor.com, et al
Google Groups is just a glorified Usenet portal.
.. obnoxious .. to try to integrate such a radically different Google Groups with Usenet. And I sure don't want Google Groups to abandon it's Usenet archive.
While your idea may hold some weight -- it would be much easier to reach the target audience with the kind of diverse segregation that Usenet offers -- it would be too
In a nutshell, no, overheating is the biggest problem.
:P
Apple generally has better cooling than some of the PC OEMs.
I have the best cooling solutions, however.
All that being said -- I see just as many bad HDDs in Apples as I see in our Dells.
From Prudential Equity Group analyst Jesse Tortora's report in Oct '06: "Our checks indicate that Apple will produce these phones in limited quantities initially due to concerns over market acceptance and battery life."
Today: Apple orders 12 million iPhones
Seeing as how the Razr only sold 5 million units in the quarter it was released, I call for Tortora to be fired.
Another Music Phone - yawn - by Prudential Equity Group analyst Jesse Tortora
What Would An iPhone Look Like? - by Forbes
I've read some other ones of similar style, laying out hurdle after hurdle (often imaginary) which Apple will have to overcome.. but I'm too lazy to find others. I'm sure you can, even just by searching Slashdot.
So, I'm rather curious as to Slashdot's opinion on the iPhone.
Most industry/financial analysts have been harshly attacking Apple for the iPhone. (Many of these same analysts were gushing over Motorola's "genius" idea to design a "cool" cell phone, ala razr)
So I ask you, Slashdot analysts, how will the iPhone fare?
Using morality to argue against anti-monopoly laws is pretty amusing.
Actually, Microsoft does have a history of attacking Linux and the open source community.
Further, their dubious business practices are well known. They have been fined by the US, EU, and South Korea.
See:
Microsoft declares war on free software model
Microsoft takes potshots at (Embedded) Linux
Microsoft launches attack on open source software
Open-source vendors respond to Microsoft 'attack
This is really interesting.
Could you post this log somewhere? Rapidshare or something?
I'm aware of a UPNP buffer overflow which could result arbitrary code installing spambots, but I've never heard of anything like this in the wild.
There's two schools of thought regarding how to do security clean-ups.
One: backup data (or preferably not), format, reinstall.
Two: remove all malware, replace corrupted files.
The difficulty is that both schools have inherent advantages and disadvantages.
While the first is virtually fool proof, it means reinstalling applications, cleaning through backed up data anyway, and fine tuning the system to the user's needs. The first is a problem for many of us running Windows boxen with hundreds of (sometimes rare) applications installed. The second is a problem for anyone who does archive important data, and the third for both superusers and grandpa alike.
The second method is not fool proof. Many people will run an off the shelf anti-virus and anti-spyware, usually ones with mediocre detection rates. Some will couple this with a XP "repair install". Good start -- but still not adequate. This is a game of cat and mouse, and unless you're really good, you're probably on the losing team. The advantages, of course, are that you aren't limited by the disadvantages of a reinstall.
The end user must weigh the advantages and disadvantages. For example, I'd presume that most all of us are capable of the first method, but honestly, are many of us truly adept at the latter? I doubt many of us truly are. And I can all but guarantee that the nationwide repair centers, and even most of the local repair shops, are not capable -- or at least not willing -- to fully clean your system.
A plausible solution? On a non-networked PC, do a fresh install with all applications and back it up to an image which can be easily deployed in the case of tomfoolery. Data files can all be checksum'd to alert you to tampering, and multiple backups can reduce infection rates. Perfect? No. But a middle ground between the two common solutions, which we can all appreciate.
Wikipedia Commons hosts media in OGG format because OGG is a patent-free, fully open and standardised codec. Your anger should be directed at Apple for not supporting open license codecs -- not Wikipedia for using them.
Windows ReadyBoost allows users to use a removable Flash memory device such as a USB thumb drive to improve system performance. ReadyBoost retrieves data stored on the Flash memory more quickly than data stored on the hard disk, decreasing the interval until the PC responds.
I'm a little confused about ReadyBoost.
A 7,200rpm HDD which reaches a little over 100MB/s (800Mbit/s) transfer rates.
DDR2 is up to 6.4GB/s (51.2Gbit/s) transfer rates.
And yet USB boasts a maximum of 60MB/s (480Mbit/s) transfer rates.
