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N64 is a nice console, but after scaring off Square, Nintendo had better come up with one hell of a launch for Dolphin (and no, I don't mean Super Mario Brothers 128 or Super Mario Tic-Tac-Toe or any of that other crap). Nintendo could screw up a wet dream.

The Playstation didn't have any games that interested me. I'm hoping this will change for the PS2, but I'm not holding my breath.

One of my present-day co-workers was one of the original architects of Quantum's network, and pointed out to me the other day how chat rooms in AOL's People Connection are still limited (by design) to 25 people, a limitation imposed some 15 years ago to keep buffers in people's 300 baud Commodore modems from overflowing with data and disconnecting the user. ;>

He also told me how Steve Case was a lowly Marketing Drone in those days.. Case usually kept to himself, unless he was asking to borrow some money for booze.

It is kind of weird reading that article though.. Seeing as how "Linux Online" is the name of one of the forums in an upcoming site I'm working on.. (:

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"Hey! Let's sell ad space on a government-owned database! That'll further the conception that it's our property!"

Notwork Delusions strikes again. They're rising quickly on my "companies that must die" list, joining the ranks of Microsoft, Bell Atlantic, and UUNet..

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That was a pretty funny link.

I just want to thank you for not FILLING it with snot jokes.

Let's just be glad you-know-who isn't acquiring all these websites..

• Shutdown option on Full Audit Log

  In a C2 configured system, auditing system of Windows NT provides an option to the administrator to shut down the system when security audit log is filled up. To enable this, use the following key value in the registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\Lsa:

  • Name: CrashOnAuditFail
  • 
    Type: REG_DWORD
    Value: 1
    

  With this setting, the system will shutdown itself when the audit log full is detected. The value in the registry is reset to 2. When the system is rebooted, it only allows the administrators to log on to the machine (locally or remotely). They will be required to clean the audit log (or archive it), reset the value to 1 and reboot the system before any other user is allowed to log on.

The log is whatever size the administrator chooses. By default, the logs are limited to 512KB (Max setting 4,194,240 KB), and events older than 7 days get overwritten (this can be turned off). It is very easy to change these settings, and obviously Microsoft has done this. Then (as above) NT automatically crashes when any of the event logs fill up (System, Security, or Application).

For those of you interested enough to read this document, it is referring to NT4 service pack 0. A lot of the holes that it would have you manually patch are automatically fixed when you apply the various service packs. (Remote access to the registry, for example.)

My favorite quote from this .doc: "...the default out-of-the-box configuration is highly relaxed, especially on the Workstation product. This is because the operating system is sold as a shrink-wrapped product with an assumption that an average customer may not want to worry about a highly restrained but secure system on their desktop..."

I'm sorry, these pictures are so good I gotta post a link again. Hey, it deals with NT security, right?

Note: I'm not a MCSE, but I play one at work.

I was in a local theater this past weekend to see Deep Blue Sea , which was an average movie, but was also rated R. Looking around the theater I could see quite a few unaccompanied under-17 persons attending the showing. So much for the big "we honor age restriction guidelines" banner hanging out front, eh? Theaters just want your money. That's the bottom line.

Just remember, if they ever put Schindler's List back in the theaters, your kids won't be allowed to see it because it's rated R, and they're under 17. So much for learning from the past.

Hang on...

Just gotta get back into my chair...

BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!! (THUD! again)

I'm O-kay... God, that was SO fscking funny! The look on that's poor guy's face... HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

And he's using a QuickCam...

And he's just realized that the guy that BO'd him probably captured the hanky-panky that went on last night...

For those of you too damn lazy to cut-n-paste, here's a clickable link: HOLY SH!T

God, this one's a classic! That's it, this one's WALLPAPER!!

Who says cracking isn't worthwhile? This was sure worth it!!

He's from Microsoft and he's OK
He sleeps all night and he sleeps all day

I code VB, I eat my lunch, I go to the lavat'ry
On Wednesdays I do nothing
But collect pay from Bill G.

He codes VB, he eats his lunch, he goes to the lavat-ry
On Wednesdays he does nothing
But collect pay from Bill G.
He's from Microsoft and he's OK
He sleeps all night and he sleeps all day.

