I might as well reply to my own post, since everyone is giving me shit for it.
You're all be hypocrites. You tell me to calm down, yet jump all over my back when I fail to realize (in my opinion, a very poor) joke. Thank you! I realize it's a joke now. A simple, "Hey, brian, it's a joke. Get it?" would have been sufficient.
If this is an attack on Apple, it's totally unfounded. Apple, the company that doesn't even use serial numbers on their OS. The company that open sources their BSD subsystem. The company that has never been know to send personal information back to Apple, ever.
I think you're mistaking Apple for a certain company from Redmond, Washington. Or perhaps your anti-corporate zealotry has caused you to blur the lines between truth and fiction. Whatever the case is, get over it.
Or perhaps it's because Windows computers hold a larger market share, and that Linux users tend to modify their system more to make it secure. Just becasue Linux worms are more scarce isn't a credit to that system. They're less heard of because of less market share and dumber sys-admins.
How the hell is it the fault of the security experts? To be honest, someone will find the bug, whether it's a person with malicious intent or not. If such holes are posted, it gives the company the chance to fix them, so that fewer people are struck.
If holes were not posted, the public would not even know their software is insecure, and it would surely take longer for any company to patch said holes.
Finally, doesn't blame ultimately fall on the company who made the buggy software in the first place? If I come up with a mathematical formula that proves 2 + 2 = 5, and a math teacher proves that I'm incorrect, who's to blame here? Microsoft believes the math teacher is wrong, something which is obviously misguided.
One final thing: I don't see Linux/BSD/Apple execs complaining.
Anthrax is hard to come by, and easy to treat. Small penalty for using the postal service.
Carnivore, hackers, and new govermental controls (passed only this last week by Senate and House) are going to happen much much much more often, and there's no way to "treat" it.
Plus, unlike Anthrax, you have no idea you've been violated using e-mail. At least when you develop a rash, you know something isn't the way it should be.
First, I'm positive it was @home who blocked the ports. Why? Because after speaking to about 3 incompetent people, someone finally admitted to it. If you want the name and phone number of the @home representative I talked to, just ask for it.
Second, obviously hosting servers wasn't in my AUP. However, previously when I had problems of this nature, the tech support made every effort to fix them. I could always spot technicalities in their policy. For example, they say they reserve the right to prohibit servers by doing port scans and individual blocks. They do not, however, have the right to do a blanket filter on all of their customers. It's not in the AUP.
So even though I understand they might have some reluctance to help me, what they showed me was even stronger. That's why I knew @home was dying.
I've know @home was dying ever since the Code Red viruses first struck. Up until that point, I was permitted the ability to run my own email and web servers. When the viruses were ravaging @home's bandwidth, they created a blanket port filter on 25 and 80 (email and web). Needless to say, this pissed me off.
When I called to complain, I was sent to an endless queue of representatives who couldn't care less about my problem. That was the last week I subscribed to @home.
I guess they had more important things on their minds, like not going bankrupt!
I know there's not much I can say to contribute to the discussion, so I'll merely mention my experiences. I own an IBM Deskstar 60GXP, 7200rpm, ATA100, and it's running just fine as my primary FreeBSD boot drive. I've been using it for roughly a month.
I've got a 250W power supply, and I'm sure all my components have more than enough power. Temperature stays cool in my case, probably due to no overclocking and my excessive use of fans.
Hearing this will sure make me back up my data more often, however.
They later went on to add that, "Out of the 40% of computers in which access was gained, just over 20% were serving some really great porn. Hey, why do you think we did this survey in the first place?"
There's also something to be said about posting a flame as an anonymous coward. This was a related article, who cares if it was posted on my site?
Perhaps you need to get acquainted with the business world. Advertising rates are the lowest they've been in years. Even huge companies like Yahoo! are in trouble. How do you think it's hitting small web developers who were just barely making it before? When will you realize that people like me need to eat?
So go along, living in your perfect little world where you get pissed off when someone posts a link to their own article. I'd prefer it if you did something better with your time than bicker moan, but the least you could do is post your comment as yourself, you self-absorbed, arrogant, ignorant, moron.
I'm an amateur prankster, and have always thought super-soakers to be an untapped source of laughs. Does anyone have any good suggestions on things to use in conjunction with super-soakers at the expense of someone else's dignity?
Lately there's been some question as to whether Steve Jobs has steered Apple on track, especially regarding OS X. Artificial Cheese has an article about it. Is Steve really that great?
Am I the only one who caught this line in their first movie?
"By tracking your hand movements, the P5 simplifies work for everyone, including animators, architects, and web servers."
Correct me if I'm wrong, but where is a 3D environment used on web servers? Plus, in the context they use, it sounds like "web servers" is a job. It's like saying "simplifies work for waiters, teachers, managers, and banana".
Take a look at that picture on the right. There are two monitors in the frame. Look at the right monitor. Look closely. If I'm not mistaken, that's OS X.
Default OS X background, Dock on the bottom of the screen. Oh yeah, they're using OS X. In a way, this makes sense. They say they're using Pooch, and Pooch is available on OS X.
