I can't speak for the rest of the states. In Texas there is a lot of buyer beware, but there is also quite a bit of beware of buyer to balance that out. If you accidentally discount something and it could be reasonably assumed to be true (i.e., it wasn't an obvious typo), then you get that deal whether they meant to give it to you or not. To use a current product as an example, while "XBOX One now $44.99, save $50.00!" is obviously a typo, "$50 off XBOX One" sounds reasonable enough to be true. You may not get the XBOX at $44.99, but they do have to honor $449.99 for a $499.99 XBOX.
However, is this just Texas? I always thought these were FTC rules, but I'm not sure it really is or how it is enforced. Most retailers are cooperative. If they forgot to take signage down, didn't switch out their price tags, or stocked something on the wrong shelf without identifying the product the price applies to, I've always gotten the deal they didn't mean to offer.
Second. I think that theology should be taught independently of morality. Some things can be reasoned to be good or bad without getting God involved, and metaphysical discussions need not be concerned with right or wrong. Plus, such an arrangement would be far more ecumenical. Atheists can never stamp out religion no matter how good their arguments, so this sort of arrangement would really be good for everybody.
I am not sure which position you are trying to support. I won't disagree, but since most of us are programmers, I thought I'd just mention... When you accept a) that the universe is mathematical in nature and that you are nothing more than an abstract formula that exists of its own accord, and b) that all the experiences, spiritual or otherwise, of a mind are the result of a mere computation, you will come to terms with your own immortality.
Trust me. Your running IE6 on Windows. Many of your companies PCs are infected.
Well, I have to admit most of the people I work with now are also in technology, which tends to mean lower infection rates than "regular" users, but I still haven't even heard of it happening, which says something. My last employer used industry standard safeguards, and PCs got infected on a daily basis. Now, I just don't hear about it anymore.
At the very least they are infected with the Windows Virus and the IE6 variant;-)
but most users are not allowed. It's just what the software says
Rats. I got distracted and hit submit without typing in the message about Firefox being individually licensed. Oh, well, that will teach me not to reread my post before submitting.
So basically your company has an enormous number of highly secured steel doors, but only three walls?
Funny, but (fortunately) not the best analogy. I'd say it's more like having a screen door inside the bank vault. We have a lot (and I mean a lot) of precautions in place, some of which I didn't even know existed until I started working there. I actually think the easiest way to get past them all would be to physically force your way into one of our buildings and remove it that way. Come to think of it, I can't think of a single instance of malware infection since I started working there.
Another funny tidbit, though... There is an option to install Firefox on our workstations, but most users are not allowed. It's just what the software says because it doesn't know how to say anything else, but I always thought that was funny, too.
IE shows no sign of vanishing from the corporate landscape
I work at a big company that takes an enormous number of precautions to secure and protect the confidential information of millions of people. And we still use IE6 with no sign of changing any time soon.
is ndiswrapper too much to expect of anyone to use, even the easy as hell to use gui for wireless because it isn't installed by default?
ndiswrapper probably isn't necessary. The software was most likely VZ Access Manager, which is just a modem dialer. Ubuntu recognizes the modem, so you only need to tell it what number to dial: #777. I'm a total linux noob and managed to get WWAN setup on Ubuntu.
Have they perhaps considered that it's the hallucinations that somehow drive the craving for coffee, and not the other way around?
Yes. FTA:
However, they also suggest that people who are more prone to hallucinations could also be more stressed and more likely to consume large amounts of caffeine.
No, there's not, but they did mention that they polled them about a variety of questions, including their caffeine use. The control group would be the subset of those 200 people who admitted to not drinking caffeine.
Not that you'll read this, but from my own (similar) experience, you will have a more rewarding career with a better company than with a "better job." Get a list of good companies (like the Fortune 100) and start at the top and work your way down. The way companies treat their employees will affect your happiness level much more than whatever it is you actually do for them.
But then again, cyberattacks are of a completely different nature than bombing a hospital.+Ã
Don't read too much into my original statement, now! My point was just to define how it was unthinkable, not to try to equate two very different kinds of attack.
The one danger of malware and viruses, is that they can really get out of hand. Call me alarmist, but i think there are more chances of critical equipment of an hospital causing deaths because of a malware attack that got out of hand (you really dont know how much USB thumbdrives get into places they shouldnt), than say a terrorist bombing the place a-là Joker.
