The cracker already has this exploit. Okay?! That is the reason for creating this virus. If there are no know exploits the vulnerability would be patched via normal update. Thus, when EVERYONE needs the update it can be done via virus. When you have time up your sleeve you can sit on the virus in case an exploit occurs.
From the California State Penal Code, Section 502 (reference)
(c) Except as provided in subdivision (h)[provided below], any person who commits any of the following acts is guilty of a public offense:
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(4) Knowingly accesses and without permission adds, alters, damages, deletes, or destroys any data, computer software, or computer programs which reside or exist internal or external to a computer, computer system, or computer network.
(5) Knowingly and without permission disrupts or causes the disruption of computer services or denies or causes the denial of computer services to an authorized user of a computer, computer system, or computer network.
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(7) Knowingly and without permission accesses or causes to be accessed any computer, computer system, or computer network.
(8) Knowingly introduces any computer contaminant into any computer, computer system, or computer network.
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(h) (1) Subdivision (c) does not apply to punish any acts which are committed by a person within the scope of his or her lawful employment. For purposes of this section, a person acts within the scope of his or her employment when he or she performs acts which are reasonably necessary to the performance of his or her work assignment.
How in all the names for Microsoft did you miss that that???
I'm surprised no one talks about following the path back to the source. I.e. Bad worm attacks my computer. I have the good worm sitting dormant on my computer, detects and stops the attack and propagates to the source that the worm attacked me from. If someone up-line has patched their computer already, the good worm dies/ goes dormant. Yes, this wouldn't necessarily stop bad worms but could prevent re-infection. (I have this brother in law who never has a problem with Microsoft or viruses... Yes, one of those.) It would work as well as AV does now... maybe a little better. You'd need like a Fireworm.
Venus. We just need to scrub out the carbon. While we are at it we may as well dump our carbon waste there too. Mars wouldn't be a terrible option. I think the outer solar system has an excess of carbon dioxide too.
It was a specialised device with components susceptible to failure. Put a much simpler (still complex admittedly) mass driver/rocket/cannon that blasts significant portions into the inner solar system. That would reduce the magnitude of cost reductions maybe 2(hopefully) or 3 orders... Over time if reliable enough it reduce even more orders of magnitude. Considering there would be billions of orders on Earth's end, NASA should have it sewn up!
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Berlin apparently became Fresco http://www.fresco.org/ and haven't had any visible development since 2004. Last release was 2003.
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No we don't, we use X every day, and we quite like it thank you very much. These days saying that X is a dinosaur sounds a lot like saying that BSD is dying.
damn it! don't give them ammunition!
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It might be, it might not. Now if we could just pin down whether we have a problem or a whinge... we might just get somewhere, or we might not. The change X.org needs is a name change. I mean, Apple has Carbon or something, Windows has Aero... OSS has... Unknown Designation? I propose we drop the period for the next major release thus we have Xorg (pronunciation: \zORg\) ; which EVERYONE would agree that it sounds better than X.org (pronunciation: \'ecKss\ \dot\ \org\) or (pronunciation: \'ecKss\)
Bloke, you are going to have to step up the tech. Foil only saves you from em fields. "They" are using reflected light or infra-red to read your iris. And "They" aren't going to need to have your eye pressed up to an eyeviewer. "They" read it from the reflection off the lamp post you just walked past. I mean might walk past.
This is off topic, not a troll. It is a genuine problem! There should be a setting to load (n > 10) messages. I turned off the Discussion 2 system because it only allows me to load 50 post at a time. There are only a limited number of posts worth reading.
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The cracker already has this exploit. Okay?! That is the reason for creating this virus. If there are no know exploits the vulnerability would be patched via normal update. Thus, when EVERYONE needs the update it can be done via virus. When you have time up your sleeve you can sit on the virus in case an exploit occurs.
Yes. what they want is a digital bacteria that improves the immune system of any given network against digital viruses.
I can't argue for your heritage, but mine is not a virus.
Hmmm.... a double plural? Would you not say that the plural of virus is viruses? The plural of Viruses would be a plague? An epidemic?
I'm surprised no one talks about following the path back to the source. I.e. Bad worm attacks my computer. I have the good worm sitting dormant on my computer, detects and stops the attack and propagates to the source that the worm attacked me from. If someone up-line has patched their computer already, the good worm dies/ goes dormant. Yes, this wouldn't necessarily stop bad worms but could prevent re-infection. (I have this brother in law who never has a problem with Microsoft or viruses... Yes, one of those.) It would work as well as AV does now... maybe a little better. You'd need like a Fireworm.
gee you push the limits don't you!~
Actually the BSDs would be more likely to be used because of their permissive license and better reputation.
What is old is new? I remember this meme from when Texas Walker Ranger was on TV. That would be a few years ago now. 1995?
Fisher Price are still going strong in Australia. Who is this Apple you mention? I'd love to replace my Fisher Price laptop. They are just a toy.
Yeah? The only tacky and dated thing about those designs is the material in the case. Now if I could just get a glass blower to recreate the cases....
Venus. We just need to scrub out the carbon. While we are at it we may as well dump our carbon waste there too. Mars wouldn't be a terrible option. I think the outer solar system has an excess of carbon dioxide too.
It was a specialised device with components susceptible to failure. Put a much simpler (still complex admittedly) mass driver/rocket/cannon that blasts significant portions into the inner solar system. That would reduce the magnitude of cost reductions maybe 2(hopefully) or 3 orders... Over time if reliable enough it reduce even more orders of magnitude. Considering there would be billions of orders on Earth's end, NASA should have it sewn up!
That is probably the cleverest response.
Minus fifteen degrees Celsius ? -15C that looks and sounds negative.
so they are not extinct! ... yet...
Berlin apparently became Fresco http://www.fresco.org/ and haven't had any visible development since 2004. Last release was 2003.
It might be, it might not. Now if we could just pin down whether we have a problem or a whinge... we might just get somewhere, or we might not. The change X.org needs is a name change. I mean, Apple has Carbon or something, Windows has Aero... OSS has... Unknown Designation? I propose we drop the period for the next major release thus we have Xorg (pronunciation: \zORg\) ; which EVERYONE would agree that it sounds better than X.org (pronunciation: \'ecKss\ \dot\ \org\) or (pronunciation: \'ecKss\)
what ever happens to be available...
Bloke, you are going to have to step up the tech. Foil only saves you from em fields. "They" are using reflected light or infra-red to read your iris. And "They" aren't going to need to have your eye pressed up to an eyeviewer. "They" read it from the reflection off the lamp post you just walked past. I mean might walk past.
That far ahead of everyone else? Bah! who needs linux 3?
Lets see if he can do the 5 first. If he gets them all, we may just concede the fight to him because of the shock value.
This is off topic, not a troll. It is a genuine problem! There should be a setting to load (n > 10) messages. I turned off the Discussion 2 system because it only allows me to load 50 post at a time. There are only a limited number of posts worth reading.
You may need to change your diet, or consult a doctor....