I would love to convert my old Camaro. Camaro == EV? WTF? Well for those of you who think electric cars are glorified golf carts, it got news for you:
Electric motors have shitloads of torque. The HP comparison with gas engines is not even in the same league. Electric motors are rated at continuous duty, while gas engines are rated at peak. I actually learned this a long time ago with lawn mowers. When I was a kid, we had a 3hp electric mower which could plow through 2 foot high grass without even skipping a beat. Later when I bought my first gas mower, it was 4.5 HP. Cool! This should work great. Bogged down and overheated with 6" grass.:(
The really cool thing about converting my Camaro to EV would be able to do this when merging onto the freeway.:)
BTW, open differentials really suck for a RWD setup. If your BMW don't already have a POSI/limited slip one, make sure you get it. It will make a *BIG* difference.
The pet rock is the gold standard, the ultimate which will never be topped. I mean, these days they have things like "webkinz" where you by a 50 cent toy made in China for $12, then register it on a website, and it becomes your "pet". I think the more of these you buy, the more "webkinz bucks" you get to "build" a house for them on the website. But nothing tops the pet rock. You used to sell your rocks by the ton. Now you sell them by the rock. Whoever came up with that one must have laughing his ass off all the way to the bank....
I almost got it without the hints. The one part I didn't get was that you need the Infocom junk mail. The darkness puzzle was cool the first time, funny the second time (when they were lying about the exit to port), then tedious after that. This is also the only game I have ever had to argue with (to get the spare improbability drive).
In real life, September 1983, the cold war was very close to turning hot. In addition to all of the stuff like KAL that you heard about, there was one thing that didn't make the news until after the Soviet Union collapsed (I think the story was in the Washington post about 10 years ago):
The Soviets implemented a new satellite monitoring system, which immediately detected a missile launch over North Dakota. The Soviets pretty much went to DEFCON-1 before a Lt-col managed to convince the Kremlin that there was a problem with the monitoring system and there was no launch. This LT-Col basically saved our asses. Some real scary shit, after the fact.
So yes, War Games was right on the money for the time.
During PLDC, we had a field training exercise, Fort Knox in February. After reaching our bivouac site, we set up our pup tents. A cold front arrived the first night, bring 6 inches of rain and soaking us to the bone in our pup tents. Didn't really matter to the cadre NCOS, as they had a heated GP medium tents. By the next morning the rain was gone and the cold front moved in, everything froze (nothing like trying to open a soaked, frozen sleeping bag).
The weather continued to worsen as cold front came trough, bringing wind and snow. The overweight, out-of-shape cadre sergeant that was one site (the rest were at home in their comfortable beds) called a formation from his heated GP medium, saying "We are all cold out here, but we have an exercise to complete." I wonder how many of us were looking for live ammo at that time.:)
As people started getting medevaced for frostbite and hypothermia, they called the exercise.
So yes, any recruit can tell a careerist from someone who actually gives a shit in a heartbeat, and this applies to all ranks.
They finally got rid of the stupid Wannabe Mac "hide file extensions of known file types" default? Caused more virus than anything else (message.txt.vbs?). Only took them 11 years? Must be a record! Maybe they will have BASH in about 2030.
I bought SUSE 9.0 from the a few years back. Very professional boxed set, including both a comprehensive users guide and admin manual.
Prior to that (2003, my "Year of the Desktop Linux"), I bought Red Hat 8 from a Microcenter store. Had Microcenter not offered it, I probably would not have switched to Linux.
It shouldn't be too bad. But OOWriter is insane. It keeps renumbering my paragraphs, seemingly randomly (and often between loads and saves). It changes my fonts on me (again often between loads and saves). I've tried to turn off every fricken' "auto" feature I can, but it still insists on guessing what I want (badly). I really do hate it.
You have just described my experience over the last several years with MS Word 2000/2003 with numbered/bulleted lists. I have to write lots of SOPs which use lists, and I spend more time trying to undo Mr. Bills "help" than I do writing the content.
Not really. The best security is invisible. Can you think of a financial institution which is open 24X7, is open to the outside without any doors, has hundreds of customers in it at any given time, and processes thousands of dollars every minute? Just go to any casino in Las Vegas. You will never see a security guard or any other visible presence.
Until you break the rules: "Sir, minors are not allowed in the slot machine area."
Which one do you think provides more security? A casino or an airport security check in? Which one provides better customer service?
It's a well known fact that the easiest way to get a level increase at the higher levels is to leave Microsoft and then come back. Some folks jump over two levels after just two years outside the mothership
That works at Oracle too, and *not* just at the highest levels
I seem to remember an article from Pravda^H^H^H^H^H^H The Washington Post, that in Japan carp is considered an invasive foriegn species, and poses a particular threat to the native snakeheads.
