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Bolkonskij
Administrator 1024 MB  Posts: 2023 
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on: April 01, 2024, 09:56
Just sharing two stories that really give a good reason to stick to your System 7 Macintosh. Feel free to share more :-) "AI hallucinates software packages and devs download them – even if potentially poisoned with malware." (read at theregister.com) (modern browser needed) And for the "but Linux is save" crowd, I've got this ArsTechnica article on a crazy backdoor targeting major Linux distros. Quote from: From the article The compression utility, known as xz Utils, introduced the malicious code in versions 5.6.0 and 5.6.1, according to Andres Freund, the developer who discovered it. There are no known reports of those versions being incorporated into any production releases for major Linux distributions, but both Red Hat and Debian reported that recently published beta releases used at least one of the backdoored versions—specifically, in Fedora Rawhide and Debian testing, unstable and experimental distributions. A stable release of Arch Linux is also affected. That distribution, however, isn't used in production systems. |
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Last Edit: April 01, 2024, 11:07 by Bolkonskij
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snes1423
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256 MB  Posts: 458 A Man born of Mechina
Reply #1 on: April 01, 2024, 16:31
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i myself wish i had a good system 7 desktop i dont trust my 1400's hinges so currently using panther on a 1.67ghz G4 why panther? no software update meaning that apple if requested too cant screw up my OS
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68040
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512 MB Posts: 950 68k - thy kingdom come, thy will be done !
Reply #2 on: April 01, 2024, 20:44
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Well, way too many n00b5 are actively encouraged to try their luck at Linux. You can see that by the explosive use of "sudo" on websites discussing administrative functions. No real admin sudos his way through a work day - it just isn't happening. And so these fools truly believe their systems to be safe, even if they keep installing software from Lord knows where, simply because it isn't Windoze. But I for one refuse to install rpm's or dpks from public archives or smart aleck websites. And most of all, if I don't really, really need it, I won't install it - PERIOD. And then Firewalling and Change Tracing are the two art forms almost never practiced in these Gung Ho amateur web forums. People are actively encouraged to install the latest hot-hot-hot kernel, just because it may or may not make that exotic sound card of theirs work. Sorry, folks, but Linux was developed by geeks for geeks. And if someone needs to explain to you what "root" is all about, then - please - stick with what you've got. PS: Just last week I asked the AI how to expand a Sybase DB on SQL level. It gave me a smooth reply, complete with a multiline SQL statement. It all looked so cute - only problem was, not even the syntax was right. Turns out, it just merged some Oracle with some SQL Server stuff and tried to sell me that as Sybase ASE. Harmless if the guy at the keyboard knows his biz. Pretty embarrassing if he doesn't. And outright dangerous if the wrong stuff gets deleted/damaged in the process. AI my @ss!
Last Edit: April 01, 2024, 20:58 by 68040
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snes1423
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256 MB Posts: 458 A Man born of Mechina
Reply #3 on: April 02, 2024, 06:44
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You guys inspired me to pull out my 1400c/166 running 7.6.1 which im typing this on now a few things though cant share a screenshot converted to .gif/.jpg using GraphicConveter 4.x using revontulet.org and netscape 4.7 over orinoco 802.11b wireless it freezes when i click send or whatever and have to force quit netscape another thing is that if i open HotStuff (the latest version from the "files" section on hotline suggested by knezzzen/theo) and THEN open any other app i get error type "1" and my 1400 freezes up until i do a command-control-power but if i open an app first then hotstuff there is 0 issues also is there a app for tracking USPS/FedEx deliverys? might be usefull for us vintage enthusiasts Thanks, -snes1423
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wove
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1024 MB Posts: 1363
Reply #4 on: April 02, 2024, 14:30
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The biggest thing all this points to is the fact that security begins and ends with the users. It requires constant ongoing vigilance. One cannot be safe hiding behind an OS or hiding in obscurity. Although of course an OS can enhance security and keeping your head down and being obscure can also enhance security. You need to remain aware of what you have that is important and needs to be protected. You need to keep track of where you store it and how you store it. It definitely requires maintenance to remain safe in modern times.
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68040
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512 MB Posts: 950 68k - thy kingdom come, thy will be done !
Reply #5 on: April 02, 2024, 19:10
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Nice advice wove, but temptation will get the better of it. The answers AI provides are just so smoothly worded, that a NY law firm refused to let go of their AI generated citations of (non-existing) case law, even after the judge told them it was all made up. Every lawyer in that firm got slapped with hefty punishments, as they couldn't bring themselves to withdraw those perfectly crafted statements - about non-existing legal precedence. Soon this technology shall dominate all and permeate e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g. Just two months ago a DoS attack was launched against a commercial website by a botnet consisting of thousand of tooth brushes (no kidding). From the toilet seat to the medical cabinet our lives will be dominated by algorithms that make stuff as a matter of principle. And now tell me about a security concept for this make-believe world. 
Last Edit: April 02, 2024, 19:14 by 68040
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Johnny7
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64 MB Posts: 78 System 7 Newcomer!
Reply #6 on: April 03, 2024, 03:32
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When your AI outsmarts you! LOL Amazon Abandons Grocery Stores Where You Just Walk Out With Stuff After It Turns Out Its "AI" Was Powered by 1,000 Human Contractors https://futurism.com/the-byte/amazon-abandons-ai-stores
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