Is there some technical reason why AGP/PCI cards are "upside-down" from ISA's? The way ISA's are placed in PCs (well, towers, at least) makes it so much easier to see what they are, and if the heatsink was on the 'top' side of the card when placed in the machine, they wouldn't have such a tendancy to fall off.
For that matter, how many Americans can tell an Afgani from an Indian (from India)?
I admit guilt there.
During the past week, one thing I've thought about a bit is that I really wouldn't be able to tell an Islamic person from a Pakistani. Hell, I can't tell a Korean from a Chinese from a Japanese... And I ride the bus with them everyday!
Perhaps someone out there can lead me (and all the other ignorant Americans) to some information that would aid us in telling these foreigners apart. As much as I hate to be and feel ignorant, I also don't feel it would be proper to walk up to everyone whose race I couldn't tell and ask. However, if there was some information online that I could read that could inform me about how to tell them all apart, I'd really be interested to hear about it.
Grunt1: "Sir! I've got a great idea. Let's show that one clip again of the plane coming in from the right and hitting the second tower!"
Mgr: "Hrm..."
Grunt2: "No, dimwit, we need to show the one from underneath where you can actually see the plane going into the building."
"Great ideas, you two, we can show both... After we show the person falling to their death."
Grunt1/Grunt2: "Wow, sir, what a great idea!"
I'm sorry, I just can't help but get terribly sarcastic when I see those shots anymore. Especially when the commentators (hardly reporters, anymore) say things like: "Crashing buildings and piles of rubble. Terrible images to have to see." (Me: "Then why the hell do you have to show them again!?")
Good system administators are lazy and try to automate everything so they don't have to work.
Now, now, let's be nice. Good system administrators automate whatever they can so that they can focus their efforts on more important things... Like benchmarking new GL drivers. "Weeee! I've never reached 85 fps on GLQuake before!"
As for my experience, I've never needed to prepare to install any package on multiple *nix machines before, but I've had an okay time on Windows with AutoIt automating software installations.
Thay may have worked, but it's since been fixed. According to an additional note added to my link above, Ameritech replaced/fixed a cable that may have been causing the problems.
I did consider, though, trying out my old 28.8, but didn't bother. I don't think it would have worked, anyway.
Forget ten years ago. Ameritech messed something up in the 614 area code and several number ranges (614-45x-xxxx, 614-26x-xxxx, and 614-29x-xxxx, check here). I'm lucky NOW to get a 9600. Usually it's about 7200. Yes, bps. And then only to one ISP.
(Perhaps someone else has had similar problems. It's been like this for over two weeks.) (OT: Where's my sig? Maybe stuff's still messed up in Banjo or I need to enable something.)
Well, if we whine and whine about it, they may continue to make popups more and more annoying. However, if we say nothing about them, they will surely make them more annoying.
Then again, they may only listen to those that vote with their wallets.
Isn't it about time for another DeCSS story?
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Why dont you test that and see how many machines with a default install of IE (Windows) that works on.. The results will suprise you.
At the same time, why don't you check and see how many people out there even run their computer with a default install of Windows and IE? Hopefully the results won't surprise you.
kickin' science like no one else can, my dick is twice as long as my attention span.
Okay, I'm sorry, I spoke before researching a little.
The statement about WinXP running all things as Administrator came from a radio interview between GRC's Steve Gibson and TheRegister's Tom Greene. You can read a transcript (crap) or listen to the WMA (could someone on a decent connection download Goldwave and reencode it as an mp3 or ogg?).
Another article supports my statement. In particular, the line that reads:
Steve Gibson maintains that raw socket support should not be included in Windows XP because the consumer version of XP defaults at running you as administrator (a.k.a. root) mode.
As it gets easier and easier to install and use, how many new Linux users even know the dangers of operating as root? Let alone Win2k/WinXP users.
Wait until they're all using WinXP. Everything on XP runs as Administrator. Be it Notepad, Word, IE, or (heaven help us) Outlook. Everything has full access to the system.
Maybe I'm just talking out my ass, but consider this: Lycos result contains Javascript. Javascript redirects you to some server. That server runs some ActiveX code. That code grabs your email password and login password and mails them encrypted with PGP/GPG to some mail box in some remote part of the world for later cracking.
Maybe I'm completely off my rocker - and tell me if I am - but giving people the ability to run arbitrary commands on someone elses PC isn't usually that good, especially when it's a hypertext link. People don't really think of links as programs, unless the link explicitely says "click here to run my javascript applet". And even then, the average user isn't going to understand the full implications of clicking on that link and giving a program 'root' access on their system.
kickin' science like no one else can, my dick is twice as long as my attention span.
