I've been told by many "technicians" that if you attempt to copy currency, the machine will stop working and give a service code error. Mind you, these are my "friends" who I talk to out of work. I don't know how much to believe to be honest... maybe they just tell them that so they repeat it and discourage others from even scanning money? Who knows
There are many sayings from many places, and I find that most of them don't work, or are just outdated. So I won't bore you with those. But the best thing you can do *now* is to look after yourself.
1) You've done your job in taking the photos and protecting your work.
2) You've noticed and are considering actions
3) You must take action to protect your work and receive fair payment for it.
So do yourself and others a favor and stand up for the little guy. If you don't, and no one else does, then that's how it'll always be.
I assume you have great security system and browser-wise. The reason I don't do what you do is because I am worried that 1 site that loads without my attention can go nuts and do lots of bad things.
So when I search for something, I open up one or two tabs at a time. Then go from there and browse through the results until I find what I'm looking for. Of course, some searches are safer than others, but still it pays off to be safe than sorry!
- They wanted to build a $200 PC... that runs linux
- They wanted to have at least the slowest dual core because it runs better than a single core. I'm no expert (obviously), But I'm fairly confident my P4 3ghz with HT can beat the slowest of dual cores... ESPECIALLY when the programs don't run more than 1 thread.
- System has to be upgradeable. I don't know what system you build wouldn't be upgradeable. This is sort of a given when building your own no?
- Not doing windows? Why, because you don't want to have to pay/steal a copy of it? I want to see a $200 "PC" so I can play battlefield 2142. This is starting to seem like non-news to me and a waste of time.Oh yeah, and they're "going with linux" because the price point for software is "free." No, it's not "FREE" because many people have spent countless hours to produce some bad ass shit and for you to say it's free (without cost or effort to you) doesn't make it so.
- It only needs basic functions? Why not run *nix in console? You can have IRC, FTP, network drives, mail programs, document editing, compiling!, even a web browser! Am I missing something here? Even my PHONE can do all this.
- So, they talk about thinking of the future and upgrade-ability, so they go with foxxcon & AMD???????? Yes, since they're known for their uber high quality components, yah! I avoided them when building my bsd atom server for MANY reasons I found. Lowest cost FTW!
- Even with the low cost in mind, making it a useful device by limiting its HDD is ridiculous, especially considering their price point now. Its not even even able to save a small % of your music collection!
- They're concerned about quality so they end up with a rosewill case/ps. Here's a tip for you gang, if you're worried about upgrading and cost, don't buy a pos PS which is one of the most expensive components you'll have to regularly have to be replacing. I don't know about all of you, but I stay away from rosewill. Look at their reviews - for any product. They might win cust award, but that isn't because they're good products, but rather because they're cheap. I just never had a good feeling for their products. Recently though, I did buy a sata dock for $14 shipped! It is rosewill, and I am not surprised. The power button and ejector feel like trash, and I do wonder if my unit will go out like many others have. It is literally the only thing I've bought from new egg in many years that I think won't last more than a few weeks. Nothing other than power supplies have gone out on me, and i have built manyyyyyy computers for both myself and others with new egg parts. Never got a DOA from them, so I choose wisely (so far!) But I'm confident rosewill will hold true to its QC
- They skimp on the OS and CD drive????????? This makes NO SENSE TO ME! I guess you better add "Not able to rip music from the 2000 cds I own" to the list of things you can't do (#4). Why ubuntu? Because it's trendy? Because it works? Because there's so many 'flavors' of it? Why not throw fbsd on it? I promise it'll be more useful! Ok I can't promise that, as it really depends on the user. (That was my obligatory shout out to BSD). Oh yeah, and everybody has an ubuntu image bootable from usb stick!
- $192.95. That's is their estimate? What about shipping? Shoot, my server cost less than that then since I waited for the deals I wanted to pop up!
