I've been using Network Simplicity's Openssh package to admin several win2k servers, plus tunneling for VNC. Works ace, no compliants. One thing, VNC gets kind of fussy about connecting to localhost ports that are tunneled, it requires a little tweaking on the server (WinVNC) side to make it work (you need to add a localloopback key). There's a registry hack that allows it, details on ORL's VNC site. Tunneling Terminal Server works without any modifications.
Instead of pondering whether people will be able to read signs or remember or whether civilization will disintegrate, for a second let's think about how previous civilizations have left "messages" for us:
The pyramids were huge objects adorned with a clear message: this guy is god, mess with his place and you'll die a horrible death.
Did the Egyptians believe that if you raided the tomb, you'd die? Most likely. Is belief enough to kill you or keep you safe? Sometimes (voodoo curses, faith healing). Does exploring the pyramids today actually pose any risk? No.
Ok, I better clarify where I'm going with this one. In ancient times, people _knew_ you could die from messing with evil spirits. Hang out in a cemetary, the evil spirits make you die like them (disease). This goes on in many forms.
While today we think we know that toxic waste is toxic, to future generations of humans, it might be considered safe. Hell, it might even be desirable! Who needs to worry about radiation or poisonous chemicals when your cells use it for food?
We have absolutely _no_ idea what will happen in 10,000 years. If human civilization is still around (which it will almost undoubtably be), life will be so different on this planet as to be unrecognizable. Today, we possess through technology the comparable power of the gods for ancient Egyptians. A couple of smart bombs could level the pyramids in a few minutes. Trying to perceive the future in terms of today's rules is a fairly unsuccessful method of prediction.
Martial arts and yogic practices have helped train eastern ascetics to achieve mentally relaxed states for millenium. In addition to the benefit of being good for one's health, most practitioners learn how to meditate, relax, and exercise without feeling the stress often associated with competitive sports. Advanced practitioners learn how to control blood flow and heart rate through breathing techniques and meditation.
This "game" seems like a good idea, but let's not forget that there have been ways to do this for a long time that only involve the technology of taught methods.
I haven't played this game, but it reminds me of the insanity that came out of Bolo freshman year. hordes of people descending on the Mac lab to team up and beat the crap out of each other in little tanks.
Forget the technical feasibility of this. It's obviously ridiculous, not even worth talking about.
What _is_ important is that someone needs to write this idea into a movie script. How fun would a movie be about someone who has to rush around to different places to find a bomb or rescue their family or [insert goal here] (the GPS/decoder device is booby trapped so it can't be hacked easily).
I believe Bynari makes a client and server replacement software system. I've never actually tested it out, but they've been selling their software for a while, and seem to be tight with IBM.
I wonder what terminal velocity is for a highly aerodynamic mach capable plane? Probably pretty high. I suppose it would depend if it tumbles, or dives.
I'm going to go drop a penny off a tall building into a jug of water, see what happens.
Economics is a science, and one still in its infancy.
There's a reason that we discuss economic theories, because the social world is too complicated to be determined by mathematics alone.
IMHO, the greatest problem with eliminating the inheritance tax is that is will most likely lead to focusing money into discrete groups in society. These groups may not always have the best ideas on how to make money with their money, and it may be poured into bad investments.
The best way to increase available capital is clearly to increase the flow of money throughout society. Inheritance tax is one way to increase that flow by redistributing it from a highly concentrated segment (the extremely wealthy) to other segments.
Wouldn't computer savvy university students prefer to order their CD's online in addition to using Napster? Surveying meatspace vendors around high-tech areas like universities isn't a really good indicator of purchasing habits.
There is so much bad "science" out there, it's a wonder we're not still using leeches and bleeding to cure colds, etc.
IMHO, the most important thing that drives better standards to become commodities (like serial ports, IDE controllers) is the general public. It's the very reason so much money has been dumped into IDE drive technology rather than SCSI technology, and that SCSI drives still cost twice as much.
