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Hulk running for president.
Puny Human /.'ers vote for Hulk here!

Guess I'll have to check the Web Server Logs to see if anyone surfs to the Hulk for President Site from fcc.gov or usdoj.gov ...

The Hulk has entered the race as a late candidate and you can even vote for him (versus those Puny Human Bush and Kerry!) at his official campaign site

I agree with previous comments that if you keep the marketing droids out of the FAQ, it will be a better document ... and would suggest you should have a tie-in to the tech support folks so that (as the "F" part suggests) when you get a lot of similar questions, you just pop a good/correct/complete answer in there - this is exactly the approach I've used with my BBQ Grill FAQ

The submitter is a bit mistaken that the 1Ds Mark II will be used by "photographers shooting sporting events" as the 1D Mark II (with the higher frame rate and focal length multiplier HELPS for telephoto shots, plus about half the cost) will be the DSLR of choise for these folks ... whereas the 1Ds Mark II is targetted towared studio work ... although obviousely both would do well in either environment.

BTW, I've actually used a 1D Mark II and it is an amazing DSLR - scary how fast you can shoot pictures ... and I even caught a semi-decent sequence of my having a hack of a water skiing crash

Hulk glad Puny Human Slashdotter's think he make good president ...
Hulk have web page about his exploits/qualifications.
If elected, Hulk promises good karma for all /.'ers

Since you can surf to it from your own home, you don't have to worry about fireworks, earthquake levels, flying rocks from the lava dome ... and climbing permits are not required. Check back in a week as you may get some good views and be able to turn the lights on and off.

Since you can surf to it from your own home, you don't have to worry about fireworks, earthquake levels, flying rocks from the lava dome ... and climbing permits are not required. Check back in a week as you may get some good views and be able to turn the lights on and off.

And after all that hard DIY work, sit back and enjoy a Hulk Drop Martini ;-)

And after all that hard DIY work, sit back and enjoy a Hulk Drop Martini ;-)

And after all that hard DIY work, sit back and enjoy a Hulk Drop Martini ;-)

In response to some other comments, it should be obvious to all that in a crisis/recovery situation, you don't switch OS's or other major changes, so they should recover to whatever they are using now ... but long-term (if they are running Windows), they may want to consider Linux. And yea, there are other issues in terms of admin expertise/capability/etc. in terms of their ability to look at other solutions.

And finally, consider posting with a username, since The Incredible Hulk SMASHES Anonymous Cowards! ;-)

Don't really need it for static stuff such as my christmas lights but if you do something like climb Longs Peak it would be really nice to know exactly where you shot the pictures ... plus with the GPS feed, you have exact timestamping.

Don't really need it for static stuff such as my christmas lights but if you do something like climb Longs Peak it would be really nice to know exactly where you shot the pictures ... plus with the GPS feed, you have exact timestamping.

I would love to make an addition to my pages that talk about hunting vermin, bats, rats, and squirrels that would be called Hunting Spammers

I would love to make an addition to my pages that talk about hunting vermin, bats, rats, and squirrels that would be called Hunting Spammers

I would love to make an addition to my pages that talk about hunting vermin, bats, rats, and squirrels that would be called Hunting Spammers

I would love to make an addition to my pages that talk about hunting vermin, bats, rats, and squirrels that would be called Hunting Spammers

The double flash of a nuke is a very unique signature and yes, there are space assets looking for exactly this - read more about the South Africa test in 1979 - unknown if these same satellite can pick up the Slashdotting of my 22,000 Christmas Lights ... ;-)

Go nuclear!

On a hopefully unrelated note, I noticed the following in my web server logs:
149.101.1.128 - - [07/Sep/2004:08:48:12 -0600] "GET /faq/satellite_photo/ HTTP/1.0" 200 4449 "http://www.terraserver.com/" "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.0.2) Gecko/20030208 Netscape/7.02 (CK-DNJ702R1)"

That IP address resolves to wdcsun28.usdoj.gov ... and the referral of www.terraserver.com is pretty odd too ... and 10 minutes later, the IP address 149.101.1.116 (resolves as wdcsun16.usdoj.gov) looked at the same page ... but so far, no other accesses from 149.101.*.* addresses - have the black helocopters been dispatched?!? ;-)

I submitted this story because Todd is one of the "good guys" out there IMHO. I agree that USING sudo isn't that difficult (especially in simple environments), but writing it is a bit more work and remember that sudo is a privilaged program so it needs to be pretty darn "tight" in terms of security stuff, and if you read through the release notes, there are all sorts of interesting subtle issues that have been addressed, plus the feature set has expanded - for example, LDAP support.

