December 06, 2013
— Purple Avenger The Podcast talks about healthcare.gov security issues being kept under wraps so tightly by the Obama administration they won't even tell congress. This seems kinda relevant.
Cyberweapons sold to the government that are powered by glitches in popular software have opened a can of worms for citizens who increasingly are being attacked by nongovernment actors buying from the same arsenal of 85 exploits per day, according to new research...
...On any given day during the past three years, high-paying customers have had access to at least 60 vulnerabilities targeting Microsoft, Apple, Oracle and Adobe, according to an NSS Labs......The weaknesses remain unknown to the public and, therefore, unfixed for an average of 151 days...
...In the underweb, where hackers hawk illegal goods, an exploit for a system running Windows sells for up to $250,000...
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Posted by: chiefjaybob at December 06, 2013 07:33 AM (Z7duT)
Posted by: akula51[/b][/i][/s] at December 06, 2013 07:34 AM (qjFNd)
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/s] at December 06, 2013 07:35 AM (L0b3J)
Posted by: Roy at December 06, 2013 07:36 AM (VndSC)
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Now with extra taunting. at December 06, 2013 07:37 AM (VtjlW)
Posted by: Roy at December 06, 2013 07:37 AM (VndSC)
LOL the laughs we would have man!
Posted by: The News Informers at December 06, 2013 07:37 AM (hppbQ)
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/s] at December 06, 2013 07:39 AM (L0b3J)
Posted by: Jesse Ventura at December 06, 2013 07:40 AM (q4QfH)
A hacker wants to steal my social security number and steal from my petty cash....
the Feds want to control my political will.
Posted by: sven10077 at December 06, 2013 07:40 AM (9jfyN)
Posted by: cajun caret at December 06, 2013 07:41 AM (UZQM8)
Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) working from home at December 06, 2013 07:41 AM (nUH8H)
Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) working from home at December 06, 2013 07:42 AM (nUH8H)
Posted by: akula51[/b][/i][/s] at December 06, 2013 07:42 AM (qjFNd)
We hold some truth to be self-evident...
//Founders
Posted by: sven10077 at December 06, 2013 07:42 AM (9jfyN)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at December 06, 2013 07:42 AM (70tOG)
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/s] at December 06, 2013 07:43 AM (L0b3J)
Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) working from home at December 06, 2013 07:44 AM (nUH8H)
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I think Apocalyptica's cover of this is cool. They did a whole album of Metallica covers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tN6_1dJveM
Posted by: WalrusRex at December 06, 2013 07:44 AM (Hx5uv)
What really worries me is not so much the fact that Obamacare web site gives hackers access to individuals' health information. It's that the thing is a portal that interacts with nearly every other federal system: principally, Homeland Security, Social Security, and the IRS. Each of those has is own security system, I'm sure. However, one cardinal sign of a floundering project is that managers start to regard security as an impediment rather than a necessity. I'm willing to bet a bright, shiny nickel that the OCare managers, in their haste to get the thing up and limping, have bypassed as much of that stuff as they possibly could. Which makes healthcare.gov an absolute Mecca for every cracker on the planet, from script kiddies, through the Russian mafiosi, to the Chinese military.
Bad as the news has been so far, I don't think we yet perceive even the scope of the catastrophe that Obama has created.
Posted by: Brown Line at December 06, 2013 07:44 AM (VrNoa)
Posted by: akula51[/b][/i][/s] at December 06, 2013 07:45 AM (qjFNd)
Posted by: sven10077 at December 06, 2013 07:45 AM (9jfyN)
Posted by: Sister Sestina at December 06, 2013 07:46 AM (Em6d4)
Posted by: BlueStateRebel at December 06, 2013 07:49 AM (7ObY1)
Posted by: Hurricane LaFawnda at December 06, 2013 07:49 AM (pginn)
...and the tendency to believe it can be applied after the fact like Bondo rather than a pervasive "designed in" trait of the system...
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/s] at December 06, 2013 07:50 AM (L0b3J)
Eh maybe....
I did find an interesting band the other day...
http://tinyurl.com/os4xffu
NeuroticFish
I particularly like the "They're coming to Take Me Away" cover...
http://youtu.be/cNcRNQIaJEQ
but I would....
Posted by: sven10077 at December 06, 2013 07:50 AM (9jfyN)
Posted by: Dr. Jesse Pinkman at December 06, 2013 07:50 AM (kkbgQ)
Hey, happen to have a set of Whitworth wrenches? Very useful, for like 10 eff'n people.