This is a very realistic scenario, but I wouldn't consider it an attack; the word epidemic comes to mind. The idea of malware going haywire, though, is hardly "unthinkable," so I agree with you there.
Note that the article did describe exactly this scenario as an attack, so perhaps they have a different definition of "unthinkable" than I do.
PS: Why the hell is the preview function so goddamn slow!
Why is "human causalities as the result of cyberattack" supposedly unthinkable?
It's unthinkable the way physically bombing a hospital is unthinkable. It doesn't mean somebody might not think to do it, just that you have to question the perpetrator's humanity if they were to actually go through with it.
Wiktionary definition: incapable of being believed; incredible; inconceivable or unimaginable; extremely improbable in a way that goes against common sense
(Of course, if you are using the same definition I am and are still asking that question, I believe that makes you a sociopath...)
The idea of MSFT deleting a program (albeit a piece of malware) from my machine bothers me.
When will their idea of malware differ from mine?
I had to use Real VNC at my last job and Windows Live OneCare (or whatever it's called) detected and removed it. I would think MRT would ignore questionable software, but for apps/services targeting Joe Sixpack, don't be surprised to see some things like VNC or IRC software flagged as malware.
Two big reasons: My wife doesn't like Ubuntu, and Finale is Windows only. (Of course, I am probably going to set her up on my old Mac soon, and if I can get Rosegarden working in kUbuntu, then I don't need Finale.)
Malwarebytes is awesome! The AV2009 malware is a tough one to remove, but Malwarebytes takes is right off.
I swear by them. In fact, I removed Symantec AV from my computer (since it only protects against exploits nobody uses anymore and slows your PC down more than any virus). I use Windows Defender to monitor system changes and do periodic sweeps w/ Malwarebytes. System is much faster now and still clean.
Do other Slashdotters have an a la carte TV solution that doesn't entail torrents, watching on the web/computer or illegal downloads?
None here, but I seem to recall hearing the FCC was mulling over the idea. This was some time ago, mind you. I don't think it ever really took off. Too bad, too. To get Noggin for the kids, we pay $60/mo for TV. Of the 150 or so channels we pay for, we only ever watch 6 of them.
Now of course, none of that advice probably applies if you watch a lot of sports. In those cases, I don't know there are really good alternatives other than frequent trips to a bar...
It's Viacom stations, so unless that sport is Jackass, TWC is probably not canceling it.
Sorry to quote you out of order here, but here goess...
There has to be a payback for having intelligence. If the animal has something that can grasp objects, then it can use tools and do things that it would not normally be able to do. If you are a shellfish then there is not much you can do with your deep thoughts, so a smarter shellfish is less likely to survive.
I read somewhere (probably slashdot) that there is now evidence that walking upright preceded big brains. The idea was that freeing up the hands meant the ability to manipulate one's environment, which in turn led to evolving intelligence. If that's the case, we should expect intelligence to evolve in any creature with free appendages. Other apes are smart, as are elephants & octopi. On the other hand, dophins and birds are smart too without much in the way of appendages, and jellyfish are downright cretins, so who knows...
If creatures have evolved enough intelligence to use tools and anticipate the future, then why aren't all animals intelligent? As some of them have been around for longer than us, why aren't they smarter than us?
You bring up an interesting point, though. Why isn't intelligence more pronounced in other species? The only answer I can come up with is that perhaps we just got there first.
Ironically, I can't decide if I want Ubuntu or Vista Home Premium on it.
It's not like the two are mutually exclusive...
I know. I tried the dual booting thing w/ my last laptop. I really like both OSes - the big issue is I don't like setting up a user partition as FAT32. I want to use ext3 or NTFS, and unfortunately, neither works particularly well in their non-native environments.
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I can't speak for the rest of the states. In Texas there is a lot of buyer beware, but there is also quite a bit of beware of buyer to balance that out. If you accidentally discount something and it could be reasonably assumed to be true (i.e., it wasn't an obvious typo), then you get that deal whether they meant to give it to you or not. To use a current product as an example, while "XBOX One now $44.99, save $50.00!" is obviously a typo, "$50 off XBOX One" sounds reasonable enough to be true. You may not get the XBOX at $44.99, but they do have to honor $449.99 for a $499.99 XBOX.