Todd has selflessly maintained/updated/supported sudo for over a decade - anyone on his Email lists know that he responds pretty darn quick. And he's not trying to "pull a RedHat" here - you can continue to use those channels and get the same code base for free. I.e. he's done such a good job that it is fair to ask the question "why buy support" since you get it for free anyway!

First, as correctly pointed out, if you are a big Corporation, they often like the "security" of having a support contract - yea, it's kinda dumb, but anyone who works at a big company knows what I'm talking about.

And second, if you appreciate good software, here's an easy way to toss a few $$$ Todd's way to thank him for all his work. In this day-n-age of spammers/slimebags all trying to make a buck, Todd is a throwback to the "free sharing" of an earlier era of the Internet.

Disclaimer: I have used sudo for over a decade (and also live in the Boulder, Colorado area), but otherwise have no profession/personal relationship with Todd. Like I said, I just think he's a "good guy" who deserved a little bit of recognition.

For those that actually read the article (this is /. after all), I think the writer failed to mention the influence on the Internet of hacking. They talk about a "Hardware Hacking" book, but I'd argue that the easy/free exchange of information via the Internet has really caused hacking to increase. The picture next to the article is of a long-range wi-fi attenna ... and we've seen a bazillion of the "pringle can" options too, again, all abetted by the easy, quick sharing of lessons learned.

I also think they fail to point out this influence in other non-technical areas. For instance, I have a fairly decent web page about how to convert your BBQ Grill from LP to NG - based on Email I have gotten, lotsa folks have used this - I certainly will never write a book about it - ditto for my home made manometer - these are both "hacks" that are useful,

BTW, Blondie (from the comic strips) would love to use this device on Dagwood to curb his late night eating: While he was working at the computer-security company AtStake near Boston four years ago, Mr. Grand says too many colleagues were taking food that wasn't theirs from the office refrigerator. So he put the fridge into the cabinet of a big, unused Digital Equipment Corp. minicomputer. To the inside of the door, he bolted a custom-made circuit board that read employees' identification badges and unlocked for authorized eaters only. The setup was also rigged so Mr. Grand could log onto a Web site and monitor who was having late-night munchies.

For those that actually read the article (this is /. after all), I think the writer failed to mention the influence on the Internet of hacking. They talk about a "Hardware Hacking" book, but I'd argue that the easy/free exchange of information via the Internet has really caused hacking to increase. The picture next to the article is of a long-range wi-fi attenna ... and we've seen a bazillion of the "pringle can" options too, again, all abetted by the easy, quick sharing of lessons learned.

I also think they fail to point out this influence in other non-technical areas. For instance, I have a fairly decent web page about how to convert your BBQ Grill from LP to NG - based on Email I have gotten, lotsa folks have used this - I certainly will never write a book about it - ditto for my home made manometer - these are both "hacks" that are useful,

BTW, Blondie (from the comic strips) would love to use this device on Dagwood to curb his late night eating: While he was working at the computer-security company AtStake near Boston four years ago, Mr. Grand says too many colleagues were taking food that wasn't theirs from the office refrigerator. So he put the fridge into the cabinet of a big, unused Digital Equipment Corp. minicomputer. To the inside of the door, he bolted a custom-made circuit board that read employees' identification badges and unlocked for authorized eaters only. The setup was also rigged so Mr. Grand could log onto a Web site and monitor who was having late-night munchies.

Army may have had a tough time with The Hulk, but I think they'll SMASH SCO and their lawyers!

You could have some "fun" with this - halfway through the night, send out a "broadcast" saying the Coppertone Girl and her friends are at the bar you are hanging out at - would be hilarious to see the rush of guys come streaming in!

Given the 14G gravity, I think you need to send a buncha Incredible Hulk's over there if they wanted to be able to even stand up, much less survive.

Since this software helps grass roots, will it help my grass grow?