I code VB, whilst taking a dump
Ten lines done in two hours
I wish I had GNU/Linux
I just crashed my Windows taskbar

He codes VB, whilst taking a dump
Ten lines done in two hours
He wishes he had GNU/Linux
He just crashed his Windows taskbar .. ??
He's from Microsoft and he's OK
He sleeps all night and he sleeps all day.

I code VB, and MFC
NT is such a crock
I wish I'd learned BSD
Just like my dear papa!

He codes VB, and MFC
NT is such a crock .. ?!?

He's from Microsoft and he's OK
He sleeps all night and he sleeps all day!

Yet another twisted drwiii presentation :P

Well, it's not exactly a squirt gun, but it's close..

It's time for the studios and media to wake up and realize that the public isn't their bitch anymore.

By the way, Universal, do you plan on releasing anything resembling a good movie in the near future? Or do you intend on blowing all your dough on legal battles?

I hope they are ordered to release it. I don't mind being spammed, as long as it means N$I will get the shaft. Does this mean we can start rioting outside their headquarters now? (:

I hope they are ordered to release it. I don't mind being spammed, as long as it means N$I will get the shaft. Does this mean we can start rioting outside their headquarters now? (:

Overall, I think the Microsoft Developer Conference was a bit more lively, though. (:

Jeez, at least come up with a semi-creative parody..

Seriously though, if they expect any serious person to use it for Internet access for any reasonable period of time, they'd better add reclining seats in front of them.

Random Link o' Humour: Slashdot Trading Cards

What next? Slashdot Trading Cards?

It'd be great to be able to see something of the like on new hardware when you buy it. I've lost count of how many times I've walked into a CompUSA and forgot which brands and models of hardware are supported.

Re: http://douglas.min.net/~drw/nsinew.txt

At the end is this bit : "By submitting this query, you agree to abide by this policy."

So, if these are shown AFTER submitting the query does it enforce our acceptance - what if we did not want to accept them? Surely there must some law against this?

Derek

That hack looks an awful lot like Microsoft's new homepage..

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Is that necessarily a good thing? It'd be nice to see freedom of OS choice prevail over freedom of Linux distribution choice for their application. I'm all for Linux, don't get me wrong, but I don't think forcing people into using it (or anything) is a good thing.

Don't want to turn into a you-know-whosoft, you know..

LINK

BTW, the FSF is listed in Microsoft's Business Planner in Office 2000. Never thought I'd see that happen in a million years. Way to go!

Just curious, what are the chances that MS would get a hold of a majority of Redhat's shares? Are there laws to prevent them from doing this?

Don't worry, I don't think Redhat tried to pull a Microsoft, the headline probably just scrolled off.

PS - Disco sucks

Still, I'd think taking a shot to the back of the head from one of those things could seriously ruin your day.

Have fun.

Honestly, I don't think Microsoft will ever open their source to any usable degree. Their past tactics have shown that they're only interested in everything being proprietary to themselves.

If you want to call it GNU/Linux, fine. Don't force your opinion on everyone else.

It'd be great if Microsoft did release the source, but knowing them, they'd screw it up by putting it under a no-modifications license or something. It'll be interesting to see how this whole thing progresses.

"Thin appliance type servers"? If they're a small office, they can just use a spare workstation as a server by installing FreeBSD or Linux on it. No need to buy some special device suited for a special purpose.

Not that I think Windows 2000 will pose any threat in this area, mind you..

:-)

Hmmm.. not to add any fuel to the Red Hat/Slashdot Conspiracy fire, but.. LINK

The not common people.

Microsoft has that Windows 2000 deadline to meet. Why don't they work on that?

The two main problems why I haven't gone public with mine are:
1) No sensible way to implement slashdot's banner advertisements
2) Comment/story copyright

:-)

Check out my artistic interpretation of Network Solutions logo. I know I'll be putting it on my homepage. ;>

Anyone else get one of these in the mail?

As long as an emulator comes out for the new Nintendo system that's as accurate as x86 emulation under VMware, I'll be happy.

Hmmph.

Seriously though, it looks like they're pulling all the POC info.

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