However, is this just Texas? I always thought these were FTC rules, but I'm not sure it really is or how it is enforced. Most retailers are cooperative. If they forgot to take signage down, didn't switch out their price tags, or stocked something on the wrong shelf without identifying the product the price applies to, I've always gotten the deal they didn't mean to offer.
Second. I think that theology should be taught independently of morality. Some things can be reasoned to be good or bad without getting God involved, and metaphysical discussions need not be concerned with right or wrong. Plus, such an arrangement would be far more ecumenical. Atheists can never stamp out religion no matter how good their arguments, so this sort of arrangement would really be good for everybody.
I am not sure which position you are trying to support. I won't disagree, but since most of us are programmers, I thought I'd just mention... When you accept a) that the universe is mathematical in nature and that you are nothing more than an abstract formula that exists of its own accord, and b) that all the experiences, spiritual or otherwise, of a mind are the result of a mere computation, you will come to terms with your own immortality.
Trust me. Your running IE6 on Windows. Many of your companies PCs are infected.
Well, I have to admit most of the people I work with now are also in technology, which tends to mean lower infection rates than "regular" users, but I still haven't even heard of it happening, which says something. My last employer used industry standard safeguards, and PCs got infected on a daily basis. Now, I just don't hear about it anymore.
At the very least they are infected with the Windows Virus and the IE6 variant ;-)
Yes, the XP SP2 strain.
but most users are not allowed. It's just what the software says
Rats. I got distracted and hit submit without typing in the message about Firefox being individually licensed. Oh, well, that will teach me not to reread my post before submitting.
So basically your company has an enormous number of highly secured steel doors, but only three walls?
Funny, but (fortunately) not the best analogy. I'd say it's more like having a screen door inside the bank vault. We have a lot (and I mean a lot) of precautions in place, some of which I didn't even know existed until I started working there. I actually think the easiest way to get past them all would be to physically force your way into one of our buildings and remove it that way. Come to think of it, I can't think of a single instance of malware infection since I started working there.
Another funny tidbit, though... There is an option to install Firefox on our workstations, but most users are not allowed. It's just what the software says because it doesn't know how to say anything else, but I always thought that was funny, too.
IE shows no sign of vanishing from the corporate landscape
I work at a big company that takes an enormous number of precautions to secure and protect the confidential information of millions of people. And we still use IE6 with no sign of changing any time soon.
is ndiswrapper too much to expect of anyone to use, even the easy as hell to use gui for wireless because it isn't installed by default?
ndiswrapper probably isn't necessary. The software was most likely VZ Access Manager, which is just a modem dialer. Ubuntu recognizes the modem, so you only need to tell it what number to dial: #777. I'm a total linux noob and managed to get WWAN setup on Ubuntu.
Have they perhaps considered that it's the hallucinations that somehow drive the craving for coffee, and not the other way around?
Yes. FTA:
However, they also suggest that people who are more prone to hallucinations could also be more stressed and more likely to consume large amounts of caffeine.
Funny. FYI, though, it was $300 for 100 cups of coffee. It really works, too, by the way. ;)
There is no mention of the control group.
No, there's not, but they did mention that they polled them about a variety of questions, including their caffeine use. The control group would be the subset of those 200 people who admitted to not drinking caffeine.
ANYONE can raise them in a clean, sterile environment for very little in the way of captial
I dunno. To me, "clean, sterile environment" means "no bugs."
Not that you'll read this, but from my own (similar) experience, you will have a more rewarding career with a better company than with a "better job." Get a list of good companies (like the Fortune 100) and start at the top and work your way down. The way companies treat their employees will affect your happiness level much more than whatever it is you actually do for them.
But then again, cyberattacks are of a completely different nature than bombing a hospital.+Ã
Don't read too much into my original statement, now! My point was just to define how it was unthinkable, not to try to equate two very different kinds of attack.
The one danger of malware and viruses, is that they can really get out of hand. Call me alarmist, but i think there are more chances of critical equipment of an hospital causing deaths because of a malware attack that got out of hand (you really dont know how much USB thumbdrives get into places they shouldnt), than say a terrorist bombing the place a-là Joker.
This is a very realistic scenario, but I wouldn't consider it an attack; the word epidemic comes to mind. The idea of malware going haywire, though, is hardly "unthinkable," so I agree with you there.