I.e. while one can build a simple manometer the reality is that blood pressure devices used today probably have all sorts of interdependancies that can cause a ripple effect, so one should be pretty darn careful before just applying patches licky-split ... in a work discussion earlier today, we talked about how one of the recent Microsoft security patches broke one of our applications.

Our source - a komar.org elf who is close to the transition - said the migration represents only a fraction of what the future could hold. Apparently those 22K christmas lights only represent a fraction stored in the basement crawl space and they may be poised to switch over all of the lights, and also their Halloween Decorations.

Cost is the reason behind komar.org's switch. The web site is moving away from expensive Sun Solar power, expecting to save a bundle by using Wind Power. Apparently Wind Power has no problem reliably running the fancy software use to run the Christmas Webcam.

However, Utah Unix company SCO could throw a monkey wrench into komar.org's Wind Power plans. According to our elf, komar.org's lights are brigher than "a deer in the headlights" because of concern over SCO's legal threats over Wind Power usage.

SCO of course is the company that made quite a name for itself by suing DalmerChryslerAG and AutoZone Inc for using electricity, claiming that it's owed licensing fees because they have used both AC and DC power. Our elf hinted that a SCO lawsuit against komar.org could be on the horizon, saying that komar.org was approaching "DalmerChrysler and AutoZone territory" in terms of KiloWatts used.

SCO has also sued IBM, accusing it of also using electricity. And SCO has sent letters to hundreds more companies, threatening to sue if they don't fork over $699 for a SCO AC license, and offering a discounted price of $999 if they also obtain an SCO DC license at the same time.

Fortunately for komar.org elf's, the heart of SCO's case against DalmerChrysler was thrown out yesterday by Michigan judge Rae Lee Chabot. The only charge that will be heard in court is that the auto maker didn't respond quickly enough to a request from SCO for certification that it was not using SCO's patented AC and DC electricity. "It's a little unfortunate that it took a lawsuit for them to respond to what was a real simple letter asking them to certify," sniffed SCO spokesman Blake Stowell.

The Incredible Hulk, spokesmonster for komar.org, responded "Hulk SMASH Puny Human SCO - GGRRR!!!!"

Our source - a komar.org elf who is close to the transition - said the migration represents only a fraction of what the future could hold. Apparently those 22K christmas lights only represent a fraction stored in the basement crawl space and they may be poised to switch over all of the lights, and also their Halloween Decorations.

Cost is the reason behind komar.org's switch. The web site is moving away from expensive Sun Solar power, expecting to save a bundle by using Wind Power. Apparently Wind Power has no problem reliably running the fancy software use to run the Christmas Webcam.

However, Utah Unix company SCO could throw a monkey wrench into komar.org's Wind Power plans. According to our elf, komar.org's lights are brigher than "a deer in the headlights" because of concern over SCO's legal threats over Wind Power usage.

SCO of course is the company that made quite a name for itself by suing DalmerChryslerAG and AutoZone Inc for using electricity, claiming that it's owed licensing fees because they have used both AC and DC power. Our elf hinted that a SCO lawsuit against komar.org could be on the horizon, saying that komar.org was approaching "DalmerChrysler and AutoZone territory" in terms of KiloWatts used.

SCO has also sued IBM, accusing it of also using electricity. And SCO has sent letters to hundreds more companies, threatening to sue if they don't fork over $699 for a SCO AC license, and offering a discounted price of $999 if they also obtain an SCO DC license at the same time.

Fortunately for komar.org elf's, the heart of SCO's case against DalmerChrysler was thrown out yesterday by Michigan judge Rae Lee Chabot. The only charge that will be heard in court is that the auto maker didn't respond quickly enough to a request from SCO for certification that it was not using SCO's patented AC and DC electricity. "It's a little unfortunate that it took a lawsuit for them to respond to what was a real simple letter asking them to certify," sniffed SCO spokesman Blake Stowell.

The Incredible Hulk, spokesmonster for komar.org, responded "Hulk SMASH Puny Human SCO - GGRRR!!!!"

Our source - a komar.org elf who is close to the transition - said the migration represents only a fraction of what the future could hold. Apparently those 22K christmas lights only represent a fraction stored in the basement crawl space and they may be poised to switch over all of the lights, and also their Halloween Decorations.