I must be missing something here. As I see it, Adaptec used to subscribe to Gracenote's services. Then, Adaptec decided to switch providers, and not pay Gracenote any more. How is this against the law? If Netscape includes a site in their default bookmarks, and then later decides to remove the bookmark, does the site have the right to sue Netscape?
As far as I see it, Adaptec is merely using a common business practice. Intel does it, Microsoft does it, Apple does it. It's called capitalism. If there's a cheaper alternative, or in this case a cheaper provider, USE THE CHEAPER ONE.
This letter gives me no answers to my questions. If they explained that Adaptec is required by law to use Gracenote, then I'd understand. They made no mention of it, however, and so I still remain here, confused. If anyone knows if such a contract or deal was made that prohibits Adaptec from using freedb, then please enlighten me.
Oh, and one other thing. They say, "Gracenote only charges licensing fees to developers of commercial applications, NOT end-users." But who do the developers pass these fees to? End users. They're presenting a logical falsely.
"Just like we could have better industry now if it weren't for all these damn environmental regulations. No CO2, no CO, no S, and no radioactive dumps. But think about it, what has the environment ever done for us? It's a haven for wolves, bears, and sharks, all of which kill thousands of humans each year. Not only that, but its elements (tornados, hurricanes) destroy our cities and towns on a constant basis.
I say fight back against this "mother nature"! It's a mother we never wanted! The FCC regulations went down, and so should all environmental regulations!"
Direct quote from the speech George W. Bush will make tomorrow in front of congress. Sorry to ruin the surprise.:)
Actually, a similar story was posted on/. recently (about IBM's Linux campaign). They didn't have any sample ads at the time, but I guess somebody scanned them. I don't think it's lame at all.
Deluding ourselves? We're under no delusions. Currently, I'm running the final build of 4k78. It is fast, stable, and a great operating system.
I think you missed the whole thrust of the article. You're thinking that all we got was this bad copy, yet the entire Macintosh community received a very good build, and that's what we're all using right now. My article was designed to retrospectively go back and see what might have caused that little bit of confusion. That's all.
Quite frankly, you're wrong. OS X is a magnificent operating system, and I think it's everything it was made up to be.
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I might as well reply to my own post, since everyone is giving me shit for it.
You're all be hypocrites. You tell me to calm down, yet jump all over my back when I fail to realize (in my opinion, a very poor) joke. Thank you! I realize it's a joke now. A simple, "Hey, brian, it's a joke. Get it?" would have been sufficient.
Calm down.
If this is an attack on Apple, it's totally unfounded. Apple, the company that doesn't even use serial numbers on their OS. The company that open sources their BSD subsystem. The company that has never been know to send personal information back to Apple, ever.
I think you're mistaking Apple for a certain company from Redmond, Washington. Or perhaps your anti-corporate zealotry has caused you to blur the lines between truth and fiction. Whatever the case is, get over it.
Oh, so that explains it...
Just click on my handy dandy link then.
Actually, your URL has a space too many. Here's one that works:
g i? ubb=get_topic&f=46&t=000865
Link, or if you're scared I'm trying to show you porn:
http://newforums.macnn.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.c
Good points that I had forgotten. I couldn't have said it better myself.
Why would a geek like him need this? It's not like he's going to go outside or anything...
AHHHHHH! The sunshine! It burns my virgin skin!
Or perhaps it's because Windows computers hold a larger market share, and that Linux users tend to modify their system more to make it secure. Just becasue Linux worms are more scarce isn't a credit to that system. They're less heard of because of less market share and dumber sys-admins.
How the hell is it the fault of the security experts? To be honest, someone will find the bug, whether it's a person with malicious intent or not. If such holes are posted, it gives the company the chance to fix them, so that fewer people are struck.
If holes were not posted, the public would not even know their software is insecure, and it would surely take longer for any company to patch said holes.
Finally, doesn't blame ultimately fall on the company who made the buggy software in the first place? If I come up with a mathematical formula that proves 2 + 2 = 5, and a math teacher proves that I'm incorrect, who's to blame here? Microsoft believes the math teacher is wrong, something which is obviously misguided.
One final thing: I don't see Linux/BSD/Apple execs complaining.
Anthrax is hard to come by, and easy to treat. Small penalty for using the postal service.
Carnivore, hackers, and new govermental controls (passed only this last week by Senate and House) are going to happen much much much more often, and there's no way to "treat" it.
Plus, unlike Anthrax, you have no idea you've been violated using e-mail. At least when you develop a rash, you know something isn't the way it should be.
Let me respond:
First, I'm positive it was @home who blocked the ports. Why? Because after speaking to about 3 incompetent people, someone finally admitted to it. If you want the name and phone number of the @home representative I talked to, just ask for it.
Second, obviously hosting servers wasn't in my AUP. However, previously when I had problems of this nature, the tech support made every effort to fix them. I could always spot technicalities in their policy. For example, they say they reserve the right to prohibit servers by doing port scans and individual blocks. They do not, however, have the right to do a blanket filter on all of their customers. It's not in the AUP.
So even though I understand they might have some reluctance to help me, what they showed me was even stronger. That's why I knew @home was dying.