Most of the general computing public never even open their computers, and do very few upgrades. The/. readership, I believe, is more of an enthusiast group. Sure, we're sick of opening PCs and dealing with ribbon cables, but this is not necessarily the factor that will drive execs and engineers to design new standards which will be good for the enthusiast.
What companies will make is what will be cheapest to manufacture and integrate with today's technology, look the best on paper (and ads), and what will offer the consumer the greatest opportunity to buy more peripherals.
With the convergence of video, audio, and computer technologies, IEEE 1394 does offer an excellent opportunity for the computer industry to adopt a standard which will integrate consumer electronics with PCs. Apple realizes this. USB seems like a great replacement for serial and parallel I/O, but it's not ready right now.
Of course, USB 2.0 and Serial ATA will enjoy the same advantages that have given Intel architecture and IDE technology their long standing in the industry. There is a difference, which is that computers are not nearly as expensive as they were 10 years ago. The industry can afford to dump old technology in place of commodity items.
How is this different from any legislation, for example, currently in the U.S. which mandates individuals are required to provide information to the court on demand?
If you're a journalist who refuses to give up the name of your source in a critical case, you can also be thrown in jail for contempt of court. Whether the secret is a name in your head or an encrypted piece of information, it's still information the court is requesting in order to determine a verdict.
I like the idea of using encryption to protect my privacy as much as anyone else, but at some point we have to expect that our own legal system should force the provision of information.
From what I understand, the real problem with this law is the safeguard, that the burden of proof of not having the decryption key remains on the defendant. That's a problem clearly because an individual is presumed guilty until proven innocent. How many times have our leaders said that they couldn't remember key information? It is up to the courts, again, to prove whether or not an individual is withholding information necessary to the legal process.
Hackers attack our network sounds a lot better than, we're hosted by a crappy ISP who messed up some routers. I work for a e-commerce company that hosts several different sites at Global Center. As recently as yesterday (gasp!) several people came running back to my desk to tell me that so-and-so site was down. After careful examination (traceroute) I was able to figure out that there were latency problems on the network between alter.net (our office ISP) and Global Center (co-location facility). Basically, most everyone _outside_ of our company could see the web sites fine; our packets just happened to be taking a crappy route. I'm betting on a Global Center snafu rather than some kind of massive attack.
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I've been using Network Simplicity's Openssh package to admin several win2k servers, plus tunneling for VNC. Works ace, no compliants. One thing, VNC gets kind of fussy about connecting to localhost ports that are tunneled, it requires a little tweaking on the server (WinVNC) side to make it work (you need to add a localloopback key). There's a registry hack that allows it, details on ORL's VNC site. Tunneling Terminal Server works without any modifications.
The pyramids were huge objects adorned with a clear message: this guy is god, mess with his place and you'll die a horrible death.
Did the Egyptians believe that if you raided the tomb, you'd die? Most likely. Is belief enough to kill you or keep you safe? Sometimes (voodoo curses, faith healing). Does exploring the pyramids today actually pose any risk? No.
Ok, I better clarify where I'm going with this one. In ancient times, people _knew_ you could die from messing with evil spirits. Hang out in a cemetary, the evil spirits make you die like them (disease). This goes on in many forms.
While today we think we know that toxic waste is toxic, to future generations of humans, it might be considered safe. Hell, it might even be desirable! Who needs to worry about radiation or poisonous chemicals when your cells use it for food?
We have absolutely _no_ idea what will happen in 10,000 years. If human civilization is still around (which it will almost undoubtably be), life will be so different on this planet as to be unrecognizable. Today, we possess through technology the comparable power of the gods for ancient Egyptians. A couple of smart bombs could level the pyramids in a few minutes. Trying to perceive the future in terms of today's rules is a fairly unsuccessful method of prediction.
This "game" seems like a good idea, but let's not forget that there have been ways to do this for a long time that only involve the technology of taught methods.
