I know what you mean. I found that the device sometimes needs recalibrating after system reboots. All I need to do is jerk left/right sticks for a few seconds in order for it to recalibrate. I do not need to unplug it in order to stop the nasty effect that you were describing.
I developed some software on my own when I was in school which allowed to get known. I then did my internship at full salary (20$ an hour back then) for a small company. A "major laptop manufacturer" might seem a little cheap at 8$ an hour even for an internship.
Have you looked for company to do your internship by yourself? It could be important to do your internship in a place that will fit to your career plan, ask questions and talk to the company representatives. In short, don't view your internship as just another academical formality in order to get your bachelor degree. Don't go work there as a governmental clerk just doing another day;-))
I understand this was meant to be funny, just posting to enlighten the ones who might believe you, I would have modded you funny +5 if I hadn't already posted previously;-)))))))
With bind properly configured, you would be in the 2% of the legitimate requests. I do not see any "rules" saying not to query them when properly configured.
Also you do not end up querying the root DNS that often because your bind will cache.com.net.google.net, etc... top authoritave DNS.
See my other post about this, for example j.ROOT-SERVERS.NET is in realty 41 machines spread geographically around the world, if Google could simply contribute to the root name server pool in order to help.
I have always been the "paranoia is good" type of administrator and I didn't want to trust any third party DNS in case they get hijacked or misconfigured. I admit this may change with Google, I might decide to trust them but then again...;-))
So yes, I query the root servers, ping time is between 21ms and 225ms for them with several between 21-28ms and bind pickups the closest ones so I am not worrying about the multiple round trips that much especially since my DNS will first cache the.com authoritative DNS, then the.google.com authoritative DNS etc, etc, so I quickly start saving on round-trips and I end up not querying the top level authoritative DNS that much so I have never noticed any difference.
Also, remember root DNS addresses are routed differently, so chances are you should always have one close to you . Of course, this won't help your problem if you have a 1 second latency between yourself and your provider router.
"The modern trend is to use anycast addressing and routing to provide resilience and load balancing across a wide geographic area. For example, the j.root-servers.net root server, maintained by VeriSign, is represented by 41 (as of July 2008[update]) individual server systems located around the world which can be queried using anycast addressing."
> They also say that (unlike an increasing number of ISPs), Google Public DNS behaves exactly according to the DNS standard.
Congratulations, this would then be the first free service that I know of which doesn't do redirect !;-)
I setup my own DNS but I guess it is a little overkill for the common every day user. Setting your own DNS means you have to go to the network (e.g. internet) less often because your locally hosted DNS caches the already visited sites for a TTL period of time. This is especially true if you have several computers and that they tend to visit the same sites.
Let me add that if your ISP or firewall intercepts requests to port 53, you will still be stuck with it;-(
Agreed, first tip for the "beginner to apprentice":
Learning to use the "man" command is important, remember that you sometime have to add a number parameter to get the documentation that you want to get;-)
The mentality back then was that CPU ran using the same amount of power while looping/doing nothing than when working. It isn't true anymore since hardware can now slow the clock thus the CPU when no works needs to be done hence saving power. SETI@home prevents power saving because it will make sure that 100% of CPU cycles are used all the time while still giving priority to other programs. Adding to the CPU consuming more power, this makes all fans on the machines rev faster and also consume more power etc...
In follow-up news; 150 of the most prolific SETI@home contributor have now left the project being scare of the impacts on their jobs;-))
Well, I haven't made my mind with regards to the efficiency of this tool yet but I wander what will be the effects of the left overs on sea wildlife.
Also, it seems all the pirates will have to do to avoid the line is use water jet propulsion boats, no external propeller on these boats. If it becomes widely used, pirates should upgrade rather quickly.
> The two shots from the solid rocket boosters as they separate from the external fuel tank were the most incredible.
Yep pretty impressing indeed. Watching the video, I swear I felt nervous at some point although I knew that everything went well. Smaller rocket launches seem less scary to me.
My feelings could be justified since the NASA is going back to smaller rockets I believe, although cost considerations might also have influenced that choice.
I just looked at the settings on 3 LCD displays I own. They are between 45% and 55% brightness. Too much light being emitted has always seemed to bother me. I am curious what other/dotters settings are. I think I remember than when you buy the monitor, default factory settings are 100% brightness or close to that. I think it makes the display look better when you only stare at it for a few seconds (i.e. when buying it).
