While howitzers are great for taking out recyclers and factories from a great distance, I still prefer the trebuchet for the shorter range engagements that office warfare requires. There are few weapons better at delivering indirect fire into the PHB's office. However for a proper combined arms approach, you might also need something like helicopters and tanks.
Wormable exploits such as MS08-067 require an open port. Since these type of exploits don't require any user intervention, they are very dangerous. If someone gets a zero-day one on a corporate intranet, it is possible to compromise every system running the affected O/S. Most desktop Linux distros are immune to this type of vulnerability since they do not have any open ports by default.
A rather unexpected experience recently was when I tried to upgrade all of my iTunes DRM songs. I installed the latest version of iTunes on my Windows machine but it would not recognize my ipod at all. Ubuntu and rhythmbox recognized it just fine. Eventually, I got my DRM songs upgraded on another machine, but I was never able to get my ipod to work with Windows.
Actually, neither accident was caused by the SRBs. They were both caused by a far greater danger: management. NASA had plenty of warning about the causes of both accidents, but management did not act on them. In the case of Challenger, there had been O-ring burn through on previous launches, and the danger of launching in cold weather (it was 28 degrees) was well known. But management didn't listen to the engineers (we have never seen that in IT, have we?) and preceded with the launch. For Columbia, NASA also had plenty of prior warning about the foam hazards from previous launches. They also knew about the impact on Columbia after the launch, but the engineers couldn't convince management to take a picture of the shuttle when it was in orbit to check for possible damage. Had they bothered to check, it would have been an "oh shit, Houston we have a problem" situation, followed by some sort of dramatic launch to provide a repair kit or something.
If you have the idiots in management like NASA, then it really doesn't matter if you use SRBs or liquid fuel rockets
I have already got one running Lincade. Between the cabinet, the Wells/Gardener 30" monitor and HAPP controls, I have got some serious $DOUGH$ invested in the hardware. No console runs these games like this, and even the coin slot works!
Is there *any* way I can definitely have control of my own pc please, without installing Opera, say.
Not if you use Windows. The last version that you really had control over was Windows 2000. Product activation, WGA, automatic updates, the EULA, etc ensure that Microsoft has complete control over your PC if it connected to the Internet.
Microsoft has been doing things to your computer without your permission for a long time. I switched to Linux about 6 years ago for security reasons. After running Linux for a few months, I logged into hotmail, the same as I do everyday. Only this time, when I accessed my inbox, my browser popped up a message indicating that I was trying to download "adsclient31.dll" and what would I like to do with it.
I am not sure what adsclient31.dll is, but it sounds like something Microsoft was trying to install.
Not sure what would have happened if I had been running IE, but I don't run Windows anymore so I doesn't really matter to me.
I have upgraded my Ubuntu Dell 4 times without any issues, and have never had to clean out the registry. In fact, I am not even sure where the registry is...
Years ago, I walked into my doctors office and complained of the following symptoms:
Loss of weight (20 pounds in 2 mounts, and I was skinny to begin with), despite eating like crazy
Suddenly have to go to the bathroom all the time (every 15-30 minutes)
Always thirsty
Always hungry
These should have set off all kinds of alarm-bells in anyone who has known anyone with diabetes, much less a doctor. Instead, he suggested I increase my eating (if that was possible) and call him in 2 weeks.
I said: "No, there is something wrong (I didn't know the symptoms of diabetes) and you need to run some sort of tests. Dutifully, he did and I got a call from the hospital a few days later indicating my fasting blood sugar was 465 and that I should report immediately. I was put on insulin therapy and have yelled at my doctors many times since. These days, I can tell my doctor the A1C before they even run the test.
I know enough people with similar experiences to dismiss this as a fluke. Listen to your body. If your doctor doesn't agree and won't run tests, get a second opinion.
With paypal, you can set up your account so every time you login, they will text your phone with a 1-time authorization code you use to authenticate the transaction. So even if your account is phished, there is not much they can do unless they also get your cell phone.
That only works if the hash isn't salted. I hope Microsoft isn't dumb enough to use unsalted hashes. If you use the userid or even better, some non-public part of the account as the salt, it is impossible. Of course, if use you a password like "password" or the combination to some idiots luggage like "12345", then one really doesn't need the hash, now do they?
