Recognizing evil actions committed by other people is a duty of every living person. Much has been written about this, concerning the evil of inaction.
Of course the crooks who are exposed are going to use whatever weapons they have available to them to attack the leakers and anyone else who challenges their station. But in these cases this action has occured post-exposure, and so it's effectiveness should be reduced.
It is remarkable that the American public, which is 300 million strong, tolerates this kind of tyrannical behavior at all.
Truth be told, I believe the increased violence against the government and it's agents in recent years is a sign that a revolution is actually upon us. (examples: The militia which 'occupied' a nature reserve in Oregon. The organized attacks against uniformed police in Texas.)
just kidding. I've thought a lot about this, being a freelancer with a good bit of responsibility to several customers. Unfortunately there is nobody that I trust to take over for me. So the best answer is "don't die.".
It's significant that he says "Cruel and inhuman" but not "Cruel and unusual". In fact, punishing suicidal people with terrifying prison sentences is what always happens. Sometimes they disguise the prison as a hospital but it's all the same to the victim.
What follows is that the suicidal person learns to hide their plans better. And then they kill themselves.
The people responsible for creating this system of torture will burn in whatever hell can be created. If there is any such thing as good and evil at all, I guarantee this will be.
What I find strange is their lack of foresight to recognize that without being told.
Articles like this are great and we need more of them. However, I think there are two problems.
1. It does not appreciate the significant risks of using online password services, listing keepass last and calling it's interface "clunky". KeePass should be the first choice in the current marketplace.
2. It does not cover expiration dates at all.
Some might disagree about issue #1.. but Issue #2 is a big one. The linkedin and dropbox hack showed that crackers are patient. Anyone who wants to contribute by writing more articles like this (please do!) should emphasize the importance of expiration dates.
also, I disagree that the "key + password" method is nerdy at all, or too much for 'general audiences' to handle. People need to grow up, and we need to encourage them to handle new technologies like adults, rather than treating them like children who can't handle the responsibilities.
I called out someone for playing devil's advocate and the moderator retaliated by destroy the whole thread. I think you're wasting your time by trying to reason with it.
That was part of my reasoning. Installing Windows is a huge pain in the ass compared to installing Linux. If you need a service pack you have to go to their website, the download links are always difficult to find and buried under walls of text that nobody cares to read. And there's always a chance that the download link simply won't work for some stupid bureaucratic reason, such as "Use Windows Update". And if Windows Update fails, you're really SOL.
In Linux, if you're missing something it's a simple matter of "apt-get install something" and it almost always works. The rate of failure for Windows updates and installing proper drivers and software in windows is much higher.
And Linux is far more likely to work out of the box on most hardware. Windows installs never have more drivers available than what ships on the CD/DVD. With Linux Net Installs, as long as your Ethernet is supported, and it probably is supported, the rest of the system will be up-to-date.
I have recently installed Windows 7, Windows 10, and Linux, I've used each for a number of months. Linux was the easiest and friendliest. I've been using Windows for years so I'm not a newbie, it's a terrible operating system.
What's happening is Microsoft broke the law, again. And some folks are playing devil's advocate. So be it, I hope y'all enjoy burning in hell. That's the only story here.
Today in 2016, Linux is the superior platform for both user-friendliness and stability. It is easier to use and install on a wider variety of hardware. The old belief that Windows is "easier" is deprecated, and it is time to change the conversation to reflect that truth.
Microsoft has _repeatedly_ lost anti-trust lawsuits in the past 16 years for this exact sort of behavior. How is it that they have not learned their lesson?
Windows 10 is failing, and now they've taken actions which will surely incur billions of dollars in fines. I would not be at all surprised if the ruling judge in the inevitable lawsuit punishes them harshly for not learning their lesson the first several times.
Whatever executives are responsible for this should be drawn and quartered by the investors.
And hardly anyone is talking about Lenovo's liability. They are just as guilty as Microsoft and they're a much smaller company, will this destroy them?
Actually, the DMCA is evil. It was invented by evil men. It's been used countless times to terrorize people and maintain a corporate oligarchy. Nobody should utilize the DMCA, you should find a way to get the things you need without resorting to that particularly evil method.
There is some philosophical debate to be had regarding whether your code is deserving of copyright protections. Precisely what parts were duplicated? Just the CSS? Is there a better way to write those parts? If your way was the best way, copyright laws cannot prevent someone else from duplicating that method. This is known as reverse engineering, and is completely legal.
I'm a designer and developer myself so I understand your perspective, but you are not necessarily the righteous ones in a battle of good vs evil. It is definitely a blurry grey area.
Quite frankly, "code borrowing" happens everywhere in development. Most lessons on "How to learn to code" encourage people to explore other's code and adapt it for their own projects as a means to learn. The history of computing supports borrowing and adapting other people's code. You probably aren't aware of these things.
Computers and the internet are relatively new, compared to advertising. The ad-blocking era is only about 5 years old.
Give it time, you will see that I am right.
Again, facebook is not a social product. Facebook is a portal product with a social feature. They're not competing with Twitter, they're competing with Google and Microsoft. It is apples and oranges.
Of course the crooks who are exposed are going to use whatever weapons they have available to them to attack the leakers and anyone else who challenges their station. But in these cases this action has occured post-exposure, and so it's effectiveness should be reduced.
It is remarkable that the American public, which is 300 million strong, tolerates this kind of tyrannical behavior at all.
Truth be told, I believe the increased violence against the government and it's agents in recent years is a sign that a revolution is actually upon us. (examples: The militia which 'occupied' a nature reserve in Oregon. The organized attacks against uniformed police in Texas.)