Different thing, the clause is wider and it is telling you not to use the software for very mission critical applications:
* This software is not designed or intended for use in on-line control of
* aircraft, air traffic, aircraft navigation or aircraft communications; or in
* the design, construction, operation or maintenance of any nuclear
* facilit. Licensee represents and warrants that it will not use or
* redistribute the Software for such purposes.
So would you say that if my primary goal is to run Pf, it will make no difference if I install either freebsd or openbsd ?
I am thinking ease of installation, patches, etc. where there could be a delay before updates for freebsd. Also, does the freebsd port support 100% of the features implemented on openbsd and can it be considered as a totally equivalent alternative ?
Agreed, installing openbsd and packet filter has been on my to do list for years and I swear it is only the lack of time that prevented me to do so, I am still using Linux netfilter.
Linux is more multi-purpose (desktop for instance), has a wider audience hence more functionality available, a little like Windows;-))
P.S. No, I am not confusing freebsd and openbsd but I assume freebsd also has neat functionalities;-)
This is why I posted about it, this reminds me adds where they misuse words in order to make the product look better than it is in realty and this is what I am against.
I have trained my dog so when I show him a picture of the number "1" he barks once. When I show him a picture of a "2", he barks twice. When I show him a picture of 1+1, he barks twice.
Now, I am going to post my findings on/. pretending that not only can dogs count, but they can also read and perform addition.
Do you work for a publicity agency or are you a politician ?;-))
It is sometimes amazing to see what scientists will do to sell their findings. This is why I take it with a grain of salt. Many have been found guilty of fraud after their article has been published in very serious scientific papers.
Finally, look up in a dictionary to see what "counting" means and get back to me.
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I know what you mean. I found that the device sometimes needs recalibrating after system reboots. All I need to do is jerk left/right sticks for a few seconds in order for it to recalibrate. I do not need to unplug it in order to stop the nasty effect that you were describing.
I developed some software on my own when I was in school which allowed to get known. I then did my internship at full salary (20$ an hour back then) for a small company. A "major laptop manufacturer" might seem a little cheap at 8$ an hour even for an internship.
Have you looked for company to do your internship by yourself? It could be important to do your internship in a place that will fit to your career plan, ask questions and talk to the company representatives. In short, don't view your internship as just another academical formality in order to get your bachelor degree. Don't go work there as a governmental clerk just doing another day ;-))
You need to enter an IP for DNS settings, names like dns.google.com won't work. Look at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken-and-egg_problem
I understand this was meant to be funny, just posting to enlighten the ones who might believe you, I would have modded you funny +5 if I hadn't already posted previously ;-)))))))
With bind properly configured, you would be in the 2% of the legitimate requests. I do not see any "rules" saying not to query them when properly configured.
Also you do not end up querying the root DNS that often because your bind will cache .com .net .google.net, etc... top authoritave DNS.
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=1465906&cid=30321592
See my other post about this, for example j.ROOT-SERVERS.NET is in realty 41 machines spread geographically around the world, if Google could simply contribute to the root name server pool in order to help.
I have always been the "paranoia is good" type of administrator and I didn't want to trust any third party DNS in case they get hijacked or misconfigured. I admit this may change with Google, I might decide to trust them but then again... ;-))
So yes, I query the root servers, ping time is between 21ms and 225ms for them with several between 21-28ms and bind pickups the closest ones so I am not worrying about the multiple round trips that much especially since my DNS will first cache the .com authoritative DNS, then the .google.com authoritative DNS etc, etc, so I quickly start saving on round-trips and I end up not querying the top level authoritative DNS that much so I have never noticed any difference.
http://www.caida.org/outreach/papers/2003/dnsplacement/dnsplacement.pdf
Also, remember root DNS addresses are routed differently, so chances are you should always have one close to you . Of course, this won't help your problem if you have a 1 second latency between yourself and your provider router.
"The modern trend is to use anycast addressing and routing to provide resilience and load balancing across a wide geographic area. For example, the j.root-servers.net root server, maintained by VeriSign, is represented by 41 (as of July 2008[update]) individual server systems located around the world which can be queried using anycast addressing."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNS_root_zone
Configure your DNS to query the root DNSes directly instead of relying on third party DNS, problem solved !
> They also say that (unlike an increasing number of ISPs), Google Public DNS behaves exactly according to the DNS standard.
Congratulations, this would then be the first free service that I know of which doesn't do redirect ! ;-)
I setup my own DNS but I guess it is a little overkill for the common every day user. Setting your own DNS means you have to go to the network (e.g. internet) less often because your locally hosted DNS caches the already visited sites for a TTL period of time. This is especially true if you have several computers and that they tend to visit the same sites.
