Norton Antivirus, here,, has proven itself to me over and over. I've never used or administered a system that was affected by a virus that NAV didn't catch, unless I hadn't updated the virus definitions. One other trick that many miss, is that you need to keep your "symevent" files updated. You can get the updates from ftp.symantec.com.
If you use Windows, you have to spend money to get some basic software products. One of these is a good antivirus utility. It sucks, but that's life for the Windows user.
So you're arguing that a) it will never be successful anyway but b) if it is successful, it cannot be succesful.
No, I'm arguing that if many units are sold, it will create high externality costs. As for your infrastructure improvement idea, guess who will bear the cost of that? Ordinary taxpayers, mostly those walking on foot.
These things didn't do what people couldn't allready do, they just did some of those things marginally better.
The trouble with the Segue is that it already does "walking" and "running" marginally better than people, but it can never be improved much beyond its present state. That's because one of its features is lightness, and the only way to overcome the security problem is to make it too heavy to lift into a pickup truck. One of its other features is speed, but it can never be made to go 50 mph because it can never be made safe at that speed. If a person gets thrown at that speed, there is no seat belt, air bag, or anything. There is a cross bar right in front of the user's crotch, though. There is no way to overcome the basic problems without changing the fundamental design. The push-lawnmower design, however, is itself the main feature of the Segue.
What do you do with a Segue in a 40 mph gust of wind, BTW? Would you use a Segue in a steady rainstorm, knowing that your entire front side would get wet? How fast can it make 90 degree turns? 270 degree turns? What if I'm on a Segue and need to get out of the way of a bus?
Which brings me to something I thought the last time this issue out. What the hell is wrong with all of you/.'rs?
We all know the failings of the Segway: lack of security against theft, lack of protection against crashes with cars and brick walls, lack of range (only ~30 kilometers), etc. If it is ever successful, it will create sidewalk traffic jams to match those made by cars.
The real problem is the technological approach. Instead of trying to do what I already can do as a human being, walking and running, it should do what I can't do. Taking the latter approach is why technologies like the light bulb, the airplane, the automobile, the refrigerator, and the computer were successful.
Even though the number is small, it's pretty good for a pre-1.0 release. Just wait for a large amount of press coverage and interest once 1.0 is released. Then we'll see if the stats change.
Earthlink's dial-up is just fine. Speed of connection depends on the quality of the phone company's circuit, of course. I've logged on Earthlink often at 52000 bps. The maximum can you get with a V.90 connection in the US is only 53300 bps. BTW, is there any more news about V.91?
Once in a while I lose connectivity to part of the Internet. It's Earthlink's fault. It seems like they block my account from accessing certain IP addresses. After I complain by e-mail, the effect seems to go away.
I think I had a busy signal once. That's it, though. I'm sure YMMV depending on what POP you access.
If you are a competent user and can handle yourself on the net, and you don't want specially provided utilities, Earthlink is good, raw Internet. Additionally, one advantage of national ISP's is that you can log on all over the country.
I was thinking about going with DSL in a few months. I believe Earthlink does not offer static IP's on residential DSL, though. Unless they offer static IP, I'll probably go with another DSL provider.
How can you verify that "X-No-Archive: yes" posts have all been excluded? AFAIKT you would have to be able to search all articles' header for that line. The Google Groups Advanced Search currently does not allow limiting a search to headers. In fact, I can't figure out how to view the full headers of individual messages.
Why is every post suddenly a 5? Why is it that when I use all 5 of my moderator points to mod 5 different posts down in this thread as "overrated" it has no discernible effect whatsoever except to expend my mod points?
It seems like/. has given everyone mod privs, or maybe a super-moderator is going around marking the first 20 posts to every thread as a permanent 5.
Just because the RIAA assumed that a successful challenger would give them the results, doesn't mean they have to turn them over. I think this sounds more like a unilateral, one-way contract, akin to a promotional contest. Where's the consideration for turning over the results? I don't think a court will look favorably upon RIAA's attempt to in effect back-door a patent through the freedom of contract.
Disclaimer: The above is not to be construed as legal advice, and no attorney-client relationship between the author and any recipient of this message should be inferred. I am a law student.
They're probably using Coax (10Base-2)
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In addition to Microsoft Windows NT, they're probably using Coax, or 10Base-2, also known as thinnet. They probably have BNC connectors on the backs of the NIC's. The logs say they fixed their network problem by jiggling the cables. That's an indication of 10Base-2 if I ever saw one. The logs said they had to cold boot. This is frequently the case after a coax network crash.
