Having seen both side of the fence on this one. IMHO, the Internet is a public forum. If the public wants to look at something, they are going to, no matter how well you hide it. If the public doesn't want to view something, they are not going to. The use or non-use of blocking software of any sort is up to the owner of the system (either business or personal computers). Not the entities that host the content, or the entities that provide the content. This is true for Ad Blockers, script blockers, anti-virus, and content blockers.
The belief that visitors to your site must view your ads has been around for some time. It gave us banner ads, pop-ups, click through's, subscriptions, and "push" technology. Each of these innovations has had some sort of way to be circumvent it, and the collective thought process was that the blocker was a protection feature, and needed by the public. Now that someone who is using those same advertising technologies and has not figured out a way to circumvent them, there is some sort of problem? I don't buy it.
The only persons that have a problem with blocking software, are those for whom the blocking software was designed to stop. the louder they complain, the more I think I need that blocking software.
Since retirement is more about working because you want to and not because you have to, I'd encourage you to follow your ambitions. You have nothing to loose & everything to gain from attempting to get into the programming field.
I would suggest freelance programming as a route to take. It offers you the chance to cherry pick the jobs you think you can do, and the flexibility to work from home/the beach/golf course as you please, and at your own pace. It may not pay stellar wages, but it does give you a little cash in your pocket to augment your retirement fund.
If you find your skills in programming are not up to snuff for the stuff available, you can take programming classes at your leisure to augment your skills, and work the freelance stuff as time allows. The really big bonus is that if you find that you don't want to continue this course of action, you can stop at anytime, not inconvenience anyone and follow whatever new itch you have.
In an nutshell, it is "Make up your freakin mind you nitwit" author. and Proof that the geen pool need chlorine.
1) Unleash vigilante justice on spammers
Apparently the writer did not have very good parents, or is just lacking in ethics. Two wrongs do not make a right.
3) Quit already, Jack Valenti
The MPAA is not evil, and they are making better decisions than the RIAA. At least they understand why people are grabbing digital version of Movies, That is why more and more movies & shows are getting released sooner and sooner. This is a good thing for both consumers & the movie industry.
4) Appoint Larry Lessig to the Supreme Court
Keep your politics to yourself. The Internet is not a US only entity anymore. The Laws of one country do not influence the Internet in a measurable way.
5) Create the all-in-one inbox
I for one can multitask. Apparently the writer cannot. If you can only keep track of one inbox, stick to snailmail. Multiple locations for receiving information is a good thing. You can still be reached if there is a problem with one of the others. My parents told me not to put all my eggs in one basket, Apparently the writer has received no such wisdom.
6) Triple our cable modem speed First step: Just turn off the Golf Channel and UPN.
Further down the list The writer contradicts themselves regarding this as they want a DSL modem.
Just cause the writer is not a UPN or golf fan, does not mean that taking the channels away are a good thing. Try opting for balancing the channel vs. broadband abilities on the customers end. This way you can opt for less channels & more broadband or more channels & less broadband for the same price.
7) Demand truth in advertising for software updates
There isn't even a "Truth in Advertising" law at the state level for most states, what makes you think they are going to demand it for this new technology will be any different?
If you want truth in software updates, use the common sense axiom that has been around since the first software update. "Use at your own risk. It is not feasible to test the update on every single system, under every single different configuration."
11) Larry Flynt, build a porn browser
I don't know about anyone else, but I won't install anything that Larry Flint programmed. I'll leave that to real programmers. If you want anonymous browsing, turn off your cookies & user agents.
12) Make email addresses portable
Email addresses are by design non-portable. If you really must have this, I request that stupidity be painful (for the person & not for every one else around them.) happen first
The Author wants them disposable too. Try looking at any product that is both disposable & portable, and you can see the inherent problems with this.
13) Don't let the Pentagon hog the airwaves The DOD doesn't need that many civilian-free radio frequencies to do its job.
Clearly someone that has no clue how big the military really is, or how many resources it really requires.
See previous entry about stupidity.
16) Simplify Web publishing Why can't we post files from our desktop to a Web site in one drag-and-drop move?
This has already been done in Unix, Mac & Windows. If you are not able to read the documentation that came with your distribution, please do not publish to the Internet.
20) Roll out GAAP for geeks Just as with accounting, create an industry standard for network security. Don't forget the penalties for companies that don't comply
Since anyone can pretend to be whatever they want to be on the Internet & the Internet is worldwide, you would have to pass this law (legal or not in what ever country you are in) worldwide, so far the is no law that is worldwide.