That is our history and destiny - the "B" ark. 2 million years and thats it. At least our planet doesn't get potted into a black hole. You never know when you might need a clean telephone...
Oracle has an optimizer? Since when? Perhaps Oracle 12h?
They have been advertising one for 15 years, but I am not convinced it will ever reach production. A way to ensure your queries always work is to use the -- +RULE hint. Oracle uses it themselves in the data dictionary, so you can safely ignore all of those "depreciated" warnings
I know of great place to get the latest version of Oracle Enterprise addition for any platform, no license keys, no activation required, no trial periods, no protection at all. Just download it for your favorite platform and install it.
Last time I checked, Oracle is pretty profitable, even though they have no copy protection of any kind. Apparently, the ACTUALLY trust their customers somewhat which puts them in a pretty rare class these days.
Microsoft is only shooting themselves in the foot:
Copy protection doesn't work. It didn't work in the 1980's and it won't work now.
WGA might not really create a disincentive for pirates, as most people who download a cracked copy off pirates bay do not always obtain the latest security patches from Microsoft.
These pirated copies are actually free advertising for Microsoft. It gives them the net effect which is still very important in these markets.
WGA definitely creates a disincentive for legitimate customers like me:
I have a legal copy of MS-Office which I no longer have installed. After having to go through the activation drill twice after reinstalling Windows, it just seems too much of a hassle to do it again. Thus, I have become much more proficient in Open Office, and can pass those skills unto others.
My Ubuntu Dell laptop also came with a Vista CD. I briefly considered installing it somewhere, as I figured becoming familiar with the latest version of Windows would be useful, maybe running in a VM or something. WGA nixed that idea, and whatever neat features Vista has, I have never seen them.
Privacy is not a straw man. It is in fact a very big deal to me. Once someone else has control over your computer, whether it is Microsoft or some Haxt0r, it is pwnd. I have moved anything important to Linux a long time ago, and no longer trust any Windows computer connected to the Internet with any important information.
Even a lowly P4 2ghz isn't all that bad for just web surfing
My hard-core, purpose built gaming rig runs a 1.6G P4 with 384M of RAM. And when I say purpose-built, I mean it. HAPP controls and joysticks, tornado spinners, a 30" Wells/Gardener monitor with LinCade running xmame, it is amazing what you can do with old hardware.
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At least everyone who has a TiVo.
Both Delphi and Oracle PL/SQL are based on Pascal. And I think these are pretty widely used outside of academic circles.
While howitzers are great for taking out recyclers and factories from a great distance, I still prefer the trebuchet for the shorter range engagements that office warfare requires. There are few weapons better at delivering indirect fire into the PHB's office. However for a proper combined arms approach, you might also need something like helicopters and tanks.
One important difference is you can review the code yourself and implement as much or as little as you want.
Wormable exploits such as MS08-067 require an open port. Since these type of exploits don't require any user intervention, they are very dangerous. If someone gets a zero-day one on a corporate intranet, it is possible to compromise every system running the affected O/S. Most desktop Linux distros are immune to this type of vulnerability since they do not have any open ports by default.
How about:
"I'm a PC"
"I'm a Mac"
Just as they are really getting into the commercial, a certain flightless waterfowl comes out and starts pecking both of them off the screen
Linux: The Other PC.
This would work great for all of those annoying Windows 7 ads too. Maybe we could have something like the original Energizer Bunny commercials.
A rather unexpected experience recently was when I tried to upgrade all of my iTunes DRM songs. I installed the latest version of iTunes on my Windows machine but it would not recognize my ipod at all. Ubuntu and rhythmbox recognized it just fine. Eventually, I got my DRM songs upgraded on another machine, but I was never able to get my ipod to work with Windows.
Actually, neither accident was caused by the SRBs. They were both caused by a far greater danger: management. NASA had plenty of warning about the causes of both accidents, but management did not act on them. In the case of Challenger, there had been O-ring burn through on previous launches, and the danger of launching in cold weather (it was 28 degrees) was well known. But management didn't listen to the engineers (we have never seen that in IT, have we?) and preceded with the launch. For Columbia, NASA also had plenty of prior warning about the foam hazards from previous launches. They also knew about the impact on Columbia after the launch, but the engineers couldn't convince management to take a picture of the shuttle when it was in orbit to check for possible damage. Had they bothered to check, it would have been an "oh shit, Houston we have a problem" situation, followed by some sort of dramatic launch to provide a repair kit or something.
