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they did. it's the audio. specifically/significantly, the mp3 format isn't; .ogg files are required (iinm).
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There are lots of places where you can get in trouble online. From viruses and malware to chatting with basement neckbeards, to posting inappropriate photos of themselves. Kids are naturally curious and also feel like they are impervious to harm. Combine this with perceived anonymity of the Internet, and you can get into all sorts of bad spots. This article is rated M+ for "Must read if you have kids."
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One might argue that “expiry” of a certificate may not be that important. That’s a specific decision for a specific client of said server. I’m not going to suggest that ignoring the expiry is a good or a bad thing. But, you’re well within your rights to come up with your own policy on the “validity” of a certificate from a specific server. For example, you might ignore the expiry all together, or you may have a two-week grace period, etc. etc. So, how would you do that? No REST for the wicked. Or the sysadmin.
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After decades as a professional software engineer, working for six different firms (large and small), I can honestly say that Microsoft is by far the best. I can also honestly say that Microsoft is far from perfect. My monthly rants typically focus on problems that individual engineers or managers can change by being better individual engineers and managers, by using different approaches or tools, or by altering the way they think about issues. However, Microsoft also has system-wide issues. I know how to solve them, but Microsoft executives and engineers may not like my solutions. I know, I'll solve the problem with a re-org; now I've got 100,000 problems.
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Fundamental flaw # 1: Steve Bamby.
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Who? Do you mean Steve Ballmer instead?
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Yes, I thought that was his nick name.
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Browser cookies are a good way to provide a stateless protocol with some memory. Unfortunately, they're also good for hijacking application sessions and impersonating users. There are a number of attacks that utilize improper use of session cookies. Session hijacking is among the most common and potentially destructive cookie attacks. Pay close attention to what you do with cookies and help make the Internet a safer place.
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The earliest versions of the very first c compiler known to exist in the wild written by the late legend himself dmr. These are not capable of being compiled today with modern c compilers like gcc. I am only posting these here for the enjoyment and reminiscing of the spark that ignited a soon to be trillion dollar industry. Enjoy. Be sure to read Primeval C for background, linked in the Readme.
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I expect that's the same code I read on dmr's site a few years ago; very cool.
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Considering MySQL? Use something else. Already on MySQL? Migrate. For every successful project built on MySQL, you could uncover a history of time wasted mitigating MySQL's inadequacies, masked by a hard-won, but meaningless, sense of accomplishment over the effort spent making MySQL behave. Thesis: databases fill roles ranging from pure storage to complex and interesting data processing; MySQL is differently bad at both tasks. Real apps all fall somewhere between these poles, and suffer variably from both sets of MySQL flaws. This should be popular - he rails against PHP, too.
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The move makes sense when looking at the market's state. 7200RPM mobile hard drives have always been a premium product and are mostly found in high-end laptops or built-to-order configurations. Due to the decline in SSD prices over the last few years, the market for faster hard drives has quickly faded away because users seeking for performance have opted for SSDs instead of 7200RPM hard drives. While 7200RPM 2.5" hard drives are still significantly cheaper per GB than SSDs, even a small (32-128GB) SSD will provide better overall performance when used as an OS and applications drive... How much SSD space would you need to give up spinning drives entirely?
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Yes, because everyone wants to sacrifice long lasting drives for dubious life spans of SSD's.
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Lloyd Atkinson wrote: sacrifice long lasting drives for dubious life spans of SSD's
I would not exactly call HDD's immortal either. I've had several fail.
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And what about their 15K 2.5" drives? Are they discontinuing them also, or the argument is flawed is it not?
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Reading one of the comments, it says that the author of that article did not read the original article very well. It seems they will stop selling purely hard drives but instead only sell their SSD/HDD hybrids. (As well as just SSD)
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Windows 8 hasn't exactly lit the world on fire so far since its release in late October. It's so different from the traditional Windows. Lots of PC fans are struggling with, or fearful of, the transition. In part, that's because Windows 8 is two OSes in one.... But even if you've avoided this new split personality, most new PCs come with Windows 8. And if Microsoft is correct about the world moving to touchscreen PCs, sooner or later you'll find a Windows 8 machine under your fingertips. In that case, you'll want to learn your way around as quickly as possible.... To motivate you, here are 20 tips and tricks for Windows 8 -- some useful, some quirky and some just great features nobody talks about. Should a new version of Windows - or any tablet-ready OS - require this much hand-holding?
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TrenchBroom is a cross-platform level editor for the Quake engine. It has a different slightly philosophy than other editors. I believe that the traditional approach, where you work primarily in 2D views, forces you to think in 2D rather than in 3D. That is why this editor does not have 2D views at all - you do all work in one single 3D view. John Carmack thinks this is cool. You should check it out.
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On Feb 12th 2013, FireEye announced the discovery of an Adobe Reader 0-day exploit which is used to drop a previously unknown, advanced piece of malware. We called this new malware “ItaDuke” because it reminded us of Duqu and because of the ancient Italian comments in the shellcode copied from Dante Aligheri’s “Divine Comedy”.... Together with our partner CrySyS Lab, we’ve performed a detailed analysis of these unusual incidents which suggest a new, previously unknown threat actor. For the CrySyS Lab analysis, please read [here]. For our analysis, please read below. Adobe exploits should not surprise, but this one's still active, so read and beware.
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Quote: For the detailed analysis and information on how to protect against the attack, please read:
[The MiniDuke Mystery: PDF 0-day Government Spy Assembler 0x29A Micro Backdoor.PDF]
(**link removed**)
SEEMS LEGIT!
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haha, just wanted to point out that an article about a PDF based exploit was giving a link to a more "detailed" article in PDF format :P
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Another battery breakthrough[^]
Every year there are 2 of 3 of them. I have yet too see one reach my batteries...
But this one seem likely... let's see!
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It'd be nice, as that could solve one of the last major problems holding back electric cars (though I'd still get a Tesla if I had the money).
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Shocking!
Bob Dole The internet is a great way to get on the net.
2.0.82.7292 SP6a
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