21) Bring on the perp walks We want to see the next CEO whose company's servers leak 10,000 cr
"Part of the problem is that the reasons behind are not being communicated very well."
True. Explaining the Technical and political reasons behind something like Port blocking can be a time consuming and often fustrating undertaking for those who understand it. Trying to get anyone to understand that the internet is not just how they percieve it, but a much larger symbiotic relationship with the electronic world at large, is akin to forcing an apiphiny upon a pre-teen.
"Some t/s personnel do not fully understand port 25 blocking/ip filtering,and/or may not be able to explain it sufficently to someone with a non-technical backround"
Also True. Most of the TS staff of an ISP has not worked there longer than 6 months (8 months is the average burnout cycle) and is still viewing large networks with a sense of awe. They do not know alot about basic networking and are not trained on it. What they are trained on is basic windows troubleshooting, and troubleshooting of the ISP's "supported" software. Anything other than that is stuff they have stumbled onto or have researced out of curiousity.
"(or is on a quota and doesnt want to take the time to explain it)."
Again True. Every ISP I have worked for measures the Calls per hour. Not the Fixes per hour or percentage of fixes. The suits in charge of managing the call centers want metrics or a standard that THEY can understand easily and evaluate. Answering 4 calls per hour is alot easier for them to understand than 20 people fixed, 3 people Fubared, and 3 backbone related issues issues currently working.
umm...DOS attack.
Sounds like Account cancellation time. Contact offending IP's NOC, kick Cluser off line, change password, Flag for Network unfriendly activity, attach relevant portioin of logs, send to abuse departments, revel in your policy of charging Cluser actual money for clean up costs.
Gives me a warm fuzzy feeling, just thinking about it. Too bad we legally cannot do more to these PFY's.
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Having seen both side of the fence on this one. IMHO, the Internet is a public forum. If the public wants to look at something, they are going to, no matter how well you hide it. If the public doesn't want to view something, they are not going to. The use or non-use of blocking software of any sort is up to the owner of the system (either business or personal computers). Not the entities that host the content, or the entities that provide the content. This is true for Ad Blockers, script blockers, anti-virus, and content blockers.
The belief that visitors to your site must view your ads has been around for some time. It gave us banner ads, pop-ups, click through's, subscriptions, and "push" technology. Each of these innovations has had some sort of way to be circumvent it, and the collective thought process was that the blocker was a protection feature, and needed by the public. Now that someone who is using those same advertising technologies and has not figured out a way to circumvent them, there is some sort of problem? I don't buy it.
The only persons that have a problem with blocking software, are those for whom the blocking software was designed to stop. the louder they complain, the more I think I need that blocking software.
Since retirement is more about working because you want to and not because you have to, I'd encourage you to follow your ambitions. You have nothing to loose & everything to gain from attempting to get into the programming field.
I would suggest freelance programming as a route to take. It offers you the chance to cherry pick the jobs you think you can do, and the flexibility to work from home/the beach/golf course as you please, and at your own pace. It may not pay stellar wages, but it does give you a little cash in your pocket to augment your retirement fund.
If you find your skills in programming are not up to snuff for the stuff available, you can take programming classes at your leisure to augment your skills, and work the freelance stuff as time allows. The really big bonus is that if you find that you don't want to continue this course of action, you can stop at anytime, not inconvenience anyone and follow whatever new itch you have.
Someone inform David Ellis & Samuel Jackson! This has "Snakes on a Plane II" written all over it.
Free.
Comes will many network tools (not just for sniffing network traffic).
Provides an enviroment that is portable to many enviroments.
Has a low learning curve.
Can be used in hybrid networks
Oscilliscope? You whippersnappers must have no skill, My trusty stethoscope has never been wrong!
yeah, I have my own responses. to almost all.
In an nutshell, it is "Make up your freakin mind you nitwit" author. and Proof that the geen pool need chlorine.
1) Unleash vigilante justice on spammers
Apparently the writer did not have very good parents, or is just lacking in ethics. Two wrongs do not make a right.
3) Quit already, Jack Valenti
The MPAA is not evil, and they are making better decisions than the RIAA. At least they understand why people are grabbing digital version of Movies, That is why more and more movies & shows are getting released sooner and sooner. This is a good thing for both consumers & the movie industry.