Posted by: 13times at December 06, 2013 07:50 AM (fGPLK)
22>> Howdy neighbors, we're in South Fort Worth. Hope you guys are warm and have plenty of food and booze for the weekend.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at December 06, 2013 07:51 AM (rY8rX)
Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) working from home at December 06, 2013 07:51 AM (nUH8H)
Geez, Metallica cover albums now....return oh return my vanished youth!
Posted by: exdem13 at December 06, 2013 07:52 AM (lJaja)
A hacker wants to steal my social security number and steal from my petty cash....
the Feds want to control my political will.
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Exactly.
A hacker has no reason to ruin my reputation. Indeed, he has a small incentive/mutual interest in my a good reputation.
The government, full of people who think my political views make me an Unperson, on the other hand . . . .
Like I said, the same government that can hack your email, track any and every move you make on the internet it the same government that can do much worse.
From deleting any and all proof you've paid your taxes to spoofing comments with your name, to sending racist or pornographic content under your name.
And they have the ability to completely cover their tracks. (Or at least beyond the ability of your finances to find them.)
Posted by: RoyalOil at December 06, 2013 07:53 AM (VjL9S)
THIS.
Also, where's the guy who usually posts "Top Men"? Because: Top Men.
Posted by: Lizzy at December 06, 2013 07:54 AM (JRmiD)
It just started snowing in the past 15 minutes up here along the frigid banks of the Great Miami. We will be in winter wonderland mode here for a while. PS: Hey Algore where's that 12-month summer you promised us, you vegan poser.
Posted by: exdem13 at December 06, 2013 07:55 AM (lJaja)
"146 Thanks, Purp, for bringing this type of content (more than just superficially technical or general consumption tech) to the AoSHQ. It's one of the main reasons, besides Ace and the excellent assortment of Cobs, that I cannot not check in at least daily. "
I know it's blasphemy to utter, but I think it clear that many of us come here for more than just kittehs, boobehs, and dick jokes.
Posted by: flounder at December 06, 2013 07:55 AM (Kkt/i)
http://tinyurl.com/n82yzp7
Posted by: WalrusRex at December 06, 2013 07:56 AM (Hx5uv)
Here's a taste (bizweek 9/2011 yeah two years ago):
LINK: http://preview.tinyurl.com/lemmob2
Posted by: mrp at December 06, 2013 07:56 AM (HjPtV)
Posted by: BlueStateRebel at December 06, 2013 07:57 AM (7ObY1)
Posted by: Beer Ninja at December 06, 2013 07:57 AM (598AG)
Posted by: kqb29 at December 06, 2013 07:57 AM (n404D)
Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) working from home at December 06, 2013 07:58 AM (nUH8H)
Posted by: --- at December 06, 2013 08:00 AM (MMC8r)
Those are mostly just users, not people who've examined the code involved.
One of the things with Linux is its highly variable binary package in the field. Anyone can build a system with compiler switches twiddled from the stock stuff that Torvalds and company officially "bless", and/or make modifications of their own that could introduce vulnerabilities.
The combinatorial explosion of binary differences in the field that can result from such compiler option twiddling is infinite and untestable.
Compilers are not perfect. When you deviate from a fully tested configuration, all bets are off. I've seen compilers generate different code depending on the contents of source code comments (and I'm not talking about pragma directives intended to alter code generation behaviors).
Windows, for better or worse, established a single binary "latest code" standard for any given platform. That alone is a huge step towards attaining some measure of tractability in testing
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/s] at December 06, 2013 08:01 AM (L0b3J)
******
Who's to say that they're not making their dbs accessible to friendly non-govt. orgs like OFA, DNC, ACORN, whatever? Not all hackers as standalone dudes in their basement looking for a quick fake credit card purchase.
Revisiting Richard Fernandez's reaction to the NSA revelations earlier this year: it's not just about looking at individuals, it's about identifying groups, how they communicate, who is in charge, etc. http://preview.tinyurl.com/lr5bvzf
Posted by: Lizzy at December 06, 2013 08:03 AM (JRmiD)
http://youtu.be/cNcRNQIaJEQ
but I would....
Posted by: sven10077 at December 06, 2013 11:50 AM (9jfyN)
Love that song. That version IS nifty.