You'll probably want to link to GRC's page. Steve Gibson has a lot of stuff on his page about some of the troubles that will be introduced with WinXP. Particularly that its support for full raw packets will enable 'hackers' to write code that will spoof the IP, whereas 9x doesn't have support for full raw packets.
He argues that, since 9x didn't support them, and people have gotten along just dandily, then why should XP support them? Apparently MS is doing it just to appease the people that complained that it wasn't there.
I remember the last time when I cursed my 9x box since it didn't support full raw packets. Don't you?!
kickin' science like no one else can, my dick is twice as long as my attention span.
I would rather have the knowledge other than some little letters after my name.
Very admirable. So study for the test, but don't take it. Tell a possible employer that you studied for the test, but did not take it. Take a hit in the wallet. Big deal. You'll probably find more satisfaction in the knowledge that you gained than the money that you're losing out on.
Then again, you could remind your employer that you're cheaper to employ without the certification since you know what you're doing but don't have the certs.
(If you can't already tell, I see very little need for technical certification. So far, my hacking at home, highschool diploma and two years of college have served me well. Only 4 more to go! (EE/CE)
kickin' science like no one else can, my dick is twice as long as my attention span.
Actually, with the tara plugin, you can play Real files with Winamp. And if you can play them, you know what that means, don't you? Yes! That means you can write out the.wav! I used that frequently when 2600 still hadn't converted their Off the Hook Real Audio shows to.mp3. Very handy. It needs the Real codec installed, of course, but it doesn't use its interface. Just a nice, boring one.
kickin' science like no one else can, my dick is twice as long as my attention span.
Many commercial software developers like to list piracy as a reason for high costs. Microsoft included.
But when did Microsoft ever sell, say Win95 for $35 ? So, how has piracy raised the price? It's always been sold for one price (~$80) and hasn't gone up or down depending on how many copies are purchased.
And then there's the user base argument. When people are pirating your software, they're strengthening your monopoly. Just as it's good for FreeSoftware everytime a Linux/*BSD CD is given to someone new, how does it hurt MS when a home user borrows their friend's Win95 CD? The more times Win95 is installed, the more people are using it and the more likely that person is to become a valuable Windows-using consumer. Buying Windows software, perhaps purchasing a new computer with Win98 preinstalled. Requiring a Windows PC at work. Purchasing upgrades.
Now, I must admit that most people who are going to borrow a Win95 CD will be unlikely to turn 100% legal overnight. But then, when has Microsoft ever been struggling. Well, only when EVERYONE ELSE has been struggling. Back when the economy was booming, Microsoft wasn't struggling to survive due to piracy. Only when everyone else has been struggling has MS even started to feel the pinch.
Like I said, it's the same old cookie-cutter answer to "MSFT looses $X Billion to piracy each year", but it's always a fun argument:-).
kickin' science like no one else can, my dick is twice as long as my attention span.
You may try adding an entry to your 'hosts' file like:
127.0.0.1 m.doubleclick.net
I believe that will work to make your machine convert m.doubleclick.net to 127.0.0.1 and fail. Of course, then you'll need an entry for all of the other ad servers.
kickin' science like no one else can, my dick is twice as long as my attention span.
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That makes me wonder...
Is there some technical reason why AGP/PCI cards are "upside-down" from ISA's? The way ISA's are placed in PCs (well, towers, at least) makes it so much easier to see what they are, and if the heatsink was on the 'top' side of the card when placed in the machine, they wouldn't have such a tendancy to fall off.
For that matter, how many Americans can tell an Afgani from an Indian (from India)?
I admit guilt there.
During the past week, one thing I've thought about a bit is that I really wouldn't be able to tell an Islamic person from a Pakistani. Hell, I can't tell a Korean from a Chinese from a Japanese... And I ride the bus with them everyday!
Perhaps someone out there can lead me (and all the other ignorant Americans) to some information that would aid us in telling these foreigners apart. As much as I hate to be and feel ignorant, I also don't feel it would be proper to walk up to everyone whose race I couldn't tell and ask. However, if there was some information online that I could read that could inform me about how to tell them all apart, I'd really be interested to hear about it.
You forgot:
Grunt1: "Sir! I've got a great idea. Let's show that one clip again of the plane coming in from the right and hitting the second tower!"