Check out what I did:
- My "rational": I need to get a server up. longggg story short, 5, to 3, to 1 computer that did all my things finally died. I was overseas and a buddy took over all hosting for me. I finally decide to stop mooching and throw it back on my box... but I will colo my box with a buddy who has fast inet. That means it has to be great in the power consumption area - don't want him to have the huge bills I did. I dig around the AVN forum because they're great! Check out their lists on builds.
It's like the new program they're developing for all cell phones: The you can't text if you're moving via GPS updates. So, you install this on your phone, and when you're moving (assuming you're driving) you won't let yourself txt!
The interesting part of this scam, is that you don't buy it right out. You pay anywhere possibly from $5-$8 a MONTH for this "service." Yes, service!
So here's my idea, since I'm throwing my hat in to the whole android thing, I shall add this to my list of things to do! And distribute it for free. Yes, free! Of course there will always be donations accepted...:P
They tried this with Net Zero Dialup Internet service many years ago... the response was great! But the company couldn't sustain that model because there were too many tools to disable or completely remove the advertisement. As you all know, they had ads on the screen, and the ad providers paid for your free service. So no ads = no clicking on ads = no selling/buying = no more free dialup inet.
I hate to say it but this "could be good for some random person," but definitely not for most. I'll stick to the real deal, FreeBSD.
Whats wrong with crapple? Oh, it must not be right to change how a word/name is said when it's something YOU like.
As usual with slang, the special vocabulary of hackers helps hold places in the community and expresses shared values and experiences. Also as usual, not knowing the slang (or using it inappropriately) defines one as an outsider, a mundane, or (worst of all in hackish vocabulary) possibly even a suit. All human cultures use slang in this threefold way — as a tool of communication, and of inclusion, and of exclusion.
This is one if not the only thing(s) I liked of the pressure sensitive keyboard that MS developed (it was MS right?). Having your P@$$UU0rd wouldn't be enough, it would have to be with the same pressure each time AND speed/quickness/slowness of typing it. That is pretty secure.
For anyone who thinks "people will be able to do it..." Sure, for most probably. But you take people like myself who type pretty quickly and it'll be a job - not because of the speed but because of how hard or soft I press certain keys.
In my world, it's not how complex or difficult it is to type a password, but how fast I can type it. It always seems there's people around me when I'm logging into any number of things so In order to avoid having to ask "please look away" or compromising what my pw is because I need to use a lot of 'special character keys' i just type so fast no one can tell what i'm entering! Of course, some things require more security than others:P
Sometimes, seeing things like this gives fruit to something great: a desire to take up a cause to _______
There are somethings I go out of my way for, not because it's what "society expects me to do" but rather because I've seen what happens when someone doesn't step in to help.
Not completely unrelated, I always tell people the story of my brother going to help people in a burning house. The short of the story is as follows:
My brother and I were on our way to the Virgin Mega Store on Sunset one day, we see smoke behind a house. We pull over, realize it's the house behind, so we go to it not hearing any sirens or anything else indicating someone is helping.
At the house we see a LOT of people, no fire/police, and a detached garage on fire with someone in it (the apartment above). So my brother parks the CRX, jumps out and takes me with him. I end up manning the faucet in the kitchen with a neighbors hose and my brother out there trying to help water down the apartment.
You would think that with so many people present, at least 1/2 would be trying to help. Nah, they were just looking. Eventually, the water pressure drops and we're all out of water, my brother yells over to me to get out of the house. Just as I walk out the fire dept is running up with wooden ladders. I then learn a lesson in life: they use "antique old style" wooden ladders because when they touch the power lines, they won't get killed - only cause a lot of sparks because of the metal reinforced ends.
Within a minute or two we're out of there on our way to buy music. Maybe we didn't contribute much to help that day. Buy seeing people crying, pulling their hair out, yelling hysterically, not know what to do in such a situation taught me to take initiative.
So while this didn't really affect me immediately, it did make a strong impression on my person. The same way seeing a puppy die needlessly can help you fight for animal rights (via peta or other means) such as on whale wars.