Cost is the reason behind komar.org's switch. The web site is moving away from expensive Sun Solar power, expecting to save a bundle by using Wind Power. Apparently Wind Power has no problem reliably running the fancy software use to run the Christmas Webcam.

However, Utah Unix company SCO could throw a monkey wrench into komar.org's Wind Power plans. According to our elf, komar.org's lights are brigher than "a deer in the headlights" because of concern over SCO's legal threats over Wind Power usage.

SCO of course is the company that made quite a name for itself by suing DalmerChryslerAG and AutoZone Inc for using electricity, claiming that it's owed licensing fees because they have used both AC and DC power. Our elf hinted that a SCO lawsuit against komar.org could be on the horizon, saying that komar.org was approaching "DalmerChrysler and AutoZone territory" in terms of KiloWatts used.

SCO has also sued IBM, accusing it of also using electricity. And SCO has sent letters to hundreds more companies, threatening to sue if they don't fork over $699 for a SCO AC license, and offering a discounted price of $999 if they also obtain an SCO DC license at the same time.

Fortunately for komar.org elf's, the heart of SCO's case against DalmerChrysler was thrown out yesterday by Michigan judge Rae Lee Chabot. The only charge that will be heard in court is that the auto maker didn't respond quickly enough to a request from SCO for certification that it was not using SCO's patented AC and DC electricity. "It's a little unfortunate that it took a lawsuit for them to respond to what was a real simple letter asking them to certify," sniffed SCO spokesman Blake Stowell.

The Incredible Hulk, spokesmonster for komar.org, responded "Hulk SMASH Puny Human SCO - GGRRR!!!!"

Our source - a komar.org elf who is close to the transition - said the migration represents only a fraction of what the future could hold. Apparently those 22K christmas lights only represent a fraction stored in the basement crawl space and they may be poised to switch over all of the lights, and also their Halloween Decorations.

Cost is the reason behind komar.org's switch. The web site is moving away from expensive Sun Solar power, expecting to save a bundle by using Wind Power. Apparently Wind Power has no problem reliably running the fancy software use to run the Christmas Webcam.

However, Utah Unix company SCO could throw a monkey wrench into komar.org's Wind Power plans. According to our elf, komar.org's lights are brigher than "a deer in the headlights" because of concern over SCO's legal threats over Wind Power usage.

SCO of course is the company that made quite a name for itself by suing DalmerChryslerAG and AutoZone Inc for using electricity, claiming that it's owed licensing fees because they have used both AC and DC power. Our elf hinted that a SCO lawsuit against komar.org could be on the horizon, saying that komar.org was approaching "DalmerChrysler and AutoZone territory" in terms of KiloWatts used.

SCO has also sued IBM, accusing it of also using electricity. And SCO has sent letters to hundreds more companies, threatening to sue if they don't fork over $699 for a SCO AC license, and offering a discounted price of $999 if they also obtain an SCO DC license at the same time.

Fortunately for komar.org elf's, the heart of SCO's case against DalmerChrysler was thrown out yesterday by Michigan judge Rae Lee Chabot. The only charge that will be heard in court is that the auto maker didn't respond quickly enough to a request from SCO for certification that it was not using SCO's patented AC and DC electricity. "It's a little unfortunate that it took a lawsuit for them to respond to what was a real simple letter asking them to certify," sniffed SCO spokesman Blake Stowell.

The Incredible Hulk, spokesmonster for komar.org, responded "Hulk SMASH Puny Human SCO - GGRRR!!!!"

Our source - a komar.org elf who is close to the transition - said the migration represents only a fraction of what the future could hold. Apparently those 22K christmas lights only represent a fraction stored in the basement crawl space and they may be poised to switch over all of the lights, and also their Halloween Decorations.

Cost is the reason behind komar.org's switch. The web site is moving away from expensive Sun Solar power, expecting to save a bundle by using Wind Power. Apparently Wind Power has no problem reliably running the fancy software use to run the Christmas Webcam.

However, Utah Unix company SCO could throw a monkey wrench into komar.org's Wind Power plans. According to our elf, komar.org's lights are brigher than "a deer in the headlights" because of concern over SCO's legal threats over Wind Power usage.