Note that the article did describe exactly this scenario as an attack, so perhaps they have a different definition of "unthinkable" than I do.
PS: Why the hell is the preview function so goddamn slow!
I dunno, it's been acting up for me today, too.
Why is "human causalities as the result of cyberattack" supposedly unthinkable?
It's unthinkable the way physically bombing a hospital is unthinkable. It doesn't mean somebody might not think to do it, just that you have to question the perpetrator's humanity if they were to actually go through with it.
Wiktionary definition: incapable of being believed; incredible; inconceivable or unimaginable; extremely improbable in a way that goes against common sense
(Of course, if you are using the same definition I am and are still asking that question, I believe that makes you a sociopath...)
The idea of MSFT deleting a program (albeit a piece of malware) from my machine bothers me.
When will their idea of malware differ from mine?
I had to use Real VNC at my last job and Windows Live OneCare (or whatever it's called) detected and removed it. I would think MRT would ignore questionable software, but for apps/services targeting Joe Sixpack, don't be surprised to see some things like VNC or IRC software flagged as malware.
Two big reasons: My wife doesn't like Ubuntu, and Finale is Windows only. (Of course, I am probably going to set her up on my old Mac soon, and if I can get Rosegarden working in kUbuntu, then I don't need Finale.)
Malwarebytes is awesome! The AV2009 malware is a tough one to remove, but Malwarebytes takes is right off.
I swear by them. In fact, I removed Symantec AV from my computer (since it only protects against exploits nobody uses anymore and slows your PC down more than any virus). I use Windows Defender to monitor system changes and do periodic sweeps w/ Malwarebytes. System is much faster now and still clean.
Do other Slashdotters have an a la carte TV solution that doesn't entail torrents, watching on the web/computer or illegal downloads?
None here, but I seem to recall hearing the FCC was mulling over the idea. This was some time ago, mind you. I don't think it ever really took off. Too bad, too. To get Noggin for the kids, we pay $60/mo for TV. Of the 150 or so channels we pay for, we only ever watch 6 of them.
Now of course, none of that advice probably applies if you watch a lot of sports. In those cases, I don't know there are really good alternatives other than frequent trips to a bar...
It's Viacom stations, so unless that sport is Jackass, TWC is probably not canceling it.
...Bethesda spent significant amounts of budget on hiring the voice actors for the game, specifically two or three more famous ones...
Dear Old Dad is voiced by Liam Neeson. I didn't recognize any of the other voices though.
There has to be a payback for having intelligence. If the animal has something that can grasp objects, then it can use tools and do things that it would not normally be able to do. If you are a shellfish then there is not much you can do with your deep thoughts, so a smarter shellfish is less likely to survive.
I read somewhere (probably slashdot) that there is now evidence that walking upright preceded big brains. The idea was that freeing up the hands meant the ability to manipulate one's environment, which in turn led to evolving intelligence. If that's the case, we should expect intelligence to evolve in any creature with free appendages. Other apes are smart, as are elephants & octopi. On the other hand, dophins and birds are smart too without much in the way of appendages, and jellyfish are downright cretins, so who knows...
If creatures have evolved enough intelligence to use tools and anticipate the future, then why aren't all animals intelligent? As some of them have been around for longer than us, why aren't they smarter than us?
You bring up an interesting point, though. Why isn't intelligence more pronounced in other species? The only answer I can come up with is that perhaps we just got there first.
So you think its pirates? Or, wait. No, now I've gone and confused myself.
Protected Mode leverage's Windows Vista's UAC
You're right that its not running in a VM like VMware, but we're talking about the same thing. IE7's protected mode is just a UAC Virtualization applied to IE7. For more info on virtualized processes: http://www.windowsecurity.com/articles/Protecting-System-Files-UAC-Virtualization-Part1.html but it sounds like you are already familiar with it.
BTW, the link is for anybody else reading, it's apparent you are familiar w/ how UAC works. Cheers.
Ironically, I can't decide if I want Ubuntu or Vista Home Premium on it.
It's not like the two are mutually exclusive...
I know. I tried the dual booting thing w/ my last laptop. I really like both OSes - the big issue is I don't like setting up a user partition as FAT32. I want to use ext3 or NTFS, and unfortunately, neither works particularly well in their non-native environments.