Coax would have the advantage of plenty of shielding from electromagnetic interference. Otherwise, no advantage.
If you're reading this NASA, here's some advice. Buy some little metal doohickeys for the back of each networked computer. These doohickeys fit around a coax cable, can be screwed into the back of a power supply, and cost about 5 cents. In my experience, using these helps stabilize the cables a lot, and you get more uptime that way.
I think a lot of people are missing the point. It doesn't really matter if the components are physically separate, as long as there's a universal UI for all of them that Grandma can figure out. For this you need some kind of centralizing or unifying device. In short, you need a server. The TV, the CD player, the speakers, and the other devices all need to be controlled by the central hub directly. This server would be like a "receiver" in the typical stereo system, except that it would be a Linux box.
There are two main problems. One, the Linux box needs to be able to control the various components, such as TV's, the amp (assuming it was a separate device), hard drives, DVD players, and the like. Second, the user has to be able to figure out what is going on quickly. In short, a CLI environment is not optimal. What you want is a small Linux box with two video output devices.
First, you need an NTSC/PAL interface for putting the display onto the television. This might be called "expert mode" and be accessible only to those who RTFM.
Second, there would be a small, color LCD on the front of the box that displays a distinct icon to indicate what is going on (it changes when a program is being recorded, when a program is played back, etc....)
Finally, you need a way to peruse the online library. The database would be implemented by just a simple text file and a series of perl scripts.
Unfortunately, this would involve creating new industry-wide standards for televisions and other devices for accepting control signals over a wire. That's rather inconvenient.
As an alternative, use a simple wireless protocol to connect the Linux server to a small box, mounted on a wall that points to the TV and the other components. This second box would send the control signals it gets from the server over infrared to the components, like how a regular remote control works. The trick would be telling Linux what components you had, so it would know what the capabilities were and how to implement them. (If there's no DVD Recorder, then there's no way to program the DVD Recorder to record X-Files. And of course it matters what company made the DVD Recorder, and what model it is, for purposes of controlling that device.) This would be cumbersome as well, but it would be a great interim solution for people not willing to spend five grand on a home entertainment center with all new components. As time wore on and the prices of the new components came down, this temporary solution would fall by the wayside.
It's important to note that the flurry of impressive Hubble images were originally photographed in more than just the spectrum of visible light. Assigning color to some of the signals received has got to be purely subjective.
Mike Goldman made an offer to $5000 if certain conditions were met. By the literal reading of his words, it appears that the challenger met those conditions. It is irrelevant that the correspondence took place over e-mail. These two people have a valid contract. Now it's time for Goldman to pay up.
People can't go around making promises and then refusing to stand behind them.
If Goldman doesn't pay, I'd urge the challenger to retain a tech-savvy lawyer (one in the challenger's home state). The lawyer should simply send a letter to Goldman threatening to sue. That should take care of that. If Goldman still won't pay, the challenger has the option of suing him.
Disclaimer: I am a law student. The above is not to be construed as legal advice, and no attorney-client relationship between the author and any recipient of this message should be inferred.
Are there any realistic alternatives to ftp? It would be great if we could get past the flawed ftp architecture entirely, rather than hiding some of its problems by tunnelling it inside ssh. If you had unlimited time and resources, how would you redesign ftp to make it more secure? For example, maybe you would get rid of the wasteful dual channels, and put data and control messages in a single channel.
I've got two mod points. My philosophy (at the moment) is to never mod down, only to mod up. I'm cruising this discussion for something thoughtful, something original, something funny. . . anything! But you are posting nothing but a bunch of worthless goatsex troll hot grits crap. Could someone please just post one original, interesting paragraph, so I could mod something up?
Some pure speculation. Maybe the killer app we really need is AI. The AI can take care of mundane issues for us like bill paying, window management, and software updates. Everyone will have their own AI and all the AI's will communicate with each other over the net. The AI's will demand more processing power and more storage. The AI can't be a mere rules based system, or a neural network. It needs to have intentionality, common sense, and the ability to weigh competing values. We shouldn't design the AI based on our own neural systems, but instead should design its conceptual processes based on the tasks we plan for them. The two basic problems are internal logic and external interfaces.
I think one of the big issues facing the 2.5 developers will be how many more security features should go in. In particular, should any of the NSA code be accepted? I haven't formed a strong opinion on this subject.
