Looks like you've tried going through 'normal channels'. Since that's not working, escalate. Move up the chain - try the University ombudsman (if there is one) and even the President of the University. Write a nicely worded letter, describing the problem and explaining what actions you want taken.
If that doesn't work, you have other options. Organizations respond to three things:
1) Threats to their existence 2) Threats to their finances 3) Threats to their reputation
As for item 1 - I'm not referring to nuking them from orbit. I presume they're a public university and as such answer to the legislature. The legislature is ultimately responsible for their funding and indeed their continued operation. You can contact your state representatives or perhaps your state education department with complaints.
As for finances - again, there's the legislature and also alumni groups (some of whom may be affected by the security breach) can bring pressure to bear.
Finally - reputation: you've already posted to Slashdot. Someone suggested blogs. There's also 'old media' - TV ('action lines'), newspapers, etc.
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<Name of my national leader> is a drooling idiot
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I recall reading years ago about generating electricity from coal using magnetohydrodynamics. Supposedly the efficiency was far higher than a carnot cycle (boil water / spin turbine) generator. What prevented MHD from ever reaching production?
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Step 1 - PC running newly installed vanilla Vista is connected directly to the Internet via cable modem. No third party firewalls / AV software, no hardware router / firewall.
Step 2 - seven year old kid uses it for Web surfing for two hours.
Step 3 - Mr. Allchin uses the PC to access his brokerage / bank accounts.
RIAA Attorney: Your honor, the defendant admits pirating music... Defending attorney: Excuse me your honor, but the defendant owns a Zune. Judge: Case dismissed.
Some when a judge makes an egregious ruling - then the voters can remove him/her from office. That said, I'd prefer a system whereby local judges were appointed by the state Governor or legislature and subject to a yes / no vote periodically by the voters. A no vote would mean that they were out of office and could not be appointed to another judicial position.
The article doesn't say how much funding it takes to operate Arecibo. If everyone who runs the SETI@HOME screensaver kicked in a couple of bucks, I wonder if it would make a difference.
Oh come now, surely the Snowball earth represents yet another failure of the Bush administration. I'm sure there will be an editorial in the New York Times to that effect tomorrow.
Just about every state has on-line lotteries. They consist of thousands (possibly tens of thousands) of terminals scattered throughout a state. Each terminal is connected real-time via a secure communications network to a central database. You cannot lose a single transaction (could be the winning number). You're dealing with large quantities of money - so prevention of fraud is paramount. You need to provide paper records (to customers) and an audit trail for on-line / paper records. And you have to report the winner within a few moments of the drawing.
Not a 100% match in requirements to a voting system, but pretty damn close. And yet, how many times have you read about serious problems with on-line state lotteries. The only one that I recall was in PA, and involved tampering with the 'ping-pong' balls used in the drawing - not with the computer systems. Oh yeah, they were caught.
So, if states can deploy secure, real-time on-line lottery systems, why do they fail so miserably when it comes to electronic voting? Or is ensuring the democratic process not as important as state sponsored gambling?
Sell it to slashdot users for $120 (mfg makes a small profit). That way some of the buyers will end up using it to develop OSS educational SW for it. They should also color code the units; say green for students, blue for teachers, and red for developers (the $120 units). That way if you see a green unit for sale on E-bay - you (and E-bay) knows it's stolen property.
How about we freely distribute unbiased publications of the history of Asia and the Korean peninsula?
In a country where radios can only tune in Government run stations, I'm sure Kim will allow foreign publications to be freely distributed. Damn unlikely.
I plan to get a Wii. But, given that I already have three DVD players (two are burners) already connected to my TV, I'm not that interested in another one. I suspect that most people that want a DVD already have one. However, I can see why they would market this in Japan. Given the premium on space in Japanese households combining two devices into one might be attractive (assuming they don't already own an Xbox, PS/[2|3]).
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$28.25 billion dollars of cash on the balance sheets. That's a lot of green!
Looks like you've tried going through 'normal channels'. Since that's not working, escalate. Move up the chain - try the University ombudsman (if there is one) and even the President of the University. Write a nicely worded letter, describing the problem and explaining what actions you want taken.
If that doesn't work, you have other options. Organizations respond to three things:
1) Threats to their existence
2) Threats to their finances
3) Threats to their reputation
As for item 1 - I'm not referring to nuking them from orbit. I presume they're a public university and as such answer to the legislature. The legislature is ultimately responsible for their funding and indeed their continued operation. You can contact your state representatives or perhaps your state education department with complaints.
As for finances - again, there's the legislature and also alumni groups (some of whom may be affected by the security breach) can bring pressure to bear.