Let me add that if your ISP or firewall intercepts requests to port 53, you will still be stuck with it ;-(
I find wizard-based Windows is horrible, I always end up googling. At least man pages are useful most of the time ;-)
> You've lost me already. I'm having to look up what "man" does.
try:
man man
man 1 cdrdao
> Of course it is.
Agreed, first tip for the "beginner to apprentice":
Learning to use the "man" command is important, remember that you sometime have to add a number parameter to get the documentation that you want to get ;-)
The mentality back then was that CPU ran using the same amount of power while looping/doing nothing than when working. It isn't true anymore since hardware can now slow the clock thus the CPU when no works needs to be done hence saving power. SETI@home prevents power saving because it will make sure that 100% of CPU cycles are used all the time while still giving priority to other programs. Adding to the CPU consuming more power, this makes all fans on the machines rev faster and also consume more power etc...
In follow-up news; 150 of the most prolific SETI@home contributor have now left the project being scare of the impacts on their jobs ;-))
Whatever you say ! ;-))
You can find a whole boat at 620$ for one on ebay right now ! (link too long search for: "1996 Sea Ray Sea Rayder" )
You could probably steal one too ... ;-)
You can also easily fit such an engine on your existing boat:
http://www.mercurymarine.com/engines/jetdrives/index.php
Well, I haven't made my mind with regards to the efficiency of this tool yet but I wander what will be the effects of the left overs on sea wildlife.
Also, it seems all the pirates will have to do to avoid the line is use water jet propulsion boats, no external propeller on these boats. If it becomes widely used, pirates should upgrade rather quickly.
> then the second or third level guy
Bah, I have been escalated to the 7th level once while dealing with IBM, seriously ! ;-)
What do you mean ?
John Doe,
Senior Artificial Intelligence Architect, Coordinator, MSc, PMP, PO,
CBAP, PhD, MBA, Senior Rocket Scientist.
> The two shots from the solid rocket boosters as they separate from the external fuel tank were the most incredible.
Yep pretty impressing indeed. Watching the video, I swear I felt nervous at some point although I knew that everything went well. Smaller rocket launches seem less scary to me.
My feelings could be justified since the NASA is going back to smaller rockets I believe, although cost considerations might also have influenced that choice.
I just looked at the settings on 3 LCD displays I own. They are between 45% and 55% brightness. Too much light being emitted has always seemed to bother me. I am curious what other /dotters settings are. I think I remember than when you buy the monitor, default factory settings are 100% brightness or close to that. I think it makes the display look better when you only stare at it for a few seconds (i.e. when buying it).
Different thing, the clause is wider and it is telling you not to use the software for very mission critical applications:
* This software is not designed or intended for use in on-line control of
* aircraft, air traffic, aircraft navigation or aircraft communications; or in
* the design, construction, operation or maintenance of any nuclear
* facilit. Licensee represents and warrants that it will not use or
* redistribute the Software for such purposes.
http://java.sun.com/applets/jdk/1.4/demo/applets/Clock/Clock.java
> always from the command line
Of course !
Thanks for your reply ! ;-)
Thanks a lot ! ;-))
Yep, I know this.
So would you say that if my primary goal is to run Pf, it will make no difference if I install either freebsd or openbsd ?
I am thinking ease of installation, patches, etc. where there could be a delay before updates for freebsd. Also, does the freebsd port support 100% of the features implemented on openbsd and can it be considered as a totally equivalent alternative ?
Thanks for your reply.
Agreed, installing openbsd and packet filter has been on my to do list for years and I swear it is only the lack of time that prevented me to do so, I am still using Linux netfilter.
Linux is more multi-purpose (desktop for instance), has a wider audience hence more functionality available, a little like Windows ;-))
P.S. No, I am not confusing freebsd and openbsd but I assume freebsd also has neat functionalities ;-)
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=1457756&cid=30238628
Sure, I understood that ;-)
This is why I posted about it, this reminds me adds where they misuse words in order to make the product look better than it is in realty and this is what I am against.
I have trained my dog so when I show him a picture of the number "1" he barks once. When I show him a picture of a "2", he barks twice. When I show him a picture of 1+1, he barks twice.
Now, I am going to post my findings on /. pretending that not only can dogs count, but they can also read and perform addition.
Do you work for a publicity agency or are you a politician ? ;-))
It is sometimes amazing to see what scientists will do to sell their findings. This is why I take it with a grain of salt. Many have been found guilty of fraud after their article has been published in very serious scientific papers.
Finally, look up in a dictionary to see what "counting" means and get back to me.