Mgr: "Hrm..."
Grunt2: "No, dimwit, we need to show the one from underneath where you can actually see the plane going into the building."
"Great ideas, you two, we can show both... After we show the person falling to their death."
Grunt1/Grunt2: "Wow, sir, what a great idea!"
I'm sorry, I just can't help but get terribly sarcastic when I see those shots anymore. Especially when the commentators (hardly reporters, anymore) say things like: "Crashing buildings and piles of rubble. Terrible images to have to see." (Me: "Then why the hell do you have to show them again!?")
Good system administators are lazy and try to automate everything so they don't have to work.
Now, now, let's be nice. Good system administrators automate whatever they can so that they can focus their efforts on more important things... Like benchmarking new GL drivers. "Weeee! I've never reached 85 fps on GLQuake before!"
As for my experience, I've never needed to prepare to install any package on multiple *nix machines before, but I've had an okay time on Windows with AutoIt automating software installations.
Yup, it's the "printer-friendly" version.
Actually, I find it quite ironic that what they call the "printer-friendly" version is usually the most "reader-friendly".
Try http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-202-7093278.html for a fast-loading, flash-free version of the article.
Hmm, where would we find old FC releases?
:-)
Is that good enough for you?
(Hint: Starts with a 'G', ends with an 'e' and has 'oogl' in between...)
Or you could go straight to the source.
Exactly what I thought after clicking 'Submit'.
Congrats for beating me to it.
Thanks.
Thay may have worked, but it's since been fixed. According to an additional note added to my link above, Ameritech replaced/fixed a cable that may have been causing the problems.
I did consider, though, trying out my old 28.8, but didn't bother. I don't think it would have worked, anyway.
No, it's 'choosed'. Why RedHat Choosed ext3 For 7.2
(Yes, it's chose. Perhaps they'll fix it sometime.)
Ah, there it is. Guess it's stripped when previewing.
Forget ten years ago. Ameritech messed something up in the 614 area code and several number ranges (614-45x-xxxx, 614-26x-xxxx, and 614-29x-xxxx, check here). I'm lucky NOW to get a 9600. Usually it's about 7200. Yes, bps. And then only to one ISP.
(Perhaps someone else has had similar problems. It's been like this for over two weeks.) (OT: Where's my sig? Maybe stuff's still messed up in Banjo or I need to enable something.)
Actually, AC starts at 0. So:
- AC post posted Score: 0
- AC post moderated -1 Offtopic
- AC post moderated +1 Funny
Bingo, Score: 0, Funny
Well, if we whine and whine about it, they may continue to make popups more and more annoying. However, if we say nothing about them, they will surely make them more annoying.
Then again, they may only listen to those that vote with their wallets.
Isn't it about time for another DeCSS story?
kickin' science like no one else can,
my dick is twice as long as my attention span.
Why dont you test that and see how many machines with a default install of IE (Windows) that works on.. The results will suprise you.
At the same time, why don't you check and see how many people out there even run their computer with a default install of Windows and IE? Hopefully the results won't surprise you.
kickin' science like no one else can,
my dick is twice as long as my attention span.
The statement about WinXP running all things as Administrator came from a radio interview between GRC's Steve Gibson and TheRegister's Tom Greene. You can read a transcript (crap) or listen to the WMA (could someone on a decent connection download Goldwave and reencode it as an mp3 or ogg?).
Another article supports my statement. In particular, the line that reads:
As it gets easier and easier to install and use, how many new Linux users even know the dangers of operating as root? Let alone Win2k/WinXP users.
So, we'll have all these boxes running out there in root mode while people are checking their mail and browsing the web. We've got enough problems as it is with Windows' limited (no raw sockets) TCP/IP stack.
Now, you could argue that anyone who wanted to run some random program could just as well install support for raw sockets for Win9x (winpcap, anyone?) and install a trojan that could make use of it and syn-flood some server with spoofed IPs. And you'd be absolutely correct..they could. However, have they? Not to my knowledge. However, with WinXP, they won't have to. WinXP (probably) includes a nice, powerful, BSD TCP/IP stack that can do all that raw sockets stuff without the user having to install it. Skript kiddies, rejoice!
kickin' science like no one else can,
my dick is twice as long as my attention span.
Windows boxen don't have root access.
Wait until they're all using WinXP. Everything on XP runs as Administrator. Be it Notepad, Word, IE, or (heaven help us) Outlook. Everything has full access to the system.