If it is possible, get assigned to a different task at work. If you can't do that, you should either quit your job or sell the technology to your company. You'll have to make a business decision as to which alternative you would prefer. It's a tradeoff between risk and benefit. Do you want the high risk, high potential payoff strategy of going into business for yourself, or do you want the surer payoff of selling your technology?
Your company might try to sue you for stealing their idea, saying that you got the idea from them. Whatever you decide, however, you should go to a lawyer at your first opportunity (Monday). The lawyer that you choose should be able to give you both business and legal advice. You probably should sign an affidavit at this point stating that you have been developing this technology for so many months at such and such times of day. It won't make you legally bulletproof, but it will help.
Whatever the lawyer says, keep track of all the documents, electronic and paper, that you've been using to create your product. Hopefully, you've been dating them as you go along. If your employer sues you for stealing their intellectual property, these documents will prove crucial to your defense.
The vanity and hubris of these "scientists" is striking when one considers how much harm they could do. They could wreak havoc with the order of the universe. If they even attempted to put their plan into effect, the government should detain them for (attempted) crimes against the Earth and humanity.
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Nice knowing everybody on Slashdot. Some bad arguments sometimes, but mostly fun and good.
Maybe we'll go back to Usenet, or figure something else out. See ya around.
If you use Windows, you have to spend money to get some basic software products. One of these is a good antivirus utility. It sucks, but that's life for the Windows user.
No, I'm arguing that if many units are sold, it will create high externality costs. As for your infrastructure improvement idea, guess who will bear the cost of that? Ordinary taxpayers, mostly those walking on foot.
These things didn't do what people couldn't allready do, they just did some of those things marginally better.
The trouble with the Segue is that it already does "walking" and "running" marginally better than people, but it can never be improved much beyond its present state. That's because one of its features is lightness, and the only way to overcome the security problem is to make it too heavy to lift into a pickup truck. One of its other features is speed, but it can never be made to go 50 mph because it can never be made safe at that speed. If a person gets thrown at that speed, there is no seat belt, air bag, or anything. There is a cross bar right in front of the user's crotch, though. There is no way to overcome the basic problems without changing the fundamental design. The push-lawnmower design, however, is itself the main feature of the Segue.
What do you do with a Segue in a 40 mph gust of wind, BTW? Would you use a Segue in a steady rainstorm, knowing that your entire front side would get wet? How fast can it make 90 degree turns? 270 degree turns? What if I'm on a Segue and need to get out of the way of a bus?
Which brings me to something I thought the last time this issue out. What the hell is wrong with all of you /.'rs?
Go back under your bridge, troll.
We all know the failings of the Segway: lack of security against theft, lack of protection against crashes with cars and brick walls, lack of range (only ~30 kilometers), etc. If it is ever successful, it will create sidewalk traffic jams to match those made by cars.
The real problem is the technological approach. Instead of trying to do what I already can do as a human being, walking and running, it should do what I can't do. Taking the latter approach is why technologies like the light bulb, the airplane, the automobile, the refrigerator, and the computer were successful.
Even though the number is small, it's pretty good for a pre-1.0 release. Just wait for a large amount of press coverage and interest once 1.0 is released. Then we'll see if the stats change.
Once in a while I lose connectivity to part of the Internet. It's Earthlink's fault. It seems like they block my account from accessing certain IP addresses. After I complain by e-mail, the effect seems to go away.
I think I had a busy signal once. That's it, though. I'm sure YMMV depending on what POP you access.
If you are a competent user and can handle yourself on the net, and you don't want specially provided utilities, Earthlink is good, raw Internet. Additionally, one advantage of national ISP's is that you can log on all over the country.
I was thinking about going with DSL in a few months. I believe Earthlink does not offer static IP's on residential DSL, though. Unless they offer static IP, I'll probably go with another DSL provider.
DSL Reports.
How can you verify that "X-No-Archive: yes" posts have all been excluded? AFAIKT you would have to be able to search all articles' header for that line. The Google Groups Advanced Search currently does not allow limiting a search to headers. In fact, I can't figure out how to view the full headers of individual messages.
It seems like /. has given everyone mod privs, or maybe a super-moderator is going around marking the first 20 posts to every thread as a permanent 5.
What gives?
Disclaimer: The above is not to be construed as legal advice, and no attorney-client relationship between the author and any recipient of this message should be inferred. I am a law student.
Coax would have the advantage of plenty of shielding from electromagnetic interference. Otherwise, no advantage.