SCO of course is the company that made quite a name for itself by suing DalmerChryslerAG and AutoZone Inc for using electricity, claiming that it's owed licensing fees because they have used both AC and DC power. Our elf hinted that a SCO lawsuit against komar.org could be on the horizon, saying that komar.org was approaching "DalmerChrysler and AutoZone territory" in terms of KiloWatts used.

SCO has also sued IBM, accusing it of also using electricity. And SCO has sent letters to hundreds more companies, threatening to sue if they don't fork over $699 for a SCO AC license, and offering a discounted price of $999 if they also obtain an SCO DC license at the same time.

Fortunately for komar.org elf's, the heart of SCO's case against DalmerChrysler was thrown out yesterday by Michigan judge Rae Lee Chabot. The only charge that will be heard in court is that the auto maker didn't respond quickly enough to a request from SCO for certification that it was not using SCO's patented AC and DC electricity. "It's a little unfortunate that it took a lawsuit for them to respond to what was a real simple letter asking them to certify," sniffed SCO spokesman Blake Stowell.

The Incredible Hulk, spokesmonster for komar.org, responded "Hulk SMASH Puny Human SCO - GGRRR!!!!"

Our source - a komar.org elf who is close to the transition - said the migration represents only a fraction of what the future could hold. Apparently those 22K christmas lights only represent a fraction stored in the basement crawl space and they may be poised to switch over all of the lights, and also their Halloween Decorations.

Cost is the reason behind komar.org's switch. The web site is moving away from expensive Sun Solar power, expecting to save a bundle by using Wind Power. Apparently Wind Power has no problem reliably running the fancy software use to run the Christmas Webcam.

However, Utah Unix company SCO could throw a monkey wrench into komar.org's Wind Power plans. According to our elf, komar.org's lights are brigher than "a deer in the headlights" because of concern over SCO's legal threats over Wind Power usage.

SCO of course is the company that made quite a name for itself by suing DalmerChryslerAG and AutoZone Inc for using electricity, claiming that it's owed licensing fees because they have used both AC and DC power. Our elf hinted that a SCO lawsuit against komar.org could be on the horizon, saying that komar.org was approaching "DalmerChrysler and AutoZone territory" in terms of KiloWatts used.

SCO has also sued IBM, accusing it of also using electricity. And SCO has sent letters to hundreds more companies, threatening to sue if they don't fork over $699 for a SCO AC license, and offering a discounted price of $999 if they also obtain an SCO DC license at the same time.

Fortunately for komar.org elf's, the heart of SCO's case against DalmerChrysler was thrown out yesterday by Michigan judge Rae Lee Chabot. The only charge that will be heard in court is that the auto maker didn't respond quickly enough to a request from SCO for certification that it was not using SCO's patented AC and DC electricity. "It's a little unfortunate that it took a lawsuit for them to respond to what was a real simple letter asking them to certify," sniffed SCO spokesman Blake Stowell.

The Incredible Hulk, spokesmonster for komar.org, responded "Hulk SMASH Puny Human SCO - GGRRR!!!!"

Another possible typo correction: We are going to send The Incredible HULK over there and SMASH the Google Puny Human Search Engine! ;-)

For those that are interested in space stuff, I have some nifty Lunar Eclipse Pictures from last year and some Colorado Aurora Borealis ... but sorry, nothing as cute/funny as the "farmer story" above from AC ;-)

For those that are interested in space stuff, I have some nifty Lunar Eclipse Pictures from last year and some Colorado Aurora Borealis ... but sorry, nothing as cute/funny as the "farmer story" above from AC ;-)

Ditto all of that from the AC parent - this is an extreme example (meant to be modded funny), but if people are shooting at you, which would you rather have - this hovercraft or this airboat ;-)

Ditto all of that from the AC parent - this is an extreme example (meant to be modded funny), but if people are shooting at you, which would you rather have - this hovercraft or this airboat ;-)

PGP/GPG are on the client Email program side ... and are good things in of themselves. But interesting that Microsoft is moving this fast ... and the question is will the other large ISP's (ex: gmail!) and Fortune-50 companies enforce this also ... could have a BIG impact on spam Email because would make using zombie PC's MUCH more difficult for the slimebags - The Hulk keeps trying to smash these guys, but they keep coming back! ;-)

So what type of FAA license do I need to drive/fly the Budweiser airboat

While I don't have any direct evidence of browser hijacking causing this (yet), it would not surprise if the the scumbags of the world are using this approach. In brief, referrer log spamming is causing the spammer's site (typically an adult/porn one) to be listed as the referrer (via HTTP_REFERRER) with the hope that the target web site will publish their web logs and the spammer will benefit with a link and/or more traffic - read more about referrer log spamming here. And these guys are smart enough to have "zombie" PC's do all the work for them, so some sort of browser malware would be one approach they would try.