Maybe I'm just talking out my ass, but consider this: Lycos result contains Javascript. Javascript redirects you to some server. That server runs some ActiveX code. That code grabs your email password and login password and mails them encrypted with PGP/GPG to some mail box in some remote part of the world for later cracking.
Maybe I'm completely off my rocker - and tell me if I am - but giving people the ability to run arbitrary commands on someone elses PC isn't usually that good, especially when it's a hypertext link. People don't really think of links as programs, unless the link explicitely says "click here to run my javascript applet". And even then, the average user isn't going to understand the full implications of clicking on that link and giving a program 'root' access on their system.
kickin' science like no one else can,
my dick is twice as long as my attention span.
Make that "full raw sockets".
kickin' science like no one else can,
my dick is twice as long as my attention span.
You'll probably want to link to GRC's page. Steve Gibson has a lot of stuff on his page about some of the troubles that will be introduced with WinXP. Particularly that its support for full raw packets will enable 'hackers' to write code that will spoof the IP, whereas 9x doesn't have support for full raw packets.
He argues that, since 9x didn't support them, and people have gotten along just dandily, then why should XP support them? Apparently MS is doing it just to appease the people that complained that it wasn't there.
I remember the last time when I cursed my 9x box since it didn't support full raw packets. Don't you?!
kickin' science like no one else can,
my dick is twice as long as my attention span.
*ahaning unmasks himself, finding his offtopic reply appreciated*
:).
Y /B ASE/bingo1.mpg
Mr. Anonymous Coward reads memepool, too, you know
Links for the unaware:
http://reality.sgi.com/awdc/gallery/MOVIEGALLER
http://www.vibraxus.com/movies/bingo.mpg
It actually took me awhile to realize that was fake (!).
Anyway, I just read k5 and have an urge to go...
kickin' science like no one else can,
my dick is twice as long as my attention span.
I would rather have the knowledge other than some little letters after my name.
Very admirable. So study for the test, but don't take it. Tell a possible employer that you studied for the test, but did not take it. Take a hit in the wallet. Big deal. You'll probably find more satisfaction in the knowledge that you gained than the money that you're losing out on.
Then again, you could remind your employer that you're cheaper to employ without the certification since you know what you're doing but don't have the certs.
(If you can't already tell, I see very little need for technical certification. So far, my hacking at home, highschool diploma and two years of college have served me well. Only 4 more to go! (EE/CE)
kickin' science like no one else can,
my dick is twice as long as my attention span.
Actually, with the tara plugin, you can play Real files with Winamp. And if you can play them, you know what that means, don't you? Yes! That means you can write out the .wav! I used that frequently when 2600 still hadn't converted their Off the Hook Real Audio shows to .mp3. Very handy. It needs the Real codec installed, of course, but it doesn't use its interface. Just a nice, boring one.
kickin' science like no one else can,
my dick is twice as long as my attention span.
Many commercial software developers like to list piracy as a reason for high costs. Microsoft included.
:-) .
But when did Microsoft ever sell, say Win95 for $35 ? So, how has piracy raised the price? It's always been sold for one price (~$80) and hasn't gone up or down depending on how many copies are purchased.
And then there's the user base argument. When people are pirating your software, they're strengthening your monopoly. Just as it's good for FreeSoftware everytime a Linux/*BSD CD is given to someone new, how does it hurt MS when a home user borrows their friend's Win95 CD? The more times Win95 is installed, the more people are using it and the more likely that person is to become a valuable Windows-using consumer. Buying Windows software, perhaps purchasing a new computer with Win98 preinstalled. Requiring a Windows PC at work. Purchasing upgrades.
Now, I must admit that most people who are going to borrow a Win95 CD will be unlikely to turn 100% legal overnight. But then, when has Microsoft ever been struggling. Well, only when EVERYONE ELSE has been struggling. Back when the economy was booming, Microsoft wasn't struggling to survive due to piracy. Only when everyone else has been struggling has MS even started to feel the pinch.
Like I said, it's the same old cookie-cutter answer to "MSFT looses $X Billion to piracy each year", but it's always a fun argument
kickin' science like no one else can,
my dick is twice as long as my attention span.
You may try adding an entry to your 'hosts' file like:
127.0.0.1 m.doubleclick.net
I believe that will work to make your machine convert m.doubleclick.net to 127.0.0.1 and fail. Of course, then you'll need an entry for all of the other ad servers.
kickin' science like no one else can,
my dick is twice as long as my attention span.