I haven't played this game, but it reminds me of the insanity that came out of Bolo freshman year. hordes of people descending on the Mac lab to team up and beat the crap out of each other in little tanks.
wow that was fun.
What _is_ important is that someone needs to write this idea into a movie script. How fun would a movie be about someone who has to rush around to different places to find a bomb or rescue their family or [insert goal here] (the GPS/decoder device is booby trapped so it can't be hacked easily).
I believe Bynari makes a client and server replacement software system. I've never actually tested it out, but they've been selling their software for a while, and seem to be tight with IBM.
I'm going to go drop a penny off a tall building into a jug of water, see what happens.
What exactly does everyone think is going to be left of this plane after it slams into the ocean at Mach X?
Stress testing for Exodus? Stress testing for everyone!
Previously, I was constantly stuffing my face with packets, unable to stop this neurotic activity because of demands on the job.
AFS is great, I lost 500KB bandwidth _per second_.
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There's a reason that we discuss economic theories, because the social world is too complicated to be determined by mathematics alone.
IMHO, the greatest problem with eliminating the inheritance tax is that is will most likely lead to focusing money into discrete groups in society. These groups may not always have the best ideas on how to make money with their money, and it may be poured into bad investments.
The best way to increase available capital is clearly to increase the flow of money throughout society. Inheritance tax is one way to increase that flow by redistributing it from a highly concentrated segment (the extremely wealthy) to other segments.
I have included a sample of the technology compressing "The Matrix" below:
1
As well as Quake 3 demo:
0
Note: Also decreases viewing time, increasing the ability of the user to consume more media.
There is so much bad "science" out there, it's a wonder we're not still using leeches and bleeding to cure colds, etc.
Hurry!
I'm getting my patent in on every obvious thing I can think of before they change the laws!
You should to!
must be programmed into every nerd's head. that was the first thing I thought of when I saw the item...
Most of the general computing public never even open their computers, and do very few upgrades. The /. readership, I believe, is more of an enthusiast group. Sure, we're sick of opening PCs and dealing with ribbon cables, but this is not necessarily the factor that will drive execs and engineers to design new standards which will be good for the enthusiast.
What companies will make is what will be cheapest to manufacture and integrate with today's technology, look the best on paper (and ads), and what will offer the consumer the greatest opportunity to buy more peripherals.
With the convergence of video, audio, and computer technologies, IEEE 1394 does offer an excellent opportunity for the computer industry to adopt a standard which will integrate consumer electronics with PCs. Apple realizes this. USB seems like a great replacement for serial and parallel I/O, but it's not ready right now.
Of course, USB 2.0 and Serial ATA will enjoy the same advantages that have given Intel architecture and IDE technology their long standing in the industry. There is a difference, which is that computers are not nearly as expensive as they were 10 years ago. The industry can afford to dump old technology in place of commodity items.
If you're a journalist who refuses to give up the name of your source in a critical case, you can also be thrown in jail for contempt of court. Whether the secret is a name in your head or an encrypted piece of information, it's still information the court is requesting in order to determine a verdict.
I like the idea of using encryption to protect my privacy as much as anyone else, but at some point we have to expect that our own legal system should force the provision of information.
From what I understand, the real problem with this law is the safeguard, that the burden of proof of not having the decryption key remains on the defendant. That's a problem clearly because an individual is presumed guilty until proven innocent. How many times have our leaders said that they couldn't remember key information? It is up to the courts, again, to prove whether or not an individual is withholding information necessary to the legal process.
Hackers attack our network sounds a lot better than, we're hosted by a crappy ISP who messed up some routers. I work for a e-commerce company that hosts several different sites at Global Center. As recently as yesterday (gasp!) several people came running back to my desk to tell me that so-and-so site was down. After careful examination (traceroute) I was able to figure out that there were latency problems on the network between alter.net (our office ISP) and Global Center (co-location facility). Basically, most everyone _outside_ of our company could see the web sites fine; our packets just happened to be taking a crappy route. I'm betting on a Global Center snafu rather than some kind of massive attack.