Fourthed; again, use almost every day. Conman and powerman are great.
Conman: Serial consoles, IMPI serial consoles, write your own wrapper if one doesn't exist. Powerman: Can control just about everything out there. Again, write your own if it doesn't exist. Can even "manage" power on a VM host. You might have to write your own wrapper though (basically a remote shell that runs virsh commands). I know we have a script here, but I don't think I'm allowed to put it in public. It uses rsh to connect to the VM host (KVM) and then runs virsh domstate for power status, and virsh start/virsh destroy for on and off.
I came here to say this...no, really, I did. Microsoft still doesn't get it: Make a *single* product that works well, across a range of uses, and people will (often) go for it.
Windows Vista and 7 "versions" vs. a single OS X version Windows Phones vs. a single iPhone
But, that second one kind of illustrates the corner that Microsoft is in: it doesn't really want to go into the hardware business and risk alienating all its partners. Thus, it can't dictate "We'll have one tablet, and this is how it will work." When all you control is the software, you have to play nice with your hardware partners and come out with a range of products.
Below is something I originally wrote for a discussion on a local LUG. It's Computer Science-centric, but I believe the same arguments apply.
This has been hashed out many, many times, but I'll jump into the fray again. If you want a foundation in computer science, and the ability to learn: get a CS degree. If you just want the skills you need for a job, take a class for it (or read it on the web, or find some certification courses). But as to practical skills, the CS program does offer many. If you want to program, take Operating Systems as well as Assembly Language. Computer Architecture is a good one too. Those classes will make understanding your programming so much easier, because you'll understand what the system is doing as your program executes. If you want to be a network guru, take a network theory class. Will it teach you to set up a windows AD network and configure roaming profiles? No, but it will give you a base-line knowledge level that will make understanding how that network works, and troubleshooting that network, so much easier.
I've taken the full complement of CS classes to earn my BS, and almost my MS.There are classes I may never use again. But I'm glad I had CS 201/202 (I've used C/C++ since in job and school); 301 (Assembly Language: understanding of a computer's operation); 331/631 (Programming Languages: better understanding of how compilers work, and the complexities thereof); 401 (Senior Project: better understanding of process and project management); Computer Architecture (gives me a good idea of how all the hardware fits together so I understand the system better when working on it); 311 (Algorithms: will I being doing heavy algorithm design, maybe, but I also know I can evaluate possible algorithms for efficiency and the load they will put on the system); 321 (Operating Systems: especially helps when running on "sane" systems such as Linux); 447 & 647 (Software Engineering: gave me so much insight into the proper ways to go about designing programs. Something I'm about to put into heavy use at my current job); and there are others.
Among the things I've learned on my own or via "on the job training": Perl; Python; SQL; Visual Basic; Linux administration; Apache administration; Postfix administration; a little Sendmail too; General system administration; Network setup, with some routing; hardware/software troubleshooting/assembly; Qt programming; CGI/web programming; Bind (DNS Server); HTML; VMWare Server; Bacula (backup server); as well as other skills I've probably failed to mention. I'm not bragging, I'm simply pointing out that taking classes in all those would have been prohibitively expensive, and taken a LOT of time.
For another example of what all that theory got me, see this paper. Careful design and development led to a successful election with software that was designed, coded, and debugged (very little debugging, due to careful coding) in 80 hours.
My point is, with a CS degree from my college (or another college that is more on the theory side), you will be able to drop into any job and pick up the skills quickly. With a purely skills-based degree, if you do not have the learn-on-your-own-itude that is needed in this industry, you will be totally lost when faced with a new paradigm or language.
Bottom line: if one requires a university class to learn a job skill, then a degree won't do one much good in the real world, whether theoretical or practical.
Small, quiet, easy to use, and gobs of storage. This sounds like a great addition to my audio/video system. Even DVI output. Visualizations on a 30" HD widescreen. Yummy. Now just need to find a usb or firewire to audio bridge so I don't lose that 5.1 sound.
On their main page http://www.apple.com/ they have a nice little splash screen for the shuffle that says "240 songs. A million different ways." Actually, shouldn't that be 4.0678853636470581e+468 different ways (assuming no repetition)?
One of the best ways to get network, or even "big iron" experience is on-campus student jobs at your school. Here at UAF (University of Alaska Fairbanks) you can get jobs with little or no experience doing network stuff, help desk (from which you can work up), and other like tasks: you just need to demonstrate technical accumen, and they will often train you.
During my freshman year I got a job as a system administrator for the student government (ASUAF). 1. I had the skills (although at that time I knew enough Linux to be dangerous, but still enough), and 2. I was highly recommended to the current student president by one of the student senators. After four years on that job, I had a lot of experience in Perl, Visual Basic, MS Access, database development and administration, web site design and administration, and system administration. All excellent things for a resume.