Posted by: flounder at December 06, 2013 08:03 AM (Kkt/i)
Posted by: Blanco Basura at December 06, 2013 08:03 AM (YEelc)
UNIX walks into a bar and orders a drink. The bartender says " your order is very simple but I'd have to be a genius to understand how simple "
( I'm thinking only computer geeks will get that one)
Posted by: polynikes self proclaimed king of walked into a bar jokes at December 06, 2013 08:03 AM (m2CN7)
Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at December 06, 2013 08:04 AM (yvLNt)
Posted by: flounder at December 06, 2013 08:04 AM (Kkt/i)
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/s] at December 06, 2013 08:05 AM (L0b3J)
Lizzy notto be crabby but I consider the DNC's hacker base to be defacto Federal employees and would not be the least bit shocked that Eric "My People" Holder does not prosecute connected DNC hackers...
I get it, but the usual ID thief to me is less onerous than the People's Hackerz
Posted by: sven10077 at December 06, 2013 08:05 AM (9jfyN)
Posted by: Barky 'O the Won at December 06, 2013 08:06 AM (DR+i1)
Posted by: Brandon In Baton Rouge at December 06, 2013 08:06 AM (/Crba)
Posted by: ncj at December 06, 2013 08:07 AM (JFrBt)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at December 06, 2013 08:07 AM (70tOG)
Posted by: FlatbushJoe at December 06, 2013 08:07 AM (ZPrif)
Essentially I am of the opinion the left is fighting on a literal unilateral battlefield and the continued status of this leads me to believe the GOP is not bothered by democrat domination.
Posted by: sven10077 at December 06, 2013 08:08 AM (9jfyN)
Posted by: Insomniac at December 06, 2013 08:08 AM (DrWcr)
Posted by: FlatbushJoe at December 06, 2013 08:08 AM (ZPrif)
Posted by: FlatbushJoe at December 06, 2013 12:07 PM (ZPrif)
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pikers
Posted by: House Cats Everywhere at December 06, 2013 08:08 AM (nELVU)
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/s] at December 06, 2013 08:08 AM (L0b3J)
But, in the long run, all those birds would be dead anyway!
Posted by: Hrothgar at December 06, 2013 08:08 AM (XdnQT)
Posted by: ncj at December 06, 2013 08:09 AM (JFrBt)
***scoff***
crysis is my bitch
Posted by: ncj at December 06, 2013 12:07 PM (JFrBt)
*wipes dick in ncj's hair*
Now get me a sandwich.
Posted by: High Density Ambient Occulsion at December 06, 2013 08:09 AM (GQ8sn)
Posted by: --- at December 06, 2013 08:10 AM (MMC8r)
Posted by: Red Shirt at December 06, 2013 08:10 AM (FIDMq)
Posted by: Barky 'O the Won at December 06, 2013 08:10 AM (DR+i1)
***scoff***
crysis is my bitch
Nice Dell. You'll still get a new machine eventually.
Posted by: Blanco Basura at December 06, 2013 08:10 AM (YEelc)
Posted by: 7 Days in May at December 06, 2013 08:11 AM (j6DTo)
Agreed. After the whole Joe the Plumber episode (and earlier, the release of Linda Tripp's performance appraisals) it's become clear that any state or federal tool with access thinks it's OK to retrieve and leak at will.
What I find fishy that they're being so lax - especially with the Obamacare site that has *no* security. That doesn't just happen, that was a conscious decision, and it makes me wonder why. Is it to create plausible deniability when the Plan Navigators inevitably mine the Obamacare site?
Posted by: Lizzy at December 06, 2013 08:11 AM (JRmiD)
Heh.....it's cute...
I'll stick with my custom builds.
Posted by: sven10077 at December 06, 2013 08:11 AM (9jfyN)
Posted by: @ParisParamus at December 06, 2013 08:11 AM (Gcm3A)
Posted by: hello, it's me also a creep-assed cracka.. at December 06, 2013 08:11 AM (9+ccr)
>>Even something with the relative obscurity of IBM's OS/400 that runs on the AS/400 machines has been exploited multiple times.<<
Mallory had a quote about Mt. Everest that explains that.
Posted by: Roy at December 06, 2013 08:11 AM (VndSC)
Posted by: Fritz at December 06, 2013 08:12 AM (UzPAd)
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Unexpurgated Edition) at December 06, 2013 08:12 AM (LSDdO)
Posted by: ncj at December 06, 2013 08:13 AM (JFrBt)
All your vital information are belong to us!
