That's why my @hotmail.com address is used for signing up to any forum/membership etc. that I never wish to see again. Those damn things where you need to sign up before viewing content or w/e. I set the account to only deliver messages from people on my contact list to my inbox. That way I get 300 spam messages a day and 0 in my inbox (unless hotmail spams me). If one of my friends email that address I direct them to my correct address.
My girlfriend texted me today asking me to build a circuit that will open her blinds instead of setting off an alarm so she wakes up to sunlight instead of *BEEP BEEP BEEP*. Probably not a difficult task for 9th graders and could possibly be used afterwards instead of thrown out at the end of the class.
Well put. But I also forgot to add that they block incrementing your password in such a way. However, since I'm in my last 2 weeks in the position my password over the last 3 cycles has followed this sort of criteria:
Slashd0t
Slashd0tt
Slashd0ttt ...Which apparently does not break any rules haha.
Generally "Good guild" entails scheduling. I cannot commit to a given schedule due to work, school, and social life which I value higher than WoW. So its a sacrifice I'm more than willing to take. I give up trying to hit cutting-edge content for the option to hang out with friends whenever I want without being penalized for absenteeism etc.
That's fine and dandy for those who can afford to spend 2-3+ hours a day playing. There ARE still casuals (scrubs if you will) like me who can only find a few hours on weekends to enjoy the game.
I enjoy leveling toons because I always do it with friends but for someone attempting to get into the game this could suck... a lot. Not only would they not have countless hours to play but they're also new to the content and have no clue how to properly level, the good zones, the tricks to grinding quests quickly, helpful addons, etc. etc. etc.
They've done a lot increasing rewards and introducing the recruit-a-friend reward but its still a HUGE damper for newer players. Hell, I dropped my main when WotLK came out and still don't have an 80 because of it. Why would I want to invest in another expansion? Sure, this may be just ME but I have ~4 friends in the same boat. I'm sure there's other small collectives out there sharing the same experience.
AmberBlackCat has it right. I worked in IT where there was 1 guy who COULDN'T understand password reset procedure. Down side was that he always demanded that it be reset to his name (maybe a 123 or something added) but nothing more. Just so happens that his name was also the name of the company. Need to guess the password? I'd say you'd have a harder time NOT guessing it.
And I don't blame him sometimes. He was 60+, computers were not his forte and he had to come up with a password that:
A) Expired every 45 days
B) Could not be manually reset to a password that's been used within the last 20 passwords
C) 8+ characters long
D) Numbers
E) Capitals
Hell, I got 3-4 passwords that don't expire on the same sync so I'm slowly losing my mind trying to remember them within the 3 try lockout period. Sure, I can unlock myself but its still crap trying to do it.
Haven't we learned anything in life about the average-idiot though? Its not about whether or not we can protect ourselves we need to baby everyone around. That's why there's labels on electronics that tell you not to operate it near water. Warnings about why one shouldn't be using depressants around moving vehicles etc. Time and time again people have not proven to be responsible with their own decisions and need to be protected.
Pffft I quit. They can do what they want to without me. Just playin' out the two weeks. I was/am still in a position with no power/say so my opinions weren't even given the light of day
Its funny, I'm forced to run XP w/ IE6 at my work. The client I support runs a webpage that blocks FF or other browsers by giving the "Unsupported browser" crap when you try to load the page.
I use FF for all the work that I can do but when I need to access the client home-page I'm S.O.L.
How many of those customers expressed displeasure with unreliability or response of said systems? Again, I have no real quarrel with MS but I just disliked the AC's phrasing. It implies that the cheaper product line won because they'll make more money, not because they're intent on keeping the customer base happy.
Sort of a small thing to consider though... In the event that MS' tech 'screws the pooch' will you keep your client base? Will the small profit gain you just made outbalance that of lost customers due to frustration with the software and downtime resulting from your decision?
I have nothing totally against MS; its just that I wish management would make informed decisions not based on bottom-line profits but rather based on the needs/wants of their customer base. There's more to business than just the almighty dollar you must remember.
Pfff, I carry a flash drive with the basic install packages that every fresh boot requires. I keep them up to date so I don't even have to bother with that.
Step 1 of a new install? Remove IE from the quicklaunch bar.
I completely agree. Being one of those 'gifted' students throughout my high school has generally made me hate the institution. I got more sleep in my classes wasting my youth there then I did at home. Yes, I understand that rational numbers are really that simple, can I go now?
