What does Linus have to do with anything other than the kernel itself? He isn't part of PHP, Apache, openssh, mozilla, Gnome, gcc (etc) or attached to any distro. Unless its a kernel exploit he would be powerless to fix it and wouldn't care. There are a million ways to write such software, any competent linux dev could do so. The thing is, it doesn't matter, because it can be nullified by simple policy changes - and the fact that no two distro's are alike, "linux" can be a whole slew of differing combinations of software.

Putting something like this in the "wild" is nothing worse than metasploit, nmap, satan or any number of other tool sets. GCC and bash are just as dangerous a "toolkit".

His supposed killer malware is bullshit anyway, he's provided no details. What webserver? What distro? What does SELinux have to do with it? Is he requiring the user to know the root password, and type it in?

How about a bash script with "rm -rf /*" ran as root? Is that malware?

Do you know how many exploitable apps are in / have been in linux over the years? Unix in general? A shit ton! This is nothing new, revolutionary or extraordinary.

So you'd eat a fully cooked steak that has sat out at room temp all night?

I've eaten raw or undercooked meat (fish and beef) my entire life. The only cases of food poisoning I have ever had have been from: pizza, bacon and a hot dog.

I love a rare steak. I also love sushi and sashimi. I've eaten raw tuna on a fishing boat that was still warm. The reason people are so used to fully cooking their meat is because of poor standards at meat factories, you HAVE to in some cases or you will get sick (factory chicken).

Properly raised and slaughtered meat of any sort is perfectly fine to eat less than well done, or even raw. Even chicken and pork.

Those were common in early cadd systems, they didn't have a mouse. They used digitizing tables and 3d inputs like you see in the video.

I would have liked to know more about the technology, not just how he did it with "a computer". What cadd package was it? What hardware?

Most likely something from Unigraphics or Intergraph, as those were big 3d modeling packages of the era.

Nowadays 3d inputs are easier with spaceballs and a simple mouse, or a 3d mouse.

Its also a bitch to add new rows to your powerpoint excel.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=541e3RC3cvc

I didn't mention scams, I was specifically talking about malware. My reply was in response to people being stupid for clicking on exe's and installing activex controls, not falling for email scams.

They aren't stupid, they simply don't know any better. Most people barely understand the concept of things like "executable file" and "activex control" if at all. They just click away, because thats always worked for them in the past. Its not the user that is at fault for everything that happens, even they are the cause. You can't expect everybody to understand what a trojan is just because you do. Some of the malware is very clever, I recently cleaned a slew of corporate computers infected with tons of crap from some users clicking on what appeared to be legitimate security warnings from windows. These popups can easily fool most people. I took care of it by installing good antivirus and antimalware but a lot of small businesses simply have no clue. They buy a computer, it comes with norton for 60 days, they plug away and don't think twice. Two years later they are infected to all hell and have no idea why. I don't fault them, what about Dell and the likes putting trialware of CRITICAL components onto these new systems? They should have bullet proof antivirus on the system for like, as part of the purchase price. The entire PC market is messed up in that regard. In the long run, it helps sales, because people will buy new computers once their old one becomes slow and worn out, like they are tires or something.

People aren't "stupid" just because they don't have your level of computer expertise.

We are still very limited in what can be done. The amount of models on screen at any one time, the field of view, interactivity of the environment, etc. More processor speed, better GPU's and more ram will all lead to more realistic and fine grained physics, larger interactive environments, 3d displays, faster load times, you name it.

People said the same exact thing with the ps2, the pentium, all that outdated tech.

We have a long way to go yet, these primitive consoles are just the tip of the ice berg. Its not just how many "p" the resolution is. Its about the complexity that can be achieved, the depth of the experience. PC's are far better at this than the current consoles, and thats with current technology.

The next Call of Duty would REALLY be that much better if it didn't slow down with so much on screen at any one time, with fuller more interactive environments, very fast load times, hyper realistic physics, far more advanced input devices, 3d immersion, voice commands to AI squad mates, the list goes on and on.

No, Hitchcock meant that you must at all times be gratifying the user, constant thrills with no downtime in between. Just peck a button and get a treat... errr..

Causing people to work for their rewards? Nah, thats insane. Just give it to em in a constant stream, thats all the little lab rats want.

I gotta say that WoW was still fun for me when I was still getting all the flight paths. I'd swim, walk and run everywhere and it was exciting to explore a new area that was way over my head, to attempt to get a flight path that I wouldn't even use until much higher levels. I'd swim half way around a continent and see where I could get to. I don't understand why people play games if all they want to do is win constantly. Just kill things and win. Thats it. No travel, no hassles with death, no trouble whatsoever, just continuous pushing a button to get a treat. Thats why I quit WoW, once I reached the level cap, it got boring. Nothing new, just repetitive boring crap. It was fun when I was small, because I let there be a sense of danger whilst exploring. Getting to those places you'd only see on a flight path was fun, finally battling those unknown high level monsters.

Huh, yeah, top down is the king. Err, wait, aren't grey whales some of the largest nanomachines on the planet? From a single fertilized egg? Converting other creatures into itself?

Nah, must be impossible. There's no way ribosomes are nearly as complex as a transistor, or nearly as useful. Its all about chopping large hunks of matter into tiny bits.

"Real" nanotechnology is the ability to manipulate matter at that scale. How is the matter in a CPU manipulated to build the CPU? It isn't. Its chopped away from larger chunks. No matter how small it gets, this process cannot produce complex structures or machines as well as nanotechnology.

Umm, no, they wouldn't be effective. Who would you bomb, in Iraq or Afghanistan? What large largets are there? What huge armies are we trying to stop?

Nuclear weapons have no use in guerrilla warfare, not at all. They would have not been useful in vietnam for the same reasons.

The US is not a moral nation when it comes to war, we do what works for the purposes of the engagement. A destabilized but infrastructurally intact middle east is the goal, not conquering a foe. There is no enemy per se, just pissed off locals who are feebly fighting an invading force.

Nukes have no place in situations like these, because they are ineffective at achieving the goal. Nukes are a terror weapon, and a strategic weapon against large infrastructure. The terror aspect wouldn't work because the targets are too large, and there is no leadership or army to defeat by scaring the shit out of the population. Strategically it makes no sense because we are occupying these countries, and want/need their infrastructure.

Huh? I live in a coastal california beach town, a popular tourist destination, and can see a couple dozen oil platforms from the beach 2 blocks from my house.

You mean monopoly money?