If you're reading this NASA, here's some advice. Buy some little metal doohickeys for the back of each networked computer. These doohickeys fit around a coax cable, can be screwed into the back of a power supply, and cost about 5 cents. In my experience, using these helps stabilize the cables a lot, and you get more uptime that way.
There are two main problems. One, the Linux box needs to be able to control the various components, such as TV's, the amp (assuming it was a separate device), hard drives, DVD players, and the like. Second, the user has to be able to figure out what is going on quickly. In short, a CLI environment is not optimal. What you want is a small Linux box with two video output devices.
First, you need an NTSC/PAL interface for putting the display onto the television. This might be called "expert mode" and be accessible only to those who RTFM.
Second, there would be a small, color LCD on the front of the box that displays a distinct icon to indicate what is going on (it changes when a program is being recorded, when a program is played back, etc....)
Finally, you need a way to peruse the online library. The database would be implemented by just a simple text file and a series of perl scripts.
Unfortunately, this would involve creating new industry-wide standards for televisions and other devices for accepting control signals over a wire. That's rather inconvenient.
As an alternative, use a simple wireless protocol to connect the Linux server to a small box, mounted on a wall that points to the TV and the other components. This second box would send the control signals it gets from the server over infrared to the components, like how a regular remote control works. The trick would be telling Linux what components you had, so it would know what the capabilities were and how to implement them. (If there's no DVD Recorder, then there's no way to program the DVD Recorder to record X-Files. And of course it matters what company made the DVD Recorder, and what model it is, for purposes of controlling that device.) This would be cumbersome as well, but it would be a great interim solution for people not willing to spend five grand on a home entertainment center with all new components. As time wore on and the prices of the new components came down, this temporary solution would fall by the wayside.
Simple enough?
It's important to note that the flurry of impressive Hubble images were originally photographed in more than just the spectrum of visible light. Assigning color to some of the signals received has got to be purely subjective.
People can't go around making promises and then refusing to stand behind them.
If Goldman doesn't pay, I'd urge the challenger to retain a tech-savvy lawyer (one in the challenger's home state). The lawyer should simply send a letter to Goldman threatening to sue. That should take care of that. If Goldman still won't pay, the challenger has the option of suing him.
Disclaimer: I am a law student. The above is not to be construed as legal advice, and no attorney-client relationship between the author and any recipient of this message should be inferred.
I think the need is just as real to access information in the physical and social sciences. A science-wide boycott seems more appropriate.
I think CmdrTaco only posted the message that was submitted by someone else. The taco-top is fine.
Are there any realistic alternatives to ftp? It would be great if we could get past the flawed ftp architecture entirely, rather than hiding some of its problems by tunnelling it inside ssh. If you had unlimited time and resources, how would you redesign ftp to make it more secure? For example, maybe you would get rid of the wasteful dual channels, and put data and control messages in a single channel.
Shhhhtt. Now I can't mod this thread.
I've got two mod points. My philosophy (at the moment) is to never mod down, only to mod up. I'm cruising this discussion for something thoughtful, something original, something funny. . . anything! But you are posting nothing but a bunch of worthless goatsex troll hot grits crap. Could someone please just post one original, interesting paragraph, so I could mod something up?
Get it gear, people.
Yeah, except for that one guy in the mobile home. I don't think we're TOO affluent, though. At least not me.
I recommend consulting a good tax lawyer. When you get down to the issues in tax law that haven't been fully explored, a specialist is required.
We have the technology. We can maybe build it.
I think one of the big issues facing the 2.5 developers will be how many more security features should go in. In particular, should any of the NSA code be accepted? I haven't formed a strong opinion on this subject.
Your company might try to sue you for stealing their idea, saying that you got the idea from them. Whatever you decide, however, you should go to a lawyer at your first opportunity (Monday). The lawyer that you choose should be able to give you both business and legal advice. You probably should sign an affidavit at this point stating that you have been developing this technology for so many months at such and such times of day. It won't make you legally bulletproof, but it will help.
Whatever the lawyer says, keep track of all the documents, electronic and paper, that you've been using to create your product. Hopefully, you've been dating them as you go along. If your employer sues you for stealing their intellectual property, these documents will prove crucial to your defense.
I'm a law student.
Best of luck.
The vanity and hubris of these "scientists" is striking when one considers how much harm they could do. They could wreak havoc with the order of the universe. If they even attempted to put their plan into effect, the government should detain them for (attempted) crimes against the Earth and humanity.