This is absolutely true. I have used the rename trick for many years to avoid reboots without knowing the actual reason for why it works. Where is my "informative" mod points when I need them?
BTW, it is possible to clobber a file opened for exclusive access by another program if you do it using an UNC path (ask me how I know this)
Unless you have a retail boxed copy, the CDs that come with most computers will install only on those computers.
The hardware with most new computers probably will not have XP compatible drivers
Each time you install it (assuming you have the retail copy) on a new system. you will have to activate it again. Microsoft might let you do it once, but would probably balk if you did it more than once. And that assumes they don't shut down their activation servers (Plays for sure, anyone?)
This has been done a lot of times in the 1980s, and if done right can make a game better.
In Gunship (a combat helicopter simulation), you had to correctly identify military hardware to start the game. I was in the military at that time, and identifying hardware was a routine part of military life. They also had a challenge/password when approaching the friendly base. This was common too and also added an element of realism to the game. Both required the 50 page manual which was difficult to photocopy.
The Infocom games all came with various physical objects which were difficult to duplicate, but were required to solve some of the puzzles.
It is cleverly placed. And also one of the first wind farms. I went through that pass in the mid 1980s. Between the wind and the hill, my motorcycle overheated. I remember seeing the turbines while waiting for my motor to cool off enough.
We have a lovely park here, which was supposed to be a major bridge. The problem was, they hired two different contractors to build the bridge, and when the met in the middle, one side was about a foot higher than the other, making it useless. Rather than redoing enough of the work to make the bridge usable, they *abandoned* it and made it into a (rather lovely) park.
And the coast guard has abandoned an entire class of ships due to hull deficiencies. These now sit in a dock in Baltimore unused while someone figures out what to do with them.
All you would have to do is have an improperly seeded random generator. The SSH business would be good. Extra points if you actually *use* that code. Even better if you document where you got the code from, but "forget" to get the latest version from CVS. Then, all you have to do is transform the bits in some fashion with the random values (instead of overwriting them). Then, all someone needs is the blacklisted SSL keys to completely restore the original image.
Oh, the wannabe Mac "Hide file extensions of known file types"? Been annoying me since Windows 95. With the security vulnerabilities this represents, you would have thought M$ would have changed the default by now?
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I thought the Air Force licensed the technology from the Ferengi.
From netcraft:
I would love to convert my old Camaro. Camaro == EV? WTF? Well for those of you who think electric cars are glorified golf carts, it got news for you:
Electric motors have shitloads of torque. The HP comparison with gas engines is not even in the same league. Electric motors are rated at continuous duty, while gas engines are rated at peak. I actually learned this a long time ago with lawn mowers. When I was a kid, we had a 3hp electric mower which could plow through 2 foot high grass without even skipping a beat. Later when I bought my first gas mower, it was 4.5 HP. Cool! This should work great. Bogged down and overheated with 6" grass. :(
The really cool thing about converting my Camaro to EV would be able to do this when merging onto the freeway. :)
BTW, open differentials really suck for a RWD setup. If your BMW don't already have a POSI/limited slip one, make sure you get it. It will make a *BIG* difference.
The pet rock is the gold standard, the ultimate which will never be topped. I mean, these days they have things like "webkinz" where you by a 50 cent toy made in China for $12, then register it on a website, and it becomes your "pet". I think the more of these you buy, the more "webkinz bucks" you get to "build" a house for them on the website. But nothing tops the pet rock. You used to sell your rocks by the ton. Now you sell them by the rock. Whoever came up with that one must have laughing his ass off all the way to the bank....
I almost got it without the hints. The one part I didn't get was that you need the Infocom junk mail. The darkness puzzle was cool the first time, funny the second time (when they were lying about the exit to port), then tedious after that. This is also the only game I have ever had to argue with (to get the spare improbability drive).
In real life, September 1983, the cold war was very close to turning hot. In addition to all of the stuff like KAL that you heard about, there was one thing that didn't make the news until after the Soviet Union collapsed (I think the story was in the Washington post about 10 years ago):
The Soviets implemented a new satellite monitoring system, which immediately detected a missile launch over North Dakota. The Soviets pretty much went to DEFCON-1 before a Lt-col managed to convince the Kremlin that there was a problem with the monitoring system and there was no launch. This LT-Col basically saved our asses. Some real scary shit, after the fact.
So yes, War Games was right on the money for the time.
"That sounds like the number from some idiots luggage! And someone change the combo on my luggage!"
BTW, 1111-1111111 also works equally well.