Posted by: ACORN at December 06, 2013 08:13 AM (XdnQT)
The 486's were particularly vile even though the "Pentium bugs" got all the press attention. The 486's were so bad Intel considered the 486 errata sheets confidential information and you had to sign non-disclosure to see them.
The 486's has some real bad ones that even the OS could not work around that affected code execution paths and results in user apps. Very, very exploitable stuff at the hardware level.
Thank Odin that most 486's are landfill by now..
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/s] at December 06, 2013 08:13 AM (L0b3J)
Posted by: FlatbushJoe at December 06, 2013 08:13 AM (ZPrif)
Posted by: FlatbushJoe at December 06, 2013 12:07 PM (ZPrif)
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pikers
Posted by: House Cats Everywhere at December 06, 2013 12:08 PM (nELVU)
yeah , but come see me when you are able to kill a bald eagle.
Posted by: polynikes self proclaimed king of walked into a bar jokes at December 06, 2013 08:14 AM (m2CN7)
Posted by: Jaimo at December 06, 2013 08:14 AM (9U1OG)
Posted by: ncj at December 06, 2013 08:15 AM (JFrBt)
But yeah, just build your own OS.
and protip: don't put your personal info on teh interwebs, duh.
Posted by: tagnonine at December 06, 2013 08:15 AM (x3YFz)
I think you're absolutely right.
Posted by: Lizzy at December 06, 2013 08:15 AM (JRmiD)
No one can call themselves a REAL mechanic, unless they own a set of Whitworth wrenches. My set also includes a very custom configuration of pre-metric torx variants with leaded paint stenciling on the wooden handles, it's very exclusive stuff mind you.
Only the keepers of the secret knowledge shall be allowed admission to this select society.
YMMV IBTHL TL
R 1011EMPTOR SOMETHING SOMETHING!
Posted by: 13times at December 06, 2013 08:16 AM (fGPLK)
I disagree. The Obama administration is hands-down the most ruthless admin in US history when it comes to prosecuting "unauthorized" federal leakers.
Posted by: mrp at December 06, 2013 08:17 AM (HjPtV)
Correct of course "unauthorized" is the key ain't it?
Posted by: sven10077 at December 06, 2013 08:18 AM (9jfyN)
Posted by: --- at December 06, 2013 08:18 AM (MMC8r)
Posted by: polynikes self proclaimed king of walked into a bar jokes at December 06, 2013 12:14 PM (m2CN7)
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http://nynerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/14-cat-meets-eagle.JPG
** Dont mess with the Kitty Kontinuum.
Posted by: House Cats Everywhere at December 06, 2013 08:18 AM (nELVU)
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at December 06, 2013 08:19 AM (rY8rX)
Posted by: Jean at December 06, 2013 08:19 AM (pxx5O)
Posted by: polynikes self proclaimed king of walked into a bar jokes at December 06, 2013 12:14 PM (m2CN7)
not sure of the context here but the first question is what kind of asshole kills a bald eagle?
Posted by: tagnonine at December 06, 2013 08:20 AM (x3YFz)
Posted by: tagnonine at December 06, 2013 08:22 AM (x3YFz)
Posted by: Romeo13 at December 06, 2013 08:22 AM (lZBBB)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at December 06, 2013 08:22 AM (70tOG)
Thanks for the Enter Sandman video though.
Posted by: Jaimo at December 06, 2013 08:22 AM (9U1OG)
Posted by: tagnonine at December 06, 2013 12:20 PM (x3YFz)
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who you callin "asshole"????
Posted by: Obamas Mighty Waiver Pen at December 06, 2013 08:23 AM (nELVU)
Fellow 8350 user...32 gig of ram at 1866 with a CAS 0f 8....
I am worried my Sabertooth 990fx will not handle the next gen of FX 8 core.
Posted by: sven10077 at December 06, 2013 08:23 AM (9jfyN)
110 not sure of the context here but the first question is what kind of asshole kills a bald eagle?
Linux users. and fascists.
Posted by: 13times at December 06, 2013 08:23 AM (fGPLK)
who you callin "asshole"????
Posted by: Obamas Mighty Waiver Pen at December 06, 2013 12:23 PM (nELVU)
It's a term of endearment.