You hit the nail on the head! Domains in bulk are a lot cheaper. I'm getting a decent deal with about 8-10 domains, but I know it could be better if I had more! So they're probably buying them up in 100's at a time (I would!).
But, what I suspect could be happening, is that they're actually working with a top level registrar who can get them at the cheapest price possible and probably gets a % back of what the spammer makes. Just a thought.
It's just like the evening news talking about closing down websites that help promote piracy. I always wondered: "why don't they talk about rapidshare, IRC and newsgroups?" Seriously, there's WAY better ways to obtain things than downloading from a website (ddl) or torrent (p2p).
Maybe if we blew this up, we'd bring more attention (of regulators), but the masses would also be like ohhhhhhhhh!
And my facts are just fine. Bill O'Reilly told me so.
I agree, my good/.'r. As long as it's a 'fact' he's willing to hear!
BoR reminds me so much of Tom Leykis. Both won't let you argue on their show unless they're sure you'll repeat previously heard and prepared-for arguments. I actually used to try to call in to prove them wrong, but the screeners wouldn't let me through =( Also, I would e-mail BoR every day with my thoughts (signed Socrates, of course! ) - though they never ever not once showed mt e-mail or what I said even without credit.
I think, in the end, those 2 guys are just a business. It's not to provide a service, such as fast food, real estate, or beauty. But more like a casino: they only want to take your money because at the end of the day, you're gone and there will be more tomorrow. Because if you tune in day after day, it's just the same old sh...
I can't say I keep up with where what comes from where, but I did read that foxconn was the manufacturer of iPhones right... So yesterday, working on a computer I had some time to poke around and color me surprised! The Dell also had Foxconn components!
I had been looking for a dual core atom board a while back for a bsd server... after looking over what was available I skipped the Foxconn offering because of the poor reviews it had received in general regarding quality.
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I've been told by many "technicians" that if you attempt to copy currency, the machine will stop working and give a service code error. Mind you, these are my "friends" who I talk to out of work. I don't know how much to believe to be honest... maybe they just tell them that so they repeat it and discourage others from even scanning money? Who knows
There are many sayings from many places, and I find that most of them don't work, or are just outdated. So I won't bore you with those. But the best thing you can do *now* is to look after yourself.
1) You've done your job in taking the photos and protecting your work.
2) You've noticed and are considering actions
3) You must take action to protect your work and receive fair payment for it.
So do yourself and others a favor and stand up for the little guy. If you don't, and no one else does, then that's how it'll always be.
It didn't work because they didn't have the 'hand!'
I assume you have great security system and browser-wise. The reason I don't do what you do is because I am worried that 1 site that loads without my attention can go nuts and do lots of bad things.
So when I search for something, I open up one or two tabs at a time. Then go from there and browse through the results until I find what I'm looking for. Of course, some searches are safer than others, but still it pays off to be safe than sorry!
- They wanted to build a $200 PC... that runs linux
- They wanted to have at least the slowest dual core because it runs better than a single core. I'm no expert (obviously), But I'm fairly confident my P4 3ghz with HT can beat the slowest of dual cores... ESPECIALLY when the programs don't run more than 1 thread.
- System has to be upgradeable. I don't know what system you build wouldn't be upgradeable. This is sort of a given when building your own no?
- Not doing windows? Why, because you don't want to have to pay/steal a copy of it? I want to see a $200 "PC" so I can play battlefield 2142. This is starting to seem like non-news to me and a waste of time.Oh yeah, and they're "going with linux" because the price point for software is "free." No, it's not "FREE" because many people have spent countless hours to produce some bad ass shit and for you to say it's free (without cost or effort to you) doesn't make it so.
- It only needs basic functions? Why not run *nix in console? You can have IRC, FTP, network drives, mail programs, document editing, compiling!, even a web browser! Am I missing something here? Even my PHONE can do all this.
