Simson Garfinkel. Hint: Turn your attention to the poster. You just offended a fellow Slashdotter. ;)

I don't use harddrives. I just use crocodiles with magnets stuck to their heads.

(I'll get my coat.)

To be honest I think they'd like being shot even less.

OK good answer.

Thanks; my mistake. :)

Hm, the article and summary both list it as SSLStrip but the only software I can find on the site is SSLSniff, which appears to be it? Maybe it was renamed because the link as given in the summary redirects to the main page.

I'm probably going to sound like a complete prig here but anyway...

I don't have, nor have I ever had, a Facebook account. However I have regularly seen a friend's account when I've been at his place and as we grew up together I'd say it is representative of what I would have to endure.

I have found that all the people who find and friend (or whatever is the trendy not-really-a-verb term they use) him are those I - and often he also - only ever knew in passing.

Believe it or not I'm actually quite a friendly person and get on with pretty much anyone who cares to sit down and talk to me. (I recently went alone on a two week vacation where this trait was borne out but that's another story). The thing is, these people often didn't want to know me back then and for some reason they now get it into their heads that being chummy online and sending piddling messages around is somehow OK.

To be frank I have no interest in 're-'hooking up with these people. I don't find them very interesting to be honest. Their statuses all echo the current 'joke' that is being flushed around the tubes and what they are doing doesn't actually interest me at bit.

The thing I find really amusing is that the protest group is using the very tool they are protesting against to stage the protest! This is precisely what I would expect from the people I've seen on there.

The fact is that there are many people out there who do not seriously consider what happens to their data. Just as with real life: that I know people who do not shred bank statements is one example; they just throw in the trash all sorts of identifying data without a second thought. They just don't care, even after being informed of the potential dangers.

Similarly folks signing up to Facebook don't generally want to let an inconvenience like statements in the terms and conditions keep them from their oh-so-important online life. I suspect it is this mentality that is behind those members who joined the protest group. They don't care enough to just walk away. Sure, it seems that superficially they may be having an effect, but I'd venture a guess that Facebook are merely doing damage control. They will still try and get away with as many of the contentious statements as they still can because they know that their users are reluctant to leave. That stacks the cards in their favor.

(I do want to point out that obviously not everyone who has an account is an idiot - my friend for one is certainly not, nor I would say are my ex-colleagues who also had accounts - but it does tend to attract a certain shall we say, demographic.)

"The phone vibrates when it is time to place the right bet"

In fact, forget the... wait, which one of these can I do without?

On the plus side you can access Slashdot.

Life is good.

Well originally yes. Over the years other needs have dictated a different direction to take it in. These days it is designed not so much to withstand WW3, but to withstand WoW3 (and up).

Are you absolutely sure you want to do that?

It does mean changing the bulb.

I've heard of him. That's that Chinese lawyer who works in DMCA violations right?

You should hold out for Microsoft Store 7. I hear many of these problems have been addressed for the best ever customer experience.

The year of Microsoft on the high street!

To be honest I'm surprised they aren't setting up shop as an online retailer. I would have thought that would give them a wider reach for less outlay, but I guess they want people to play with their products. In store surfaces and all that.

The other thing is the main impression that I came away with from the images of the concept store was, well, how dull and boring it looked. Not the sort of place I would enjoy shopping.

Knowing Microsoft it will put its corporate salespeople on the shop floor to be all 'customer facing' who will scare away most customers by the time they have stalked their prey (they'll call that 'proactive') and introduced themselves with, "Hi! Can I help you?" (They think they are doing you a favor but it's rare I will stay long if I sense any potential for being hounded into a purchase.)

Maybe I'm just being cynical?

... nah!

Strict inequality operator (I believe there are others too).