How is this an improvement? I understand that there are other factors in play when accessing the hard disk, but.. I digress. Is this supposed to be a cheap way for Joe Schmoe to upgrade performance?
"Don't buy 1GB of RAM for $100, but a 1GB flash drive for $30 and get 1/109th of the performance upgrade!!"
You're absolutely right. Luckily, this level of sophistication has not yet been seen in botnets. Luckily, most botnets are operated by 14 year old irc warriors. So, please, don't start coding black hat. :P
You don't. Slashdot bans said user, or any comment with that checksum.
The problem with zombies has always been the centralization required to control them. For example, if the zombies are controlled via IRC and all pointed at EFnet, idling in #my31337botnet -- all it takes is an EFnet admin to close the channel. So the owners routed them to private IRC servers via their IP.. but now all it takes is the owner of the box or network hosting the server to shut it down. So the owners used dns so they could move the server if needed, but now all it takes is having the domain suspended or the dns removed. And now, if these bots are just polling a website for commands - it shouldn't be difficult to close the website. This problem resonates with just about any protocol used - be it IRC, AIM/ICQ, or a website. The problem is that there are more children creating ddos nets than there are good samaritans/PO'd network admins having them shut down. So join the botnets mailing list and donate a hour a week.
I think you're underestimating the impact.
Back in 1997 if you had told me that big and bad US West would be bought out in a few years by the tiny little 1 year old company down the street, Qwest, I would have laughed you out of my office
But then Qwest made a bunch of money during the bubble and took US West by force in one of the decade's most unanticipated and disconcerting hostile takeovers.
This doesn't prove that the bubble was deleterious, and correcting the market certainly isn't a deleterious effect, but it is silly to argue that the actual impact was overblown.
I completely disagree.
I've found that about 75% of Apple users are Apple because of the brand image. (ie: we're different so we use Apple!)
Many of the people who use Windows believe that they use it because it's easy.
^- Most people start on Windows and if they're desperate to keep things simple they don't want to learn a new OS.
Most people who use Linux do so because they know what they're doing, or want to look like they know what they're doing.
And I agree with your final one.
Actually, that's pretty much FUD. We won't be running out of IPv4 addresses anytime soon, even with our current allocations. ARIN has about 12% free, RIPE 4%, APNIC 7%. Current routing utilization ratio is high with ARIN, but I digress.
/8s which are simply UNUSED. We could also reallocate and force some people to use NAT but that is another story.
/8 blocks:
/8 blocks that are listed as allocated, but that are not routed at all:
/8 blocks with least amount of routed space (but at least some): /20) /16) /24 blocks) /24 blocks) /16)
Here is my point, a simple reallocation would solve many of our problems. For example, there are a number of
Below are some of the most interesting numbers for various
IANA
9/8 - IBM
11/8 - US DoD
19/8 - Ford
21/8 - DDN-RVN (US DoD)
22/8 - DISA (ARPANET; US DoD)
26/8 - DISA (ARPANET; US DoD)
28/8 - DISA (ARPANET; US DoD)
29/8 - DISA (ARPANET; US DoD)
30/8 - DISA (ARPANET; US DoD)
46/8 - BBN (now L3)
46/8 - Prudential
51/8 - UK Department of Social Security
54/8 - Merck
6/8 (US-DOD) - 2% routed
25/8 (UK Royal Signals and Radar Establishment) - 1% routed
60/8 (APNIC) - 1% routed (one
34/8 (Haliburton) - 1% routed (one
43/8 (V6NIC.NET) - 4% routed
52/8 (DuPont) - 1% routed (320
56/8 (US Postal Service) - 1% routed (160
154/8 (Internic Legacy) - 4% routed
188/8 (Internic Legacy) - 1% routed (one
201/8 (LACNIC) - 1% routed
222/8 (APNIC current) - 4% routed
I'm very aware of that, sparky. I suggest Sysinternal's autorun explorer, for a good idea of what is actually loading at boot-up. As for rootkits -- the answer is quite simple: boot from a thumbdrive, external hard drive, or an alternative machine. There are also many tools available to scan for rootkit activity, but, I prefer the absolute methods. I pity you people.
That is the most absurd statement I have ever heard. If you aren't able to clean out a system without a reinstall, go work for GeekSquad.