While I don't have any direct evidence of browser hijacking causing this (yet), it would not surprise if the the scumbags of the world are using this approach. In brief, referrer log spamming is causing the spammer's site (typically an adult/porn one) to be listed as the referrer (via HTTP_REFERRER) with the hope that the target web site will publish their web logs and the spammer will benefit with a link and/or more traffic - read more about referrer log spamming here. And these guys are smart enough to have "zombie" PC's do all the work for them, so some sort of browser malware would be one approach they would try.

And Hubble's second servicing mission cost $347 million plus another $448 million for the Shuttle flight - I believe that is in 1996 dollars.

So as a taxpayer, for all that dough, how 'bout some new satellite pictures of my house! ;-)

Just noticed a bunch of -1 and 0 comments from folks looking for gmail accounts, the powder2glass google toolbar team gives one away almost daily to (basically) the fastest clicker - something /.'ers should be pretty good at - one is being given away today between 1000-1100 MDT. They aren't quite as nifty or as fun as this radio controlled hovercraft I got yesterday! ;-)

FYI FWIW: Almost exactly 12 hours later, the hit counter says 93,474 ... so the estimate of 90,000 from the patent/first post AC was pretty darn close. BTW, when my christmas lights got slashdotted, I recorded 20,864 referrals from 16,907 unique IP addresses, so given that he had 60,293 before today, this is also in the ballpark with what I observed - read more about the Slashdot Effect on Christmas Lights for those interested.

I've had a IP to location tool on my personal web site for over a year - it uses one of the more simpler ways of determining location (use the Perl Module Geo::IPfree ... looks like the 0.1 release for that was 2002) so does this mean that my use of that module means I'm in violation of the patent ... or is the Perl Module itself in violation?

I've had a IP to location tool on my personal web site for over a year - it uses one of the more simpler ways of determining location (use the Perl Module Geo::IPfree ... looks like the 0.1 release for that was 2002) so does this mean that my use of that module means I'm in violation of the patent ... or is the Perl Module itself in violation?

1. I first like to thank simoniker for adding the "small metallic fibers which grow on surfces that have been electroplated with zinc" to the article - made it more understandable/readable.

2. The NASA URL is one-level deep (a mistake on my part) - here is the top-level.

3. Related to #2, I would STRONGLY recommend /.'ers actually READ what that says. The Denver Post article was written by a reporter - would you expect that to be technically accurate/broad/etc? Again, take a look at the NASA site which DOES present a compelling case that this is a REAL issue and not FUD. The original study with the medical equipment makes for facinating reading.

4. Some Anonymous Coward seems to have a problem with my nickname. Did you actually click on the "Mr. Christmas Lights" and see what is there - tell me that isn't appropriate (it's been used before BTW).

5. The same AC made a smart-ass comment about the Nigritude Ultramarine SEO contest - while I'm aware of that contest (#4 above is a hint for 'ya!), I'm currently ranking #199 for the keyphrase with less than a week to do, so I'm not a contendor ... although I do rank #1 for the phrase Nigritude Ultramarine Hulk! ;-) ... and I actually did submit a wrapup article a few days ago about this, but it got rejected - good news is the contest is over July 7th, so all those N-U links will go away - they are a bit annoying.

6. I haven't seen anyone comment on a business (verus technical) aspect of the Denver Post article (but this is /.) where some state mucky-muck basically says this is a reason to bring all state websites under one authority and talks about $7.5 million in funding. One wonders if some empire building going on and/or play for more money!

7. There have been several Denver Post articles about the failure of these computer systems. I didn't mention that fact in my submission because I thought it would be too lengthy, but apparently the inability to electronically check/file business/elections stuff has been a real big deal - good example of our dependancy on computers.

'Nuff random late night rambling!