Unfortunately you don't have to buy his logic. Just some jackass with an inch of power does. It IS something that is wrong with corporate culture today; there must be some sort of explanation or paper trail to cover their back-ends for every decision. Barely any decision in the companies me/my friends/my family were made off instinct or personal opinion of a manager. Everything has been based off of a test score or performance review or other means just so they can back up their asses in the end when the person who didn't get the job raises a fuss. More than once I've seen the incompetent person move up in my work place because he 'scored better' in relation to his competitor who possesses a) more training b) more experience c) more interpersonal skills or any combination of the above.
Meh, not really. Resistors are a consistent material. Conductors require a gap between two pads to generate potential. Inductors require the wrapping of thin wire around the what-cha-ma-callit to function.
If we start talking about diodes and transistors then it gets more technical where + and - materials become involved creation electron channels for current.
Having different folds does not really satisfy any of those components besides the resistor...
I have to support the Vista thing here however. I downloaded TF2 last weekend on my regular 'gaming' PC from '06. Played it for about 2 hours without a single issue. For the record it is a 2Ghz PC, running XP professional (Fedora on dual boot but that's not important)
Conveniently that PC is in a different residence of mine that I only stay at on weekends so I decided to download it to my weekly PC. 2Ghz Dual core. 1GB RAM, exact same video card as previous said computer, but runs Vista. Couldn't play for 15 minutes before it locked up; not enough system memory.
Don't lie, Vista is a hog for unnecessary reasons. I'm upgrading the RAM on the PC as we speak so hopefully that problem goes away. It sucks when you see that your PC needs 1GB extra RAM on the sole fact that you run Vista over a different OS. It is not a big problem to many people who frequent this site but it IS a problem to more casual players!
So half the time I visit Slashdot I read chanting of "Physical access == no security" and now I hear, "drop those servers into publically accessed locations!" Something doesn't add up.
Did the swapout comp at least work? I knew a guy that took his PC into "BigBoxStoreA" for repair becuase the thing 'squealed' and then stopped. They returned it a few days later stating they couldn't find the issue and ultimately determined the mobo had fried. He took it to a different repairshop for a second opinion. Turns out a mouse wiggled his way ontop of the HDD and chewed through the IDE cable; squeek; crash. BigBoxStoreA didn't even open the case, LAME.
Heck for ranting on terrible repair shops, someone else I knew bought a computer from BigBoxStoreA (Yes, same company) which bust in a week. He took it back, they neglected to repair it for two weeks and ultimately voided the warranty on the HP machine because they were not licensed to repair those PCs.
I got more, and I'm sure everyone else does. Computer repairmen are becoming the new age Mechanics. Yes, they can do it, some are sketchy, and a lot will rip you off. The simple answer is to learn on your own and know exactly what to look for.
Anyone else wonder why the/. immediate reaction is to go on the offensive? I understand what we're all fighting for here but the fact is that not a single one of you would be willing to use a public terminal (such as the library ones in question) for anything private. You would be an idiot to let that thing see your credit card number or other important information.
So if we all agree that these two terminals hold nothing special for ourselves is it so bad that a law enforcement team whose goal is to protect us wants to search these computers for whatever reason?
Again, I see what we're all trying to defend here, but there's situations where it is relivent and there's situations where you could afford to bend a little.
Ha, yes I understand how much money MY company (well, not 'my' company, but the one that contracts me) has, but what about the OP? The option I presented here is viable for one company but obviously not for another.
The workplace I work for is a rather large multi-billion (possibly trillion) dollar business. When testing application compatability they use development servers which are a mirror to the production ones but completely disconnected from the external network. 1) Apply new software to test enviroment 2) Distribute access to a test group 3) Gather reports, determine impact 4) Distribute into production if deemed appropriate
It isn't the most cost effective solution but it works when you're trying to roll out an update to 1000+ workstations.
Problem with the 'rational' approach is that it isn't that simple. These problems have to be designed and implemented which takes time and money from the designers. Yes it is simple but not as simple as generating a random string which takes a one time code.
If you only have a set list of rational problems then you're going to run into the problem of dedicated spammers who will simply create a method of cracking it based on previous results.
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That's why my @hotmail.com address is used for signing up to any forum/membership etc. that I never wish to see again. Those damn things where you need to sign up before viewing content or w/e. I set the account to only deliver messages from people on my contact list to my inbox. That way I get 300 spam messages a day and 0 in my inbox (unless hotmail spams me). If one of my friends email that address I direct them to my correct address.
My girlfriend texted me today asking me to build a circuit that will open her blinds instead of setting off an alarm so she wakes up to sunlight instead of *BEEP BEEP BEEP*. Probably not a difficult task for 9th graders and could possibly be used afterwards instead of thrown out at the end of the class.
Well put. But I also forgot to add that they block incrementing your password in such a way. However, since I'm in my last 2 weeks in the position my password over the last 3 cycles has followed this sort of criteria:
...Which apparently does not break any rules haha.