Posted by: tagnonine at December 06, 2013 08:23 AM (x3YFz)
It's unfortunate that Microsoft screwed the pooch when it came out- for instance, it wouldn't do POP3 e-mail, which was ridiculous. Plus it was just too damned expensive after buying the almost-mandatory keyboard cover.
After the recent 8.1 update it's actually a pretty damned good tablet once you get used to Windows 8. It's far better than the ASUS Android tablet it's replacing.
Posted by: Hollowpoint at December 06, 2013 08:23 AM (SY2Kh)
Posted by: Jaimo at December 06, 2013 08:24 AM (9U1OG)
Posted by: Jean at December 06, 2013 08:24 AM (pxx5O)
Linux users. and fascists.
Posted by: 13times at December 06, 2013 12:23 PM (fGPLK)
Well played, sir.
Posted by: tagnonine at December 06, 2013 08:24 AM (x3YFz)
Leave it to Iowahawk to get right to the point:
"I got $5 that says the root password for Healthcare.gov is "guest"".
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at December 06, 2013 08:25 AM (FvyJS)
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Spellcheck on the the handle there "Tag No 9"
Posted by: fixerupper at December 06, 2013 08:25 AM (nELVU)
Here's a picture of my pussy.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/10297889@N08/8267147602/
Posted by: HeatherRadish™ needs a beer at December 06, 2013 08:26 AM (/kI1Q)
Posted by: Brother Cavil at December 06, 2013 08:27 AM (naUcP)
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at December 06, 2013 12:25 PM (FvyJS)
The password is 0000000000
Posted by: polynikes self proclaimed king of walked into a bar jokes at December 06, 2013 08:27 AM (m2CN7)
Posted by: Fritz at December 06, 2013 12:12 PM (UzPAd)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at December 06, 2013 08:28 AM (zF6Iw)
Posted by: Brother Cavil at December 06, 2013 08:28 AM (naUcP)
"I got $5 that says the root password for Healthcare.gov is "guest"".
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at December 06, 2013 12:25 PM (FvyJS)
I was going to go with "1234" but yeah.
putting your info on healthcare.gov is pretty much like pulling out your innards and dipping them in a hepatitis C bath.
let's call it natural selection. Let the idiots just expose their lives and personal info because they trust dear leader.
This shit is going to be funny. I'm popping popcorn.
Posted by: tagnonine at December 06, 2013 08:29 AM (x3YFz)
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Unexpurgated Edition) at December 06, 2013 08:29 AM (LSDdO)
Or putting one's computer and self in a faraday cage.
Posted by: mrp at December 06, 2013 08:29 AM (HjPtV)
Posted by: Jean at December 06, 2013 08:30 AM (pxx5O)
Posted by: garrett at December 06, 2013 12:29 PM (RzZ2w)
now you're just yankin' my chain.
Posted by: tagnonine at December 06, 2013 08:30 AM (x3YFz)
Posted by: Romeo13 at December 06, 2013 08:30 AM (lZBBB)
.
Do I even want a computer still?!Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) No Really! at December 06, 2013 08:30 AM (GaqMa)
Were they going to eat it?
Posted by: HeatherRadish™ needs a beer at December 06, 2013 08:30 AM (/kI1Q)
Posted by: BlueStateRebel at December 06, 2013 08:30 AM (7ObY1)
Posted by: Jean at December 06, 2013 08:31 AM (pxx5O)
Posted by: 13times
HEY!
I actually DO have a full set of open/box end wrenches as well as 1/4" & 1/2" sockets that were my grandfathers.
Granted, they gather dust now but back in the '60's I used them a lot on my Hillman Minx convertable.
Posted by: Gmac-Pondering the impotence of Democrat lies at December 06, 2013 08:31 AM (4pjhs)
Posted by: Nip Sip at December 06, 2013 08:31 AM (0FSuD)
Posted by: FlatbushJoe at December 06, 2013 08:31 AM (ZPrif)
Posted by: Anachronda at December 06, 2013 08:31 AM (U82Km)
Posted by: 13times
That's SPANNERS to you.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Unexpurgated Edition) at December 06, 2013 08:32 AM (LSDdO)
Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) No Really! at December 06, 2013 12:30 PM (GaqMa)
Think you are only supposed to be secure in your personal "papers".
