Re: DoS attacks on Healthcare.gov...
I'm sure some would not be displeased to see the term open source get Embraced And Extended and turned into a pejorative the way hacker was... ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Boston Linux Meeting reminder, tomorrow, November 20, 2013 - Data Privacy on Android Devices
When: November 20, 2013 7PM (6:30PM for QA) Topic: Data Privacy on Android Devices Moderator:David Kramer Location: MIT Building E51, Room 315 ### Please note that Wadsworth St. is still closed, proceed West on ### Memorial Drive to Ames St. Ames will be 2-way during construction. ## Take a right onto Ames and another right onto Amherst. Summary David demonstrates how to set up Android to keep data away from the Google cloud Abstract Since the Android devices have essentially caught up with the iPhone, so the attackers have also targeted them. Much of your Android data can live on a cloud, so David takes a look at this. Please note that the next Installfest is on Saturday December 7th For further information and directions please consult the BLU Web site http://www.blu.org Please note that there is usually plenty of free parking in the E-51 parking lot at 2 Amherst St, or directly on Amherst St. After the meeting we will adjourn to the official after meeting meeting location at The Cambridge Brewing Company http://www.cambridgebrewingcompany.com/ -- Jerry Feldman g...@blu.org Boston Linux and Unix PGP key id:3BC1EB90 PGP Key fingerprint: 49E2 C52A FC5A A31F 8D66 C0AF 7CEA 30FC 3BC1 EB90 signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Have you done a technical book review?
I was asked by Packt publishing to do a technical book review (Apache SOLR for Beginners) I'm wondering if anyone else on the list has been a technical reviewer before and would share your experience. I was initially excited about the opportunity but it's become apparent, at least in this case, that the quality is not all there. The author is Italian, and I'm re-writing the book in proper English rather than making quality/style assessments. I believe the job of a technical reviewer is to confirm accuracy in the specifics and concepts to ensure that the author's message is delivered effectively to the reader. I like Packt for their emphasis on Open Source, but I'm at the point where I have to decide if this project is worthwhile. To help in that decision, I'm interested to know firsthand how other authors and contributors worked through the publication process. Best, Greg Rundlett ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Have you done a technical book review?
I did tech review for Pro Drupal 7 for Windows Developers, and it was an ok experience. If you are doing editing of English, then the actual Editor isn't doing their job. You should be only doing tech review, not grammar, etc. Seth On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 11:36 AM, Greg Rundlett (freephile) g...@freephile.com wrote: I was asked by Packt publishing to do a technical book review (Apache SOLR for Beginners) I'm wondering if anyone else on the list has been a technical reviewer before and would share your experience. I was initially excited about the opportunity but it's become apparent, at least in this case, that the quality is not all there. The author is Italian, and I'm re-writing the book in proper English rather than making quality/style assessments. I believe the job of a technical reviewer is to confirm accuracy in the specifics and concepts to ensure that the author's message is delivered effectively to the reader. I like Packt for their emphasis on Open Source, but I'm at the point where I have to decide if this project is worthwhile. To help in that decision, I'm interested to know firsthand how other authors and contributors worked through the publication process. Best, Greg Rundlett ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Have you done a technical book review?
On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 11:44 AM, Seth Cohn sethc...@gnuhampshire.orgwrote: I did tech review for Pro Drupal 7 for Windows Developers, and it was an ok experience. Thanks. If you are doing editing of English, then the actual Editor isn't doing their job. You should be only doing tech review, not grammar, etc. I agree. I have the feeling that in this day and age of self-publishing and print on demand, that they may be dramatically loosening their editorial standards and seeing what projects come out the other end of the pipeline. But I can't see how that would be a profitable way to run things. Unless they get an editor to work for free (like me). ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: DoS attacks on Healthcare.gov...