- So, they talk about thinking of the future and upgrade-ability, so they go with foxxcon & AMD???????? Yes, since they're known for their uber high quality components, yah! I avoided them when building my bsd atom server for MANY reasons I found. Lowest cost FTW!
- Even with the low cost in mind, making it a useful device by limiting its HDD is ridiculous, especially considering their price point now. Its not even even able to save a small % of your music collection!
- They're concerned about quality so they end up with a rosewill case/ps. Here's a tip for you gang, if you're worried about upgrading and cost, don't buy a pos PS which is one of the most expensive components you'll have to regularly have to be replacing. I don't know about all of you, but I stay away from rosewill. Look at their reviews - for any product. They might win cust award, but that isn't because they're good products, but rather because they're cheap. I just never had a good feeling for their products. Recently though, I did buy a sata dock for $14 shipped! It is rosewill, and I am not surprised. The power button and ejector feel like trash, and I do wonder if my unit will go out like many others have. It is literally the only thing I've bought from new egg in many years that I think won't last more than a few weeks. Nothing other than power supplies have gone out on me, and i have built manyyyyyy computers for both myself and others with new egg parts. Never got a DOA from them, so I choose wisely (so far!) But I'm confident rosewill will hold true to its QC
- They skimp on the OS and CD drive????????? This makes NO SENSE TO ME! I guess you better add "Not able to rip music from the 2000 cds I own" to the list of things you can't do (#4). Why ubuntu? Because it's trendy? Because it works? Because there's so many 'flavors' of it? Why not throw fbsd on it? I promise it'll be more useful! Ok I can't promise that, as it really depends on the user. (That was my obligatory shout out to BSD). Oh yeah, and everybody has an ubuntu image bootable from usb stick!
- $192.95. That's is their estimate? What about shipping? Shoot, my server cost less than that then since I waited for the deals I wanted to pop up!
Check out what I did:
- My "rational": I need to get a server up. longggg story short, 5, to 3, to 1 computer that did all my things finally died. I was overseas and a buddy took over all hosting for me. I finally decide to stop mooching and throw it back on my box... but I will colo my box with a buddy who has fast inet. That means it has to be great in the power consumption area - don't want him to have the huge bills I did. I dig around the AVN forum because they're great! Check out their lists on builds.
I tend to assume that they are fanbois of one stripe or another,
I think you forgot that some people have a sense of humor?
I know some people think I come across as an ahole sometimes, but it's not so much that as that they don't understand what I'm really saying.
One comment said it best: 'When I first read your comment I laughed. Then I re-read it and wasn't sure if your were serious or what.'
And that is the best compliment ever! It's good to make you laugh, and better to make you really think about it!
It's like the new program they're developing for all cell phones: The you can't text if you're moving via GPS updates. So, you install this on your phone, and when you're moving (assuming you're driving) you won't let yourself txt!
:P
The interesting part of this scam, is that you don't buy it right out. You pay anywhere possibly from $5-$8 a MONTH for this "service." Yes, service!
So here's my idea, since I'm throwing my hat in to the whole android thing, I shall add this to my list of things to do! And distribute it for free. Yes, free! Of course there will always be donations accepted...
They tried this with Net Zero Dialup Internet service many years ago... the response was great! But the company couldn't sustain that model because there were too many tools to disable or completely remove the advertisement. As you all know, they had ads on the screen, and the ad providers paid for your free service. So no ads = no clicking on ads = no selling/buying = no more free dialup inet.
I hate to say it but this "could be good for some random person," but definitely not for most. I'll stick to the real deal, FreeBSD.
From the Jargon File, 3 Par. http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/introduction.html
Since when can you download a PC???????????1!?!?!?#!?#!?@?#!@1111
That sounds like the SDF-1! How do we make it happen?!@?#!?#?!#?!@?#!@
I would live in it!