4) Appoint Larry Lessig to the Supreme Court
Keep your politics to yourself. The Internet is not a US only entity anymore. The Laws of one country do not influence the Internet in a measurable way.
5) Create the all-in-one inbox
I for one can multitask. Apparently the writer cannot. If you can only keep track of one inbox, stick to snailmail. Multiple locations for receiving information is a good thing. You can still be reached if there is a problem with one of the others. My parents told me not to put all my eggs in one basket, Apparently the writer has received no such wisdom.
6) Triple our cable modem speed First step: Just turn off the Golf Channel and UPN.
Further down the list The writer contradicts themselves regarding this as they want a DSL modem.
Just cause the writer is not a UPN or golf fan, does not mean that taking the channels away are a good thing. Try opting for balancing the channel vs. broadband abilities on the customers end. This way you can opt for less channels & more broadband or more channels & less broadband for the same price.
7) Demand truth in advertising for software updates
There isn't even a "Truth in Advertising" law at the state level for most states, what makes you think they are going to demand it for this new technology will be any different?
If you want truth in software updates, use the common sense axiom that has been around since the first software update. "Use at your own risk. It is not feasible to test the update on every single system, under every single different configuration."
11) Larry Flynt, build a porn browser
I don't know about anyone else, but I won't install anything that Larry Flint programmed. I'll leave that to real programmers. If you want anonymous browsing, turn off your cookies & user agents.
12) Make email addresses portable
Email addresses are by design non-portable. If you really must have this, I request that stupidity be painful (for the person & not for every one else around them.) happen first
The Author wants them disposable too. Try looking at any product that is both disposable & portable, and you can see the inherent problems with this.
13) Don't let the Pentagon hog the airwaves The DOD doesn't need that many civilian-free radio frequencies to do its job.
Clearly someone that has no clue how big the military really is, or how many resources it really requires.
See previous entry about stupidity.
16) Simplify Web publishing Why can't we post files from our desktop to a Web site in one drag-and-drop move?
This has already been done in Unix, Mac & Windows. If you are not able to read the documentation that came with your distribution, please do not publish to the Internet.
20) Roll out GAAP for geeks Just as with accounting, create an industry standard for network security. Don't forget the penalties for companies that don't comply
Since anyone can pretend to be whatever they want to be on the Internet & the Internet is worldwide, you would have to pass this law (legal or not in what ever country you are in) worldwide, so far the is no law that is worldwide.
21) Bring on the perp walks We want to see the next CEO whose company's servers leak 10,000 cr
Check here for other commonly trojan'ed ports.
"Part of the problem is that the reasons behind are not being communicated very well."
True. Explaining the Technical and political reasons behind something like Port blocking can be a time consuming and often fustrating undertaking for those who understand it. Trying to get anyone to understand that the internet is not just how they percieve it, but a much larger symbiotic relationship with the electronic world at large, is akin to forcing an apiphiny upon a pre-teen.
"Some t/s personnel do not fully understand port 25 blocking/ip filtering,and/or may not be able to explain it sufficently to someone with a non-technical backround"
Also True. Most of the TS staff of an ISP has not worked there longer than 6 months (8 months is the average burnout cycle) and is still viewing large networks with a sense of awe. They do not know alot about basic networking and are not trained on it. What they are trained on is basic windows troubleshooting, and troubleshooting of the ISP's "supported" software. Anything other than that is stuff they have stumbled onto or have researced out of curiousity.
"(or is on a quota and doesnt want to take the time to explain it)."
Again True. Every ISP I have worked for measures the Calls per hour. Not the Fixes per hour or percentage of fixes. The suits in charge of managing the call centers want metrics or a standard that THEY can understand easily and evaluate. Answering 4 calls per hour is alot easier for them to understand than 20 people fixed, 3 people Fubared, and 3 backbone related issues issues currently working.
umm...DOS attack. Sounds like Account cancellation time. Contact offending IP's NOC, kick Cluser off line, change password, Flag for Network unfriendly activity, attach relevant portioin of logs, send to abuse departments, revel in your policy of charging Cluser actual money for clean up costs. Gives me a warm fuzzy feeling, just thinking about it. Too bad we legally cannot do more to these PFY's.
I think I like the fact that @home is blocking your B.O. port.
Find a new trojan, B.O. is dated, easy to track, and juvenile.
Any other ports it is blocking...? Don't know, keep downloading new trojans till you find one that works and post your results.
Don't like my response? Flame me at $user@localhost