MOD I'm sure some would not be displeased to see the term open source get Embraced And Extended and turned into a pejorative the way hacker was... the Intelligence community has had sources longer than the computation community has, and they distinguish open vs covert/secret. The terminological collision is inevitable. (overt action might be more linguistically appropriate, if that's what they mean, but bureaucrats aren't known for that.) Combining our meaning and theirs in the Open Source Media movement is confusing, since they mean *both* meanings at once, but that's alas natural evolution. Evidence may be appearing of SQL injection attacks, the linkned un-confirmed image shows SQL in suggested searches on Healthcare.gov https://twitter.com/alexhern/status/402365655250644992/photo/1 which suggests (as noted by https://twitter.com/Green_Footballs/status/402606184277868544) that those attacks are most popular queries ... which would seem to confirm a sig % of traffic is adversarial. -- Bill @n1vux bill.n1...@gmail.com ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: DoS attacks on Healthcare.gov...
There's a malware kit in the wild specifically to ddos the healthcare.govwebsite: http://www.examiner.com/article/right-wing-cyber-attacks-on-healthcare-gov-website-confirmed -- mark On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 12:01 PM, Bill Ricker bill.n1...@gmail.com wrote: MOD I'm sure some would not be displeased to see the term open source get Embraced And Extended and turned into a pejorative the way hacker was... the Intelligence community has had sources longer than the computation community has, and they distinguish open vs covert/secret. The terminological collision is inevitable. (overt action might be more linguistically appropriate, if that's what they mean, but bureaucrats aren't known for that.) Combining our meaning and theirs in the Open Source Media movement is confusing, since they mean *both* meanings at once, but that's alas natural evolution. Evidence may be appearing of SQL injection attacks, the linkned un-confirmed image shows SQL in suggested searches on Healthcare.gov https://twitter.com/alexhern/status/402365655250644992/photo/1 which suggests (as noted by https://twitter.com/Green_Footballs/status/402606184277868544) that those attacks are most popular queries ... which would seem to confirm a sig % of traffic is adversarial. -- Bill @n1vux bill.n1...@gmail.com ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Have you done a technical book review?
Bingo! Why pay for a professional editor when they can get that piggybacked on a much less costly service like a review? -- mark On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 11:53 AM, Greg Rundlett (freephile) g...@freephile.com wrote: On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 11:44 AM, Seth Cohn sethc...@gnuhampshire.orgwrote: I did tech review for Pro Drupal 7 for Windows Developers, and it was an ok experience. Thanks. If you are doing editing of English, then the actual Editor isn't doing their job. You should be only doing tech review, not grammar, etc. I agree. I have the feeling that in this day and age of self-publishing and print on demand, that they may be dramatically loosening their editorial standards and seeing what projects come out the other end of the pipeline. But I can't see how that would be a profitable way to run things. Unless they get an editor to work for free (like me). ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Have you done a technical book review?
mark prg...@gmail.com writes:
Bingo! Why pay for a professional editor when they can get that
piggybacked on a much less costly service like a review?
So, approach it like anything else: if it needs work that you'd
be willing to do for pay, say that. e.g.:
It's difficult to evaluate this book for technical content
due to the English being borderline unreadable; it shows
that the author is a non-native speaker and the text has not
yet had sufficient basic editing work done.
and/or:
This book needs significant editing work to make the English
comprehensible before it can be reviewed based on its technical
merits. I can do the editing myself if you'd like, and _then_
do a technical review, but I'd need to charge you ${PRICE}
for the editing work.
--
'tis an ill wind that blows no minds.
On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 11:53 AM, Greg Rundlett (freephile)
g...@freephile.com wrote:
On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 11:44 AM, Seth Cohn sethc...@gnuhampshire.org
wrote:
I did tech review for Pro Drupal 7 for Windows Developers, and it
was an ok experience.
Thanks.
If you are doing editing of English, then the actual Editor isn't
doing their job. You should be only doing tech review, not grammar,
etc.
I agree.
I have the feeling that in this day and age of self-publishing and print
on demand, that they may be dramatically loosening their editorial
standards and seeing what projects come out the other end of the pipeline.
But I can't see how that would be a profitable way to run things. Unless
they get an editor to work for free (like me).
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