Posted by: Hrothgar at December 06, 2013 08:33 AM (XdnQT)
Is it possible the ZeroCare website is nothing but a portal from which any number and type of malware programs can be deployed to other systems linked to it? I'm mean seriously, the thought and diligence that went into the whole web market is below amateur.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at December 06, 2013 08:33 AM (zr7nZ)
The premise that launched a zillion screenplays
Posted by: mrp at December 06, 2013 08:34 AM (HjPtV)
Posted by: 13times
That's SPANNERS to you.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Unexpurgated Edition) at December 06, 2013 12:32 PM (LSDdO)
hah... you rookies tell me where the torque vector points relative to the force and the moment arm and then we'll talk.
Posted by: tagnonine at December 06, 2013 08:34 AM (x3YFz)
Posted by: Brother Cavil at December 06, 2013 08:34 AM (naUcP)
Posted by: Nip Sip at December 06, 2013 08:34 AM (0FSuD)
You could plug a little kbd interposer into almost anyone's machine and they'd never notice it.
The protocol between the kbd's micro-controller and PC motherboard has been unencrypted since the original 5-slot 8088 PC
A more sophisticated device could inject commands as well as simply stealing passwords and such
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/s] at December 06, 2013 08:34 AM (L0b3J)
Posted by: Jean at December 06, 2013 12:30 PM (pxx5O)
YESYESYESYESYESYESYESYES!!!!!
Posted by: Bit at December 06, 2013 08:34 AM (GQ8sn)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/10297889@N08/8267147602/
Posted by: HeatherRadish™ needs a beer at December 06, 2013 12:26 PM (/kI1Q)
Should take up knitting.
Posted by: flounder at December 06, 2013 08:35 AM (Kkt/i)
Posted by: Brother Cavil at December 06, 2013 08:35 AM (naUcP)
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Now with extra taunting. at December 06, 2013 08:36 AM (VtjlW)
Yes.
Posted by: EC at December 06, 2013 08:37 AM (GQ8sn)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at December 06, 2013 08:37 AM (70tOG)
Purp! holy crap! that's some old school shit right there, brother. Commodore. 8086. What I grew up on. I'll portion my RAM as I see fit, thank you very much.
Posted by: tagnonine at December 06, 2013 08:37 AM (x3YFz)
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Unexpurgated Edition) at December 06, 2013 08:37 AM (LSDdO)
Posted by: WinLinBSDAdmin at December 06, 2013 08:37 AM (C3A33)
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at December 06, 2013 08:37 AM (oFCZn)
Posted by: Beer Ninja at December 06, 2013 08:38 AM (598AG)
Posted by: Jean at December 06, 2013 08:38 AM (pxx5O)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 06, 2013 08:38 AM (aDwsi)
Unless you've applied hotfixes, or opted out of certain updates, or whatever. There's no such thing as a 100% binary-identical system, even on Windows.
And of course Red Hat provides an equivalent "latest code" standard for Linux. In particular, the version of the compiler they ship is always better than the upstream one that e.g. Canonical gets stuck with.
Incidentally, the base WinNT kernel is really, really good (at the NtXXX() level). It's everything on top of it that fucks things up, especially once you install any Adobe products.
Posted by: Ian S. at December 06, 2013 08:38 AM (B/VB5)
LOAD "SPYHUNTER"
PRESS PLAY ON TAPE
LOADING
Posted by: EC at December 06, 2013 08:38 AM (GQ8sn)
Posted by: Nip Sip at December 06, 2013 08:38 AM (0FSuD)
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at December 06, 2013 08:39 AM (zr7nZ)
Here's a picture of my pussy.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/10297889@N08/8267147602/
Posted by: HeatherRadish™ needs a beer at December 06, 2013 12:26 PM (/kI1Q)
no way I clicky. It's a tarp!
Posted by: tagnonine at December 06, 2013 08:39 AM (x3YFz)
Posted by: Zombie Gary Kildall at December 06, 2013 08:39 AM (aDwsi)
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I though we agreed to not waste bandwidth on Kommie Kickball.......
Posted by: fixerupper at December 06, 2013 08:40 AM (nELVU)
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at December 06, 2013 12:39 PM (zr7nZ)
Right hand.
Posted by: EC at December 06, 2013 08:40 AM (GQ8sn)
Posted by: Nip Sip at December 06, 2013 08:40 AM (0FSuD)
Yeah, IBM Selectrics were exploited, back in the Stone Age.