Finally - reputation: you've already posted to Slashdot. Someone suggested blogs. There's also 'old media' - TV ('action lines'), newspapers, etc.
Could be a coupon for $20 off "Duke Nukem Forever", when it's ready.
Zune, with its new infinitely-rechargable battery technology. It uses a nickel-adamantium alloy, right?
That's absolutely correct. They're manufactured by Sony.
Want to know if you have freedom of speech on the Internet. Try this simple test. Post a message stating:
<Name of my national leader> is a drooling idiot
If shortly thereafter, we never hear from you again, your nation does not enjoy freedom on the Internet. Judging from posts to Slashdot, the US enjoys truly extraordinary freedom.
I recall reading years ago about generating electricity from coal using magnetohydrodynamics. Supposedly the efficiency was far higher than a carnot cycle (boil water / spin turbine) generator. What prevented MHD from ever reaching production?
Use a web form for message entry combined with a capcha to prevent spam from bot's. The web app that processes the page can dump the message into a DB (for later retrieval by an admin page) or forward it via mail. Do NOT embed e-mail addresses in the page, even e-mail addresses built via JavaScript.
The robots are only here "To Serve Man".
Step 1 - PC running newly installed vanilla Vista is connected directly to the Internet via cable modem. No third party firewalls / AV software, no hardware router / firewall.
Step 2 - seven year old kid uses it for Web surfing for two hours.
Step 3 - Mr. Allchin uses the PC to access his brokerage / bank accounts.
The retailers like it, Sony likes it, and two out of three ain't bad.
Setting: a courtroom somewhere in the US
...
RIAA Attorney: Your honor, the defendant admits pirating music
Defending attorney: Excuse me your honor, but the defendant owns a Zune.
Judge: Case dismissed.
$250 - Wii console + Wii Sports game
$450 - Gold plated Wiimote with ruby & sapphire accents
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$700 - TOTAL
in other news sony have revised the number of PS3s being distributed to 5, 3 to North america and 2 to Tokyo
So how come there's 7 for sale on E-bay?
Do the pyramids' get broadband, or is their wiring too old?
Only the Ha'tak class pyramids get broadband.
Some when a judge makes an egregious ruling - then the voters can remove him/her from office. That said, I'd prefer a system whereby local judges were appointed by the state Governor or legislature and subject to a yes / no vote periodically by the voters. A no vote would mean that they were out of office and could not be appointed to another judicial position.
The article doesn't say how much funding it takes to operate Arecibo. If everyone who runs the SETI@HOME screensaver kicked in a couple of bucks, I wonder if it would make a difference.
Oh come now, surely the Snowball earth represents yet another failure of the Bush administration. I'm sure there will be an editorial in the New York Times to that effect tomorrow.
He should have been tried in The Hague at the International Court of Justice.
Right, because they did such an outstanding job with the five year trial of Slobodan Milosevi.
Just about every state has on-line lotteries. They consist of thousands (possibly tens of thousands) of terminals scattered throughout a state. Each terminal is connected real-time via a secure communications network to a central database. You cannot lose a single transaction (could be the winning number). You're dealing with large quantities of money - so prevention of fraud is paramount. You need to provide paper records (to customers) and an audit trail for on-line / paper records. And you have to report the winner within a few moments of the drawing.
Not a 100% match in requirements to a voting system, but pretty damn close. And yet, how many times have you read about serious problems with on-line state lotteries. The only one that I recall was in PA, and involved tampering with the 'ping-pong' balls used in the drawing - not with the computer systems. Oh yeah, they were caught.
So, if states can deploy secure, real-time on-line lottery systems, why do they fail so miserably when it comes to electronic voting? Or is ensuring the democratic process not as important as state sponsored gambling?
ZeroWing joke in 5 .. 4 .. 3 ..
Sell it to slashdot users for $120 (mfg makes a small profit). That way some of the buyers will end up using it to develop OSS educational SW for it. They should also color code the units; say green for students, blue for teachers, and red for developers (the $120 units). That way if you see a green unit for sale on E-bay - you (and E-bay) knows it's stolen property.
How about we freely distribute unbiased publications of the history of Asia and the Korean peninsula?
In a country where radios can only tune in Government run stations, I'm sure Kim will allow foreign publications to be freely distributed. Damn unlikely.
I plan to get a Wii. But, given that I already have three DVD players (two are burners) already connected to my TV, I'm not that interested in another one. I suspect that most people that want a DVD already have one. However, I can see why they would market this in Japan. Given the premium on space in Japanese households combining two devices into one might be attractive (assuming they don't already own an Xbox, PS/[2|3]).
Glad to see 'Baghdad Bob' was able to find employment working for the Chinese government.
I'll wait for the Linux version.