Cable devices will need to be a Trusted Platform to be certified. A trusted platform that's unhackable? I think I heard that somewhere else.
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Time for another cup of coffee.
Sadly this is business as a whole. They would rather spend a little after the fact to defend rather than spend just a few dollars to beef up security before a problem occurs. Management is completely inept most times when it comes to security concerns. Not just security concerns, but any issue. Since their inception, companies have developed policies of less customer service, less security, and an overall goal to screw over the customer. The internet is a means to cure all of those issues because if provides the medium for consumers to organize and retaliate against this tyranny. Unfortunately, instead of improving the overall performance of the company, management chooses to troll forums in attempts to suppress any unfavorable comments about them.
Corporations, take a lesson from the MPAA and the AACS LA. Once it hits the internet, it's too late!
Wait a minute! A Pentium-1 machine with Windows 95 and USB? That is a pretty lucky find.
I remember upgrading my old P-1 to be USB capable and having to upgrade to Windows 98 because Windows 95 wasn't compatible without installing massive amounts of service packs. I figure your machine must have been a top of the line model of late 1996 or early 1997 because if it was earlier, USB wouldn't be supported by Windows 95. Any later and it would have been a Pentium-2.
That's competition for you. Look at the airlines, the price of fuel increased but the airlines didn't raise their prices because they were afraid their competitors would steal all of their business. A short time later, the less efficient airlinesstarted going out of business. It's a prime example of survival of the fittest. In the trucking industry, being the fittest likely means investing in the technology mentioned in TFA.
Side skirts have been tried since the 70's but did not yield enough of an increase in fuel savings to warrant their cost or added weight. I have been traveling by car quite a bit lately, and just the other day, I noticed some rigs were using side skirts.
Yes! exactly. I'm no sysadmin, but I understand that running a virtual machine firewall on a host that is insecure makes none of it more secure. To be secure, it has to be the other way around. The host has to be the secure machine.
This whole thing makes me wonder why there isn't a lightweight Linux distribution thats sole purpose is to run another OS in a virtual machine. A user could then run a firewall/etc on this hypervisor to protect the guest.
I know Vista is supposed to do this, but let's face it, it's a big target, and it's created by Microsoft.
How does the traffic pass through the firewall you are describing? If Smoothwall is running inside Windows couldn't malware simply reroute around it? To me it makes more sense to have Windows running inside VMware on a machine running Smoothwall (Linux/Shorewall etc.).
Cable is considered low voltage, so in some states it does not have to be buried 18 inches. I've noticed here in Illinois the cable companies stopped burying cable all together. They just lay it along the ground.
Just the other day I saw two geniuses from Comcast running cable through the lawn of my condo complex. I'm just waiting to see what happens when the landscapers come by to mow the lawn. I hope they don't charge $10k to do that.
I hear used Primestar dishes can be modified for long distance Wi-Fi. The old dishes are abundant here in The States. However, I noticed the author uses the metric system, suggesting he resides elsewhere. They will probably be more difficult to obtain in his location.
I tired Winpooch, it was terrible. I was looking for a free firewall at the time because Zone Alarm got too bloated for my old 800MHz Lappy. Winpooch would issue about three times as many alerts as Zone Alarm and refused to remember which programs are safe to run. It basically made my computer unusable.
due to lack of cooling, it's underclocked. Then the question is no longer "how long will it last" but "how much can we overclock it before it starts dropping bits or burns up entirely."
One possible explanation is that Moody's code was initially correct but they introduced the "bug" to make sure they were providing the same valuations as S&P. I wouldn't be surprised if S&P also introduced a "bug" to make their ratings match Moody's. The whole thing reeks of the method the RIAA uses to pick the top 40 songs, Payola.
I think the parent is correct, in its allusion. The creator of said "bug" could stand to make quite a bit of money doing so intentionally.
Easier, cheaper, and somehow a more romantic way to travel. I don't know about the cheaper part, every time I thought about taking a train someplace the airlines turned out to be way cheaper.
I'd happily tack on an extra day or two to my vacation if it meant I could enjoy dinner in a nice dining car. And not get frisked and scanned and have my orange juice confiscated by airport security when I go to board. If rail travel makes a resurgence those luxuries will all go away. In order to make it economical the railroads will cram you in like sardines (or an airplane). If they are used heavily they will become a target for terrorists. They did it in Madrid, and they will do it elsewhere.
