A) Packet sniffer, anyone? The check to see whether WGA is installed can be bypassed through cracking windows update. If they are smart enough to use unique keys per release of windows and base the check on that key(rather than a standard WGA response), then the windows update can be cracked to avoid recieving the fatal shutdown command. You will stop getting updates, which is good.
B) You can alternatively stop microsoft from sending data to your computer through a wonderful invention called a firewall. Again, you will not recieve updates, but strong philosophically minded hackers will probably target updated systems only if this crazy thing ever happens. Most serious problems will still be helped via AVG anti-virus, Norton..etc.
C) This scare will never be acted out. Most people I know do not have original windows CDs. And those who do make copies of them all the time. Millions of computers worldwide are not MS licensed. Some universities..etc use a central server for managing updates, but many do not.
A fallout of this size could be what FOSS geeks have been waiting for for a very long time. Good night and good luck.
The slashdot paradigm with respect to MS is that we(the FOSS geek community) are right, they are wrong. In the most extreme of cases (such as when MS does something correct) we are right, they are *trying*, but they are still ultimately evil.
Please don't get any hopes up just because you have been modded insightful. This is only a gesture, after which you are pretty much screwed. Kiss your karma goodbye.
Why are people mad about tiny things? I understand that the folks with Pentium II still want to feel like they actually have a computer, but why the hardware intertia? You have a 20MB distro, fantastic. I just installed a 4.5 GB game. Basically this means:
I pwn U
and I was never a rich kid, either. So cut this shit out please and move on with the world. Most of us can't even bring ourselves to work on cutting-edge software solutions for cutting-edge hardware (hence/. success), so how the hell do people motivate themselves to work on distros that target only the past tense?
Get a nice cheap 80GB hard disk + FC5 + an ok CPU. You'll never look back. Trust me on this one.
Never mind the fact that fingerprint fraud is far easier than, say, Iris/Retina fraud, biometric authentication has serious problems.
I do not need to cut your index finger off to have access to your money. I could gain [painless] access by tapping physically into the device, which is difficult but sometimes doable. The company must have 24/7 surveillance as well as securing any data passed on the intranet between the various systems (it can't be just one device). If someone on the inside gets info that can be translated into an optical image, you are screwed doggy-style.
I know what you mean, and it's probably not worth an upgrade..but they said the same for the FC4-FC5 transition (with some differences)and FC5 is several light years ahead of FC4.
Is it possible to upgrade the kernel to FC6 without hurting my setup though?
Well done, you may now enter. Gaming room to the right, pron cubicles left, and crazy linux hardware center up ahead. We hope you enjoy your stay at Geek Heaven.
I assume you are refering to pornography. In any case, that's what HARD DISK DRIVES are for. You don't want your pron collection to be on optical media...it's too much trouble. You have to elaborately label them..etc and it's a total headache.
We have already established that Blu-Ray READERS are to be boycotted for the general public good. Why post an article about a BURNER when nobody is going to use the READERS? I mean, everybody reads and believes slashdot, right? Right?
Stop modding me interesting. China will not invade Taiwan to get rid of spam. I was joking, you know, humor...haha..funny crap...lolz..ROFL...LMAO.. etc.
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Where are the feminists?
Or do you all not CARE when we're talking about frogs and/or the French?
Hacking this will be painfully easy.
..etc.
A) Packet sniffer, anyone? The check to see whether WGA is installed can be bypassed through cracking windows update. If they are smart enough to use unique keys per release of windows and base the check on that key(rather than a standard WGA response), then the windows update can be cracked to avoid recieving the fatal shutdown command. You will stop getting updates, which is good.
B) You can alternatively stop microsoft from sending data to your computer through a wonderful invention called a firewall. Again, you will not recieve updates, but strong philosophically minded hackers will probably target updated systems only if this crazy thing ever happens. Most serious problems will still be helped via AVG anti-virus, Norton
C) This scare will never be acted out. Most people I know do not have original windows CDs. And those who do make copies of them all the time. Millions of computers worldwide are not MS licensed. Some universities..etc use a central server for managing updates, but many do not.
A fallout of this size could be what FOSS geeks have been waiting for for a very long time. Good night and good luck.
Haha. Proprietory software people love numbers, eh?