Sometimes individual departments are looking for tech help due to the lack of attention they get from the campus tech center (e.g. supporting department labs, etc). Those departments are often even more lenient on the level of skills required for hire.
So, look around your campus. Your "4+ years" of experience may require nothing more than a job that helps pay for your college education.
I think everyone needs to check their numbers. While many of these updates are being labeled Linux vulnerablities, most of them are vulnerabilites in software that comes with Linux.
Take a look at the LWN article again. It includes mailman (a mailing list manager), openssh (secure access to the box), proftpd (an ftp server), (l|m)icq, sendmail (a mail server), and an IMAP/POP server, just to name a few. When is the last time you saw Windows (including NT) come with utilities like those?
Let's reduce this down to a common denominator: if you only include the packages that would be required to "duplicate" windows functionality, we have:
1) the kernel
2) KDE (for "network transparent" FTP browsing, etc [FYI no bias against gnome, just picking examples])
3) XWindows for the GUI
4)Apache (if we are talking NT with IIS, or 9x with PWS, which has security issues of its own
5) a dhcp client, most likely
6) Maybe a few others
Now how many vulnerabilities do you have? Granted, Linux servers run other things, like POP/IMAP, FTP, etc, but if we're going to compare apples to apples, then let's include the security problems in POP/IMAP servers on Windows, and FTP, and DNS, and, and, and. The comparison is not fair in the least, as Linux is taking a hit for all the problems generated by auxillury packeges. On the other hand, Microsoft is only having to update (and only getting hit) for problems in Windows proper, and not for all the extra programs that you need to make Windows a fully functioning server!
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Fourthed; again, use almost every day. Conman and powerman are great.
Conman: Serial consoles, IMPI serial consoles, write your own wrapper if one doesn't exist.
Powerman: Can control just about everything out there. Again, write your own if it doesn't exist. Can even "manage" power on a VM host. You might have to write your own wrapper though (basically a remote shell that runs virsh commands). I know we have a script here, but I don't think I'm allowed to put it in public. It uses rsh to connect to the VM host (KVM) and then runs virsh domstate for power status, and virsh start/virsh destroy for on and off.
[Posted an answer...but not showing up. Apologize if a dupe.]
As someone who lives in Fairbanks, I can answer this. The side of the airport to which the user is directed is the general aviation side, thus there is access for businesses and owners of private planes. Thus, much less restricted entry. More details here: http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/20130924/iphone-map-app-directs-fairbanks-drivers-airport-taxiway
As someone living in Fairbanks, I can answer this. The part of the airport to which the Apple Maps directs the user is the general aviation side of the airport, thus it is pretty open to access, since there are businesses and personal airplanes on that side of the airport. More details here: http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/20130924/iphone-map-app-directs-fairbanks-drivers-airport-taxiway
EntepriseDB has a compatibility layer that lets you drop an Oracle application on top of PostgreSQL and run it (nearly) unmodified.
See http://www.enterprisedb.com/solutions/oracle-compatibility-technology for more.
I came here to say this...no, really, I did. Microsoft still doesn't get it: Make a *single* product that works well, across a range of uses, and people will (often) go for it.
Windows Vista and 7 "versions" vs. a single OS X version
Windows Phones vs. a single iPhone
But, that second one kind of illustrates the corner that Microsoft is in: it doesn't really want to go into the hardware business and risk alienating all its partners. Thus, it can't dictate "We'll have one tablet, and this is how it will work." When all you control is the software, you have to play nice with your hardware partners and come out with a range of products.
for botnet@home!
Let's see...Google owns how much dark fiber?
I posted this a few days ago. E-bay customer service still hasn't shown any indication they intend to fix this problem: E-Bay's sing in server can assist phishers.
So, basically, this is a review of a review? When are the reviews of reviews of reviews coming out?
Below is something I originally wrote for a discussion on a local LUG. It's Computer Science-centric, but I believe the same arguments apply.
This has been hashed out many, many times, but I'll jump into the fray again. If you want a foundation in computer science, and the ability to learn: get a CS degree. If you just want the skills you need for a job, take a class for it (or read it on the web, or find some certification courses). But as to practical skills, the CS program does offer many. If you want to program, take Operating Systems as well as Assembly Language. Computer Architecture is a good one too. Those classes will make understanding your programming so much easier, because you'll understand what the system is doing as your program executes. If you want to be a network guru, take a network theory class. Will it teach you to set up a windows AD network and configure roaming profiles? No, but it will give you a base-line knowledge level that will make understanding how that network works, and troubleshooting that network, so much easier.