If you have the idiots in management like NASA, then it really doesn't matter if you use SRBs or liquid fuel rockets
On every Apple product:
Designed by Apple in California. Assembled in China
I have already got one running Lincade. Between the cabinet, the Wells/Gardener 30" monitor and HAPP controls, I have got some serious $DOUGH$ invested in the hardware. No console runs these games like this, and even the coin slot works!
Is there *any* way I can definitely have control of my own pc please, without installing Opera, say.
Not if you use Windows. The last version that you really had control over was Windows 2000. Product activation, WGA, automatic updates, the EULA, etc ensure that Microsoft has complete control over your PC if it connected to the Internet.
Microsoft has been doing things to your computer without your permission for a long time. I switched to Linux about 6 years ago for security reasons. After running Linux for a few months, I logged into hotmail, the same as I do everyday. Only this time, when I accessed my inbox, my browser popped up a message indicating that I was trying to download "adsclient31.dll" and what would I like to do with it.
I am not sure what adsclient31.dll is, but it sounds like something Microsoft was trying to install.
Not sure what would have happened if I had been running IE, but I don't run Windows anymore so I doesn't really matter to me.
Use Windows at your own risk.
I have upgraded my Ubuntu Dell 4 times without any issues, and have never had to clean out the registry. In fact, I am not even sure where the registry is...
I agree.
Years ago, I walked into my doctors office and complained of the following symptoms:
These should have set off all kinds of alarm-bells in anyone who has known anyone with diabetes, much less a doctor. Instead, he suggested I increase my eating (if that was possible) and call him in 2 weeks.
I said: "No, there is something wrong (I didn't know the symptoms of diabetes) and you need to run some sort of tests. Dutifully, he did and I got a call from the hospital a few days later indicating my fasting blood sugar was 465 and that I should report immediately. I was put on insulin therapy and have yelled at my doctors many times since. These days, I can tell my doctor the A1C before they even run the test.
I know enough people with similar experiences to dismiss this as a fluke. Listen to your body. If your doctor doesn't agree and won't run tests, get a second opinion.
With paypal, you can set up your account so every time you login, they will text your phone with a 1-time authorization code you use to authenticate the transaction. So even if your account is phished, there is not much they can do unless they also get your cell phone.
That only works if the hash isn't salted. I hope Microsoft isn't dumb enough to use unsalted hashes. If you use the userid or even better, some non-public part of the account as the salt, it is impossible. Of course, if use you a password like "password" or the combination to some idiots luggage like "12345", then one really doesn't need the hash, now do they?
That is our history and destiny - the "B" ark. 2 million years and thats it. At least our planet doesn't get potted into a black hole. You never know when you might need a clean telephone...
A easy way to cleanup an infected machine without using the compromised OS is to boot with BartPE or a Live CD and clean it up using that.
Watching it now as I dri
***** NO CARRIER *****
Oracle has an optimizer? Since when? Perhaps Oracle 12h?
They have been advertising one for 15 years, but I am not convinced it will ever reach production. A way to ensure your queries always work is to use the -- +RULE hint. Oracle uses it themselves in the data dictionary, so you can safely ignore all of those "depreciated" warnings
According to TFA and Wikipedia, there could be about 1/2 billion barrels there.
I know of great place to get the latest version of Oracle Enterprise addition for any platform, no license keys, no activation required, no trial periods, no protection at all. Just download it for your favorite platform and install it.
technet.oracle.com
Last time I checked, Oracle is pretty profitable, even though they have no copy protection of any kind. Apparently, the ACTUALLY trust their customers somewhat which puts them in a pretty rare class these days.
Microsoft is only shooting themselves in the foot:
I have read a number of studies which say: 87% of all statistics are completely made up.
My hard-core, purpose built gaming rig runs a 1.6G P4 with 384M of RAM. And when I say purpose-built, I mean it. HAPP controls and joysticks, tornado spinners, a 30" Wells/Gardener monitor with LinCade running xmame, it is amazing what you can do with old hardware.
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