Our cities our built with the assumption that people can very cheaply get from one end of it to the other, but they can't anymore. You are correct, but do you consider why that's the case? Ever look at housing prices on a website like Zillow? Living near major centers of employment is extremely expensive. The only way people afford those homes is because they are rich, and/or gave up their vehicle. But what happens if they have to buy a lot of groceries or need to travel farther than their feet/public transportation will allow? Traditionally it's been cheaper to live far from work and own a car. High energy prices are not going to change that, it will only increase the demand for homes close to jobs. The only thing I see changing the status quo are companies like Zipcar, who rent out vehicles cheaply, to people who only need them occasionally. Yes, better urban development would solve alot of our energy problems, but economics wont let that happen.
Go to China and start a pro-capitalist/anti-communist newspaper. See how far your your First Amendment rights get you. I guarantee they will lock you up. They would throw away the key, except the US State department would probably convince them to deport you.
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Time for another cup of coffee.
Corporations, take a lesson from the MPAA and the AACS LA. Once it hits the internet, it's too late!
Wait a minute! A Pentium-1 machine with Windows 95 and USB? That is a pretty lucky find.
I remember upgrading my old P-1 to be USB capable and having to upgrade to Windows 98 because Windows 95 wasn't compatible without installing massive amounts of service packs. I figure your machine must have been a top of the line model of late 1996 or early 1997 because if it was earlier, USB wouldn't be supported by Windows 95. Any later and it would have been a Pentium-2.
Sure, buying from Novatech means you don't pay a Microsoft Tax, but for people in the US that means paying the dollar tax.
They just came through with the Ditch Witch and buried that cable. It took about 10 minutes.
This being Slashdot, it's more likely to be at 39th and Vincennes.
Stupid Google censorship ruined my joke. IT WAS A DRUG DEAL!
That's competition for you. Look at the airlines, the price of fuel increased but the airlines didn't raise their prices because they were afraid their competitors would steal all of their business. A short time later, the less efficient airlines started going out of business. It's a prime example of survival of the fittest. In the trucking industry, being the fittest likely means investing in the technology mentioned in TFA.
I came home tonight and guess what? They had started to bury the cable. So far it only goes as far as the sidewalk. Let's see what tomorrow brings.
Yes! exactly. I'm no sysadmin, but I understand that running a virtual machine firewall on a host that is insecure makes none of it more secure. To be secure, it has to be the other way around. The host has to be the secure machine.
This whole thing makes me wonder why there isn't a lightweight Linux distribution thats sole purpose is to run another OS in a virtual machine. A user could then run a firewall/etc on this hypervisor to protect the guest.
I know Vista is supposed to do this, but let's face it, it's a big target, and it's created by Microsoft.
How does the traffic pass through the firewall you are describing? If Smoothwall is running inside Windows couldn't malware simply reroute around it? To me it makes more sense to have Windows running inside VMware on a machine running Smoothwall (Linux/Shorewall etc.).
Just the other day I saw two geniuses from Comcast running cable through the lawn of my condo complex. I'm just waiting to see what happens when the landscapers come by to mow the lawn. I hope they don't charge $10k to do that.
I hear used Primestar dishes can be modified for long distance Wi-Fi. The old dishes are abundant here in The States. However, I noticed the author uses the metric system, suggesting he resides elsewhere. They will probably be more difficult to obtain in his location.
I tired Winpooch, it was terrible. I was looking for a free firewall at the time because Zone Alarm got too bloated for my old 800MHz Lappy. Winpooch would issue about three times as many alerts as Zone Alarm and refused to remember which programs are safe to run. It basically made my computer unusable.
due to lack of cooling, it's underclocked. Then the question is no longer "how long will it last" but "how much can we overclock it before it starts dropping bits or burns up entirely."
I think the parent is correct, in its allusion. The creator of said "bug" could stand to make quite a bit of money doing so intentionally.
I think the Free State Project stands a better chance of real reform.
Google Translate just added 10 new languages.
you could build yourself a powerful node for a wireless mesh network. One card for client access, and one for backhaul.
please select the printable version.
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Go to China and start a pro-capitalist/anti-communist newspaper. See how far your your First Amendment rights get you. I guarantee they will lock you up. They would throw away the key, except the US State department would probably convince them to deport you.
Your constitutional rights don't travel with you.