I've taken the full complement of CS classes to earn my BS, and almost my MS.There are classes I may never use again. But I'm glad I had CS 201/202 (I've used C/C++ since in job and school); 301 (Assembly Language: understanding of a computer's operation); 331/631 (Programming Languages: better understanding of how compilers work, and the complexities thereof); 401 (Senior Project: better understanding of process and project management); Computer Architecture (gives me a good idea of how all the hardware fits together so I understand the system better when working on it); 311 (Algorithms: will I being doing heavy algorithm design, maybe, but I also know I can evaluate possible algorithms for efficiency and the load they will put on the system); 321 (Operating Systems: especially helps when running on "sane" systems such as Linux); 447 & 647 (Software Engineering: gave me so much insight into the proper ways to go about designing programs. Something I'm about to put into heavy use at my current job); and there are others.
Among the things I've learned on my own or via "on the job training": Perl; Python; SQL; Visual Basic; Linux administration; Apache administration; Postfix administration; a little Sendmail too; General system administration; Network setup, with some routing; hardware/software troubleshooting/assembly; Qt programming; CGI/web programming; Bind (DNS Server); HTML; VMWare Server; Bacula (backup server); as well as other skills I've probably failed to mention. I'm not bragging, I'm simply pointing out that taking classes in all those would have been prohibitively expensive, and taken a LOT of time.
For another example of what all that theory got me, see this paper. Careful design and development led to a successful election with software that was designed, coded, and debugged (very little debugging, due to careful coding) in 80 hours.
My point is, with a CS degree from my college (or another college that is more on the theory side), you will be able to drop into any job and pick up the skills quickly. With a purely skills-based degree, if you do not have the learn-on-your-own-itude that is needed in this industry, you will be totally lost when faced with a new paradigm or language.
Bottom line: if one requires a university class to learn a job skill, then a degree won't do one much good in the real world, whether theoretical or practical.
Am I the only one that finds these google ads at the bottom of that article to be apropos:
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Yes, it was. A real town, or at least used to be.
Small, quiet, easy to use, and gobs of storage. This sounds like a great addition to my audio/video system. Even DVI output. Visualizations on a 30" HD widescreen. Yummy. Now just need to find a usb or firewire to audio bridge so I don't lose that 5.1 sound.
On their main page http://www.apple.com/ they have a nice little splash screen for the shuffle that says "240 songs. A million different ways." Actually, shouldn't that be 4.0678853636470581e+468 different ways (assuming no repetition)?
LXR (or linux cross reference) was originally designed to cross reference the Linux kernel, but does C code in general. Check it out at their website.
One of the best ways to get network, or even "big iron" experience is on-campus student jobs at your school. Here at UAF (University of Alaska Fairbanks) you can get jobs with little or no experience doing network stuff, help desk (from which you can work up), and other like tasks: you just need to demonstrate technical accumen, and they will often train you.
During my freshman year I got a job as a system administrator for the student government (ASUAF). 1. I had the skills (although at that time I knew enough Linux to be dangerous, but still enough), and 2. I was highly recommended to the current student president by one of the student senators. After four years on that job, I had a lot of experience in Perl, Visual Basic, MS Access, database development and administration, web site design and administration, and system administration. All excellent things for a resume.
Sometimes individual departments are looking for tech help due to the lack of attention they get from the campus tech center (e.g. supporting department labs, etc). Those departments are often even more lenient on the level of skills required for hire.
So, look around your campus. Your "4+ years" of experience may require nothing more than a job that helps pay for your college education.
If you want to do it right, find someone who's already done it.
I think everyone needs to check their numbers. While many of these updates are being labeled Linux vulnerablities, most of them are vulnerabilites in software that comes with Linux.
Take a look at the LWN article again. It includes mailman (a mailing list manager), openssh (secure access to the box), proftpd (an ftp server), (l|m)icq, sendmail (a mail server), and an IMAP/POP server, just to name a few. When is the last time you saw Windows (including NT) come with utilities like those?
Let's reduce this down to a common denominator: if you only include the packages that would be required to "duplicate" windows functionality, we have:
1) the kernel
2) KDE (for "network transparent" FTP browsing, etc [FYI no bias against gnome, just picking examples])
3) XWindows for the GUI
4)Apache (if we are talking NT with IIS, or 9x with PWS, which has security issues of its own
5) a dhcp client, most likely
6) Maybe a few others
Now how many vulnerabilities do you have? Granted, Linux servers run other things, like POP/IMAP, FTP, etc, but if we're going to compare apples to apples, then let's include the security problems in POP/IMAP servers on Windows, and FTP, and DNS, and, and, and. The comparison is not fair in the least, as Linux is taking a hit for all the problems generated by auxillury packeges. On the other hand, Microsoft is only having to update (and only getting hit) for problems in Windows proper, and not for all the extra programs that you need to make Windows a fully functioning server!