During PLDC, we had a field training exercise, Fort Knox in February. After reaching our bivouac site, we set up our pup tents. A cold front arrived the first night, bring 6 inches of rain and soaking us to the bone in our pup tents. Didn't really matter to the cadre NCOS, as they had a heated GP medium tents. By the next morning the rain was gone and the cold front moved in, everything froze (nothing like trying to open a soaked, frozen sleeping bag).
The weather continued to worsen as cold front came trough, bringing wind and snow. The overweight, out-of-shape cadre sergeant that was one site (the rest were at home in their comfortable beds) called a formation from his heated GP medium, saying "We are all cold out here, but we have an exercise to complete." I wonder how many of us were looking for live ammo at that time. :)
As people started getting medevaced for frostbite and hypothermia, they called the exercise.
So yes, any recruit can tell a careerist from someone who actually gives a shit in a heartbeat, and this applies to all ranks.
They finally got rid of the stupid Wannabe Mac "hide file extensions of known file types" default? Caused more virus than anything else (message.txt.vbs?). Only took them 11 years? Must be a record! Maybe they will have BASH in about 2030.
I bought SUSE 9.0 from the a few years back. Very professional boxed set, including both a comprehensive users guide and admin manual.
Prior to that (2003, my "Year of the Desktop Linux"), I bought Red Hat 8 from a Microcenter store. Had Microcenter not offered it, I probably would not have switched to Linux.
It shouldn't be too bad. But OOWriter is insane. It keeps renumbering my paragraphs, seemingly randomly (and often between loads and saves). It changes my fonts on me (again often between loads and saves). I've tried to turn off every fricken' "auto" feature I can, but it still insists on guessing what I want (badly). I really do hate it.
You have just described my experience over the last several years with MS Word 2000/2003 with numbered/bulleted lists. I have to write lots of SOPs which use lists, and I spend more time trying to undo Mr. Bills "help" than I do writing the content.
Not really. The best security is invisible. Can you think of a financial institution which is open 24X7, is open to the outside without any doors, has hundreds of customers in it at any given time, and processes thousands of dollars every minute? Just go to any casino in Las Vegas. You will never see a security guard or any other visible presence.
Until you break the rules: "Sir, minors are not allowed in the slot machine area."
Which one do you think provides more security? A casino or an airport security check in? Which one provides better customer service?
That works at Oracle too, and *not* just at the highest levels
We use to have a beer vending machine in our Army barracks. It did have a sign prohibiting purchases if you were under 21.
I seem to remember an article from Pravda^H^H^H^H^H^H The Washington Post, that in Japan carp is considered an invasive foriegn species, and poses a particular threat to the native snakeheads.
This is absolutely true. I have used the rename trick for many years to avoid reboots without knowing the actual reason for why it works. Where is my "informative" mod points when I need them?
BTW, it is possible to clobber a file opened for exclusive access by another program if you do it using an UNC path (ask me how I know this)
This has been done a lot of times in the 1980s, and if done right can make a game better.
In Gunship (a combat helicopter simulation), you had to correctly identify military hardware to start the game. I was in the military at that time, and identifying hardware was a routine part of military life. They also had a challenge/password when approaching the friendly base. This was common too and also added an element of realism to the game. Both required the 50 page manual which was difficult to photocopy.
The Infocom games all came with various physical objects which were difficult to duplicate, but were required to solve some of the puzzles.
It is cleverly placed. And also one of the first wind farms. I went through that pass in the mid 1980s. Between the wind and the hill, my motorcycle overheated. I remember seeing the turbines while waiting for my motor to cool off enough.
We have a lovely park here, which was supposed to be a major bridge. The problem was, they hired two different contractors to build the bridge, and when the met in the middle, one side was about a foot higher than the other, making it useless. Rather than redoing enough of the work to make the bridge usable, they *abandoned* it and made it into a (rather lovely) park.
And the coast guard has abandoned an entire class of ships due to hull deficiencies. These now sit in a dock in Baltimore unused while someone figures out what to do with them.
Just did it a few times. If everyone on /. does it, maybe we can hose their statistics...
All you would have to do is have an improperly seeded random generator. The SSH business would be good. Extra points if you actually *use* that code. Even better if you document where you got the code from, but "forget" to get the latest version from CVS. Then, all you have to do is transform the bits in some fashion with the random values (instead of overwriting them). Then, all someone needs is the blacklisted SSL keys to completely restore the original image.
My own wild-ass-guess:
Linux stories: Firefox/Konquerer/Mozilla Variants: 75-80%
Apple stories: Safari: 50%
All others: IE: 50%
Taco, where are my Apache logs?
Oh, the wannabe Mac "Hide file extensions of known file types"? Been annoying me since Windows 95. With the security vulnerabilities this represents, you would have thought M$ would have changed the default by now?