It's about the internet and it's role in bringing down some religious group. It's MADE for slashdot.
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Note to the humorless: please don't ruin joke by posting scientific facts about rats/humans
Apparently you are new here.
The slashdot paradigm with respect to MS is that we(the FOSS geek community) are right, they are wrong. In the most extreme of cases (such as when MS does something correct) we are right, they are *trying*, but they are still ultimately evil.
Please don't get any hopes up just because you have been modded insightful. This is only a gesture, after which you are pretty much screwed. Kiss your karma goodbye.
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Makes you wonder why they even bother providing internet connections on college campuses.
Education.
(Facebook | MySpace | OtherCrap ) = ~Education.
For someone not into wireless, it sounds like Linux hackers just took over the Matrix from [insert evil idiots here].
But wait, that IS what you're trying to say, no?
..the Lady Vivamus Sword (as described in Heinlein's book Glory Road)..
But what if it's not as described? Who will know? Sounds like undercover advertising to me.
My neighbors run a daily simulation. Just give me a 'ring and I'll have them over in no time.
House has stood up so far, but I'm living life on the edge, ya know?
I was joking.
Why are people mad about tiny things? I understand that the folks with Pentium II still want to feel like they actually have a computer, but why the hardware intertia? You have a 20MB distro, fantastic. I just installed a 4.5 GB game. Basically this means:
/. success), so how the hell do people motivate themselves to work on distros that target only the past tense?
I pwn U
and I was never a rich kid, either. So cut this shit out please and move on with the world. Most of us can't even bring ourselves to work on cutting-edge software solutions for cutting-edge hardware (hence
Get a nice cheap 80GB hard disk + FC5 + an ok CPU. You'll never look back. Trust me on this one.
*troll mod shield raised*
If your debit card gets stolen you know about it.
Even assuming the above [silent] methods are used, the manufacturing of fake cards is risky even if you have the necessary info.
American congress was poisoned 50 years ago, effects still strong..
Never mind the fact that fingerprint fraud is far easier than, say, Iris/Retina fraud, biometric authentication has serious problems.
I do not need to cut your index finger off to have access to your money. I could gain [painless] access by tapping physically into the device, which is difficult but sometimes doable. The company must have 24/7 surveillance as well as securing any data passed on the intranet between the various systems (it can't be just one device). If someone on the inside gets info that can be translated into an optical image, you are screwed doggy-style.
So to get a few toys, we must abandon our conscience? Sounds too Godfather-like to be comfortable with.
I know what you mean, and it's probably not worth an upgrade..but they said the same for the FC4-FC5 transition (with some differences)and FC5 is several light years ahead of FC4.
Is it possible to upgrade the kernel to FC6 without hurting my setup though?
Imagine a _________ cluster of those.
Well done, you may now enter. Gaming room to the right, pron cubicles left, and crazy linux hardware center up ahead.
We hope you enjoy your stay at Geek Heaven.
Well, yes.
Ah, but that is where you go wrong! My balls have developed heat-resistance from laptop usage. I have super duper pirate cojones.
Wait, that sounds fantastic...Super Duper Pirate Cojones. I think it's time for me to get a sig.
Backups, distribution of free software, etc.
..etc and it's a total headache.
I assume you are refering to pornography. In any case, that's what HARD DISK DRIVES are for. You don't want your pron collection to be on optical media...it's too much trouble. You have to elaborately label them
How did you end up on your arse? Unless you were going backwards or you flipped(which should result in BRUISED buttocks), I just can't see it.
Did they catch you on video? A video would help.
*innocent smile*
XSS just is, and so long as JavaScript remains the buggy and decrepit language it is, XSS will be, and that's all there is to it.
Excellent, earth-shattering conclusion. Now can I have 10 minutes of my life back please (and all the IQ points I lost while you're at it)?
Notice also that the blog is apparently vulnerable.
We have already established that Blu-Ray READERS are to be boycotted for the general public good. Why post an article about a BURNER when nobody is going to use the READERS? I mean, everybody reads and believes slashdot, right? Right?
Stop modding me interesting.
China will not invade Taiwan to get rid of spam. I was joking, you know, humor...haha..funny crap...lolz..ROFL...LMAO.. etc.
For more on humor please see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humor