Posted by: mrp at December 06, 2013 08:40 AM (HjPtV)
Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD. Now with extra taunting. at December 06, 2013 08:40 AM (VtjlW)
Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at December 06, 2013 08:40 AM (oFCZn)
Only when it hurts them. No one at IRS has been prosecuted for forwarding confidential tax info on conservative organizations to Propublica or the FEC (and possibly the Koch brothers tax info to the DNC) . Heck, has anyone even been fired for this?
Posted by: Lizzy at December 06, 2013 08:42 AM (JRmiD)
Imagine how hard they'd come down on whoever reveals that Obama ran a D average in college, prior to affirmative action adjustment.
Posted by: Ian S. at December 06, 2013 08:44 AM (B/VB5)
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/s] at December 06, 2013 08:44 AM (L0b3J)
And can anyone tell me the difference between Issa and a door stop?
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Unexpurgated Edition) at December 06, 2013 08:44 AM (LSDdO)
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/s] at December 06, 2013 08:45 AM (L0b3J)
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at December 06, 2013 08:45 AM (74tYA)
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Unexpurgated Edition) at December 06, 2013 12:44 PM (LSDdO)
One is useful.
Posted by: The guy who always answers rhetorical jokes at December 06, 2013 08:45 AM (Kkt/i)
Under Emperor Obama, no one doing the "right" thing is even even scolded, much less fired!
In fact, they usually get a raise and an additional gold star for "active participation"!
Posted by: Hrothgar at December 06, 2013 08:46 AM (XdnQT)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 06, 2013 08:46 AM (iGP6J)
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/s] at December 06, 2013 08:47 AM (L0b3J)
Posted by: --- at December 06, 2013 08:47 AM (MMC8r)
Posted by: Chilling the most at December 06, 2013 08:47 AM (gxtMZ)
Posted by: The guy who always answers rhetorical jokes at December 06, 2013 12:45 PM (Kkt/i)
Only one is useful and has a purpose!
Posted by: Hrothgar at December 06, 2013 08:47 AM (XdnQT)
Posted by: Nip Sip at December 06, 2013 08:48 AM (0FSuD)
I knew someone who worked at Lockheed Martin during the time when they had the infamous "metric-Imperial" clusterfuck. Half their specs were measured in metric, the other half in Imperial Standard and no one knew where all the crossed wires happened.
Heads rolled.
Posted by: EC at December 06, 2013 08:48 AM (GQ8sn)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 06, 2013 08:48 AM (aDwsi)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/10297889@N08/8267147602/
Posted by: HeatherRadish™ needs a beer at December 06, 2013 12:26 PM (/kI1Q)
Where's the yarn?
Posted by: EC at December 06, 2013 08:49 AM (GQ8sn)
Well, at least we won't be hearing about 404Care for a few
Posted by: Hrothgar at December 06, 2013 08:49 AM (XdnQT)
Posted by: --- at December 06, 2013 08:49 AM (MMC8r)
Posted by: The kid on Airplane at December 06, 2013 08:50 AM (0FSuD)
How many schools to be named after him? Maybe Compton or Detroit can just rename their cities, Mandela Land?
Posted by: Nip Sip at December 06, 2013 12:48 PM (0FSuD)
You think this is bad? wait till Obama dies. I just hope I outlive him so I can laugh.
Posted by: tagnonine at December 06, 2013 08:50 AM (x3YFz)
Posted by: Croaker at December 06, 2013 08:50 AM (lL5rm)
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/s] at December 06, 2013 08:50 AM (L0b3J)
Posted by: Healthcare.gov Developer at December 06, 2013 08:51 AM (aDwsi)
Posted by: Purp at December 06, 2013 12:50 PM (L0b3J)
Au contraire!
Posted by: White out and Sharpie at December 06, 2013 08:51 AM (GQ8sn)
They'll take my paper tape from my cold, dead hands.
Posted by: --- at December 06, 2013 12:49 PM (MMC8r)
The nerdery is strong on AoS.
Posted by: tagnonine at December 06, 2013 08:51 AM (x3YFz)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 06, 2013 08:51 AM (iGP6J)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 06, 2013 08:52 AM (aDwsi)
Posted by: Healthcare.gov Developer at December 06, 2013 12:51 PM (aDwsi)
AutoIt. Perl is gay.
Yes I said it!