I've know @home was dying ever since the Code Red viruses first struck. Up until that point, I was permitted the ability to run my own email and web servers. When the viruses were ravaging @home's bandwidth, they created a blanket port filter on 25 and 80 (email and web). Needless to say, this pissed me off.
When I called to complain, I was sent to an endless queue of representatives who couldn't care less about my problem. That was the last week I subscribed to @home.
I guess they had more important things on their minds, like not going bankrupt!
I know there's not much I can say to contribute to the discussion, so I'll merely mention my experiences. I own an IBM Deskstar 60GXP, 7200rpm, ATA100, and it's running just fine as my primary FreeBSD boot drive. I've been using it for roughly a month.
I've got a 250W power supply, and I'm sure all my components have more than enough power. Temperature stays cool in my case, probably due to no overclocking and my excessive use of fans.
Hearing this will sure make me back up my data more often, however.
They later went on to add that, "Out of the 40% of computers in which access was gained, just over 20% were serving some really great porn. Hey, why do you think we did this survey in the first place?"
Jesus. Grow up dude. Try doing something productive with your time.
There's also something to be said about posting a flame as an anonymous coward. This was a related article, who cares if it was posted on my site?
Perhaps you need to get acquainted with the business world. Advertising rates are the lowest they've been in years. Even huge companies like Yahoo! are in trouble. How do you think it's hitting small web developers who were just barely making it before? When will you realize that people like me need to eat?
So go along, living in your perfect little world where you get pissed off when someone posts a link to their own article. I'd prefer it if you did something better with your time than bicker moan, but the least you could do is post your comment as yourself, you self-absorbed, arrogant, ignorant, moron.
I'm an amateur prankster, and have always thought super-soakers to be an untapped source of laughs. Does anyone have any good suggestions on things to use in conjunction with super-soakers at the expense of someone else's dignity?
Thanks in advance.
Some people saw the dump coming. This Artificial Cheese article predicted the cube's departure before Apple made their announcement.
Lately there's been some question as to whether Steve Jobs has steered Apple on track, especially regarding OS X. Artificial Cheese has an article about it. Is Steve really that great?
Am I the only one who caught this line in their first movie?
:)
"By tracking your hand movements, the P5 simplifies work for everyone, including animators, architects, and web servers."
Correct me if I'm wrong, but where is a 3D environment used on web servers? Plus, in the context they use, it sounds like "web servers" is a job. It's like saying "simplifies work for waiters, teachers, managers, and banana".
My BS alarm is going off on full alert.
It won't work on your 7100? Correct me if I'm wrong, but the 7100 is a 601 processor, and it says on that page that the 601 is supported by 2.0.
I think it'll work on 6100s and up.
Take a look at that picture on the right. There are two monitors in the frame. Look at the right monitor. Look closely. If I'm not mistaken, that's OS X.
Default OS X background, Dock on the bottom of the screen. Oh yeah, they're using OS X. In a way, this makes sense. They say they're using Pooch, and Pooch is available on OS X.
Very very cool!
I must be missing something here. As I see it, Adaptec used to subscribe to Gracenote's services. Then, Adaptec decided to switch providers, and not pay Gracenote any more. How is this against the law? If Netscape includes a site in their default bookmarks, and then later decides to remove the bookmark, does the site have the right to sue Netscape?
As far as I see it, Adaptec is merely using a common business practice. Intel does it, Microsoft does it, Apple does it. It's called capitalism. If there's a cheaper alternative, or in this case a cheaper provider, USE THE CHEAPER ONE.
This letter gives me no answers to my questions. If they explained that Adaptec is required by law to use Gracenote, then I'd understand. They made no mention of it, however, and so I still remain here, confused. If anyone knows if such a contract or deal was made that prohibits Adaptec from using freedb, then please enlighten me.
Oh, and one other thing. They say, "Gracenote only charges licensing fees to developers of commercial applications, NOT end-users." But who do the developers pass these fees to? End users. They're presenting a logical falsely.
"Just like we could have better industry now if it weren't for all these damn environmental regulations. No CO2, no CO, no S, and no radioactive dumps. But think about it, what has the environment ever done for us? It's a haven for wolves, bears, and sharks, all of which kill thousands of humans each year. Not only that, but its elements (tornados, hurricanes) destroy our cities and towns on a constant basis.
:)
I say fight back against this "mother nature"! It's a mother we never wanted! The FCC regulations went down, and so should all environmental regulations!"
Direct quote from the speech George W. Bush will make tomorrow in front of congress. Sorry to ruin the surprise.
Actually, a similar story was posted on /. recently (about IBM's Linux campaign). They didn't have any sample ads at the time, but I guess somebody scanned them. I don't think it's lame at all.
Deluding ourselves? We're under no delusions. Currently, I'm running the final build of 4k78. It is fast, stable, and a great operating system.
I think you missed the whole thrust of the article. You're thinking that all we got was this bad copy, yet the entire Macintosh community received a very good build, and that's what we're all using right now. My article was designed to retrospectively go back and see what might have caused that little bit of confusion. That's all.
Quite frankly, you're wrong. OS X is a magnificent operating system, and I think it's everything it was made up to be.