Hey, My family has pirate blood! I think we're very trustworthy people! I take offense to your sarcastic comment!@&*&#!&*(#!@ `:(
how about more than 1 password? one for your right hand, one for your left, and one complex 'master' to override the sensitivity issue?
This is one if not the only thing(s) I liked of the pressure sensitive keyboard that MS developed (it was MS right?). Having your P@$$UU0rd wouldn't be enough, it would have to be with the same pressure each time AND speed/quickness/slowness of typing it. That is pretty secure.
:P
For anyone who thinks "people will be able to do it..." Sure, for most probably. But you take people like myself who type pretty quickly and it'll be a job - not because of the speed but because of how hard or soft I press certain keys.
In my world, it's not how complex or difficult it is to type a password, but how fast I can type it. It always seems there's people around me when I'm logging into any number of things so In order to avoid having to ask "please look away" or compromising what my pw is because I need to use a lot of 'special character keys' i just type so fast no one can tell what i'm entering! Of course, some things require more security than others
Want to know how I set up my passwords?
1st) I write a song. A tune I can follow in my head.
2nd) I add words.
3rd) When asked for a password, I type until the max limit has been reached.
4th) When logging in, I type until I'm not allowed to!
Sure, it might sound complicated but no one is going to guess what year Columbus sailed...
All your IRC are belong to bots!
There are somethings I go out of my way for, not because it's what "society expects me to do" but rather because I've seen what happens when someone doesn't step in to help.
Not completely unrelated, I always tell people the story of my brother going to help people in a burning house. The short of the story is as follows:
So while this didn't really affect me immediately, it did make a strong impression on my person. The same way seeing a puppy die needlessly can help you fight for animal rights (via peta or other means) such as on whale wars.
You hit the nail on the head! Domains in bulk are a lot cheaper. I'm getting a decent deal with about 8-10 domains, but I know it could be better if I had more! So they're probably buying them up in 100's at a time (I would!).
But, what I suspect could be happening, is that they're actually working with a top level registrar who can get them at the cheapest price possible and probably gets a % back of what the spammer makes. Just a thought.
But they have boats & swords (guns)! Not DSL lines, so they're useless to *IAA!
It's just like the evening news talking about closing down websites that help promote piracy. I always wondered: "why don't they talk about rapidshare, IRC and newsgroups?" Seriously, there's WAY better ways to obtain things than downloading from a website (ddl) or torrent (p2p).
Maybe if we blew this up, we'd bring more attention (of regulators), but the masses would also be like ohhhhhhhhh!
Why make it so complicated and give it a fancy name? Here's the summed up version: "ASL?" What else do I need to know?
And my facts are just fine. Bill O'Reilly told me so.
I agree, my good /.'r. As long as it's a 'fact' he's willing to hear!
BoR reminds me so much of Tom Leykis. Both won't let you argue on their show unless they're sure you'll repeat previously heard and prepared-for arguments. I actually used to try to call in to prove them wrong, but the screeners wouldn't let me through =( Also, I would e-mail BoR every day with my thoughts (signed Socrates, of course! ) - though they never ever not once showed mt e-mail or what I said even without credit.
I think, in the end, those 2 guys are just a business. It's not to provide a service, such as fast food, real estate, or beauty. But more like a casino: they only want to take your money because at the end of the day, you're gone and there will be more tomorrow. Because if you tune in day after day, it's just the same old sh...
I can't say I keep up with where what comes from where, but I did read that foxconn was the manufacturer of iPhones right... So yesterday, working on a computer I had some time to poke around and color me surprised! The Dell also had Foxconn components!
I had been looking for a dual core atom board a while back for a bsd server... after looking over what was available I skipped the Foxconn offering because of the poor reviews it had received in general regarding quality.
Just my thoughts.
Android: They are too old. Yes. Too old to begin the training.
Apple Users: But I've learned so much.
Android: Will he finish what he begins?
Apple Users: I won't fail you! I'm not afraid.
Android: Oh...you will be. You will be.