Posted by: tagnonine at December 06, 2013 08:53 AM (x3YFz)
Posted by: Nip Sip at December 06, 2013 08:53 AM (0FSuD)
Posted by: --- at December 06, 2013 08:53 AM (MMC8r)
Biden, "Hey people we got confetti now!"
Chao, "That was the back end code!"
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 06, 2013 08:53 AM (iGP6J)
Posted by: bonhomme[/i][/b][/i][/b] at December 06, 2013 08:53 AM (sByIH)
But at least you'll know what neighborhood you're in.
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Unexpurgated Edition) at December 06, 2013 08:54 AM (LSDdO)
Posted by: Sherry McEvil, Stiletto Corsettes at December 06, 2013 08:55 AM (kXoT0)
Yeah, every street in Harlem that is not named after Adam Clayton Powell, MLK and now Mandela with be named Obama.
Going to get confusing.
Posted by: Nip Sip at December 06, 2013 12:53 PM (0FSuD)
So right! I hate Chris Rock but he did a bit years ago with some guy calling from a phone booth on MLK... "RUN!"
You wanna get shot? Go to MLK. And oh yeah, they'll name streets after this clown where you don't want to be white.
So see this coming.
Tarot readings in the back, lotto numbers to the left.
Posted by: tagnonine at December 06, 2013 08:56 AM (x3YFz)
Posted by: WinLinBSDAdmin at December 06, 2013 08:57 AM (C3A33)
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/s] at December 06, 2013 08:59 AM (L0b3J)
Posted by: --- at December 06, 2013 09:00 AM (MMC8r)
Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 06, 2013 09:01 AM (aDwsi)
None of my students can code. physics. math. Can't write 20 lines.
wtf do the k-12 idiots teach?
We were looking to hire an intern from the best and brightest, but in 2 years I haven't found a student who can do "hello world."
And this is at a state university.
When I was 10 I was writing code. Uphill both ways in the snow. These days? they text. That's it. Just texting.
Posted by: tagnonine at December 06, 2013 09:03 AM (x3YFz)
Posted by: Buffalobob at December 06, 2013 09:04 AM (r8ENS)
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Posted by: Mike Hammer at December 06, 2013 01:01 PM (aDwsi)
Hah... when I saw "closetag" my brain shut off. why? it looks like html and java and I'm a purist. C and fortran. I'll write the .h files, tyvm! (puts elitist coder nerd hat on)
All that other stuff is weak!
Posted by: tagnonine at December 06, 2013 09:08 AM (x3YFz)
As it turns out, that political suppression of otherwise useful information may have been a boon for the states that decided to implement their own exchanges and got it mostly right, or at least a tad better than Barky's signature accomplishment, despite the woeful level of interest and ultimate result of mostly just shunting people to Medicaid.
Posted by: flounder at December 06, 2013 09:10 AM (Kkt/i)
You missed the most obvious (and already documented) one. The Canadian webmonkey company the U.S. feds hired was already fired by the Canadian govt for gross incompetence.
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at December 06, 2013 09:11 AM (FvyJS)
Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Unexpurgated Edition) at December 06, 2013 09:11 AM (LSDdO)
Small blessings dude. Code not written yet contains no bugs or security vulnerabilities.
Posted by: Purp[/i][/b][/s] at December 06, 2013 09:23 AM (L0b3J)
http://ace.mu.nu/archives/344811.php
Link to Article "Obamacare Shouldn't Have Been Managed Like a Campaign" By Megan McArdle
According to two former officials, CMS staff members struggled at “multiple meetings” during the spring of 2011 to persuade White House officials for permission to publish diagrams known as “concepts of operation,” which they believed were necessary to show states what a federal exchange would look like. The two officials said the White House was reluctant because the diagrams were complex, and they feared that the Republicans might reprise a tactic from the 1990s of then-Sen. Bob Dole (R-Kan.), who mockingly brandished intricate charts created by a task force led by first lady Hillary Clinton.
In the end, one of the former officials said, the White House quashed the diagrams, telling CMS, instead, to praise early work on those state exchanges that matched the hidden federal thinking.
Posted by: flounder at December 06, 2013 09:26 AM (Kkt/i)
Posted by: I R A Darth Aggie © at December 06, 2013 09:47 AM (1hM1d)
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Foist?
Posted by: chiefjaybob at December 06, 2013 07:33 AM (Z7duT)