Comments on: Time’s Person of the Year http://nslog.com/2006/12/21/times_person_of_the_year The Weblog of Erik J. Barzeski Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:50:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Lloyd Budd http://nslog.com/2006/12/21/times_person_of_the_year#comment-36608 Lloyd Budd Wed, 03 Jan 2007 04:52:22 +0000 http://nslog.com/2006/12/21/times_person_of_the_year/#comment-36608 I see the Time cover in the feed, but here the img is commented out? I see the Time cover in the feed, but here the img is commented out?

]]> By: Mike http://nslog.com/2006/12/21/times_person_of_the_year#comment-32616 Mike Thu, 21 Dec 2006 21:37:25 +0000 http://nslog.com/2006/12/21/times_person_of_the_year/#comment-32616 I sort of assumed that the QuickTime exploit was <a href="http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/technology/archives/2006/12/04/myspace_worm_exploits_quicktime_weakness_to_steal_logins_and_plant_spyware.html">this</a>. I'm not sure if I should be surprised that the iSight "issue" (reported at a Mac rumors site) got more press. I sort of assumed that the QuickTime exploit was this.

I'm not sure if I should be surprised that the iSight "issue" (reported at a Mac rumors site) got more press.

]]> By: Erik J. Barzeski http://nslog.com/2006/12/21/times_person_of_the_year#comment-32579 Erik J. Barzeski Thu, 21 Dec 2006 16:21:03 +0000 http://nslog.com/2006/12/21/times_person_of_the_year/#comment-32579 [quote comment="32576"]No, Gruber wasn't wrong, since none of this is sent back to a server. (Except for your screenshot, har har.) Big difference between local loopback and pushing bits down the tubes to the interwebs.[/quote] I see what you mean. The Java component… My initial reading was just the capturing of images via embedded QT files. Jesper said on December 21, 2006:

No, Gruber wasn't wrong, since none of this is sent back to a server. (Except for your screenshot, har har.) Big difference between local loopback and pushing bits down the tubes to the interwebs.

I see what you mean. The Java component… My initial reading was just the capturing of images via embedded QT files.

]]> By: Jesper http://nslog.com/2006/12/21/times_person_of_the_year#comment-32576 Jesper Thu, 21 Dec 2006 16:13:04 +0000 http://nslog.com/2006/12/21/times_person_of_the_year/#comment-32576 No, Gruber wasn't wrong, since none of this is sent back to a server. (Except for your screenshot, har har.) Big difference between local loopback and pushing bits down the tubes to the interwebs. No, Gruber wasn't wrong, since none of this is sent back to a server. (Except for your screenshot, har har.) Big difference between local loopback and pushing bits down the tubes to the interwebs.

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