Slashd0t
Slashd0tt
Slashd0ttt
Generally "Good guild" entails scheduling. I cannot commit to a given schedule due to work, school, and social life which I value higher than WoW. So its a sacrifice I'm more than willing to take. I give up trying to hit cutting-edge content for the option to hang out with friends whenever I want without being penalized for absenteeism etc.
That's fine and dandy for those who can afford to spend 2-3+ hours a day playing. There ARE still casuals (scrubs if you will) like me who can only find a few hours on weekends to enjoy the game.
I enjoy leveling toons because I always do it with friends but for someone attempting to get into the game this could suck... a lot. Not only would they not have countless hours to play but they're also new to the content and have no clue how to properly level, the good zones, the tricks to grinding quests quickly, helpful addons, etc. etc. etc.
They've done a lot increasing rewards and introducing the recruit-a-friend reward but its still a HUGE damper for newer players. Hell, I dropped my main when WotLK came out and still don't have an 80 because of it. Why would I want to invest in another expansion? Sure, this may be just ME but I have ~4 friends in the same boat. I'm sure there's other small collectives out there sharing the same experience.
AmberBlackCat has it right. I worked in IT where there was 1 guy who COULDN'T understand password reset procedure. Down side was that he always demanded that it be reset to his name (maybe a 123 or something added) but nothing more. Just so happens that his name was also the name of the company. Need to guess the password? I'd say you'd have a harder time NOT guessing it.
And I don't blame him sometimes. He was 60+, computers were not his forte and he had to come up with a password that:
A) Expired every 45 days
B) Could not be manually reset to a password that's been used within the last 20 passwords
C) 8+ characters long
D) Numbers
E) Capitals
Hell, I got 3-4 passwords that don't expire on the same sync so I'm slowly losing my mind trying to remember them within the 3 try lockout period. Sure, I can unlock myself but its still crap trying to do it.
Haven't we learned anything in life about the average-idiot though? Its not about whether or not we can protect ourselves we need to baby everyone around. That's why there's labels on electronics that tell you not to operate it near water. Warnings about why one shouldn't be using depressants around moving vehicles etc. Time and time again people have not proven to be responsible with their own decisions and need to be protected.
Pffft I quit. They can do what they want to without me. Just playin' out the two weeks. I was/am still in a position with no power/say so my opinions weren't even given the light of day
Not yet. They're an investment company so they take YOUR money and lose it :p.
Its funny, I'm forced to run XP w/ IE6 at my work. The client I support runs a webpage that blocks FF or other browsers by giving the "Unsupported browser" crap when you try to load the page.
I use FF for all the work that I can do but when I need to access the client home-page I'm S.O.L.
How many of those customers expressed displeasure with unreliability or response of said systems? Again, I have no real quarrel with MS but I just disliked the AC's phrasing. It implies that the cheaper product line won because they'll make more money, not because they're intent on keeping the customer base happy.
Sort of a small thing to consider though... In the event that MS' tech 'screws the pooch' will you keep your client base? Will the small profit gain you just made outbalance that of lost customers due to frustration with the software and downtime resulting from your decision?
I have nothing totally against MS; its just that I wish management would make informed decisions not based on bottom-line profits but rather based on the needs/wants of their customer base. There's more to business than just the almighty dollar you must remember.
Or do the Bob & Doug McKenzie method...
Double it 'n add 30.
15C??
2(15)+30 ~= 60F
We do the actual calculation and get... 59F
"...Don't doubt he's not touched..." Just to clarify the English here, you're implying that he 'has not'; correct?
Pfff, I carry a flash drive with the basic install packages that every fresh boot requires. I keep them up to date so I don't even have to bother with that. Step 1 of a new install? Remove IE from the quicklaunch bar.
I completely agree. Being one of those 'gifted' students throughout my high school has generally made me hate the institution. I got more sleep in my classes wasting my youth there then I did at home. Yes, I understand that rational numbers are really that simple, can I go now?
Unfortunately you don't have to buy his logic. Just some jackass with an inch of power does. It IS something that is wrong with corporate culture today; there must be some sort of explanation or paper trail to cover their back-ends for every decision. Barely any decision in the companies me/my friends/my family were made off instinct or personal opinion of a manager. Everything has been based off of a test score or performance review or other means just so they can back up their asses in the end when the person who didn't get the job raises a fuss. More than once I've seen the incompetent person move up in my work place because he 'scored better' in relation to his competitor who possesses a) more training b) more experience c) more interpersonal skills or any combination of the above.
Meh, not really. Resistors are a consistent material. Conductors require a gap between two pads to generate potential. Inductors require the wrapping of thin wire around the what-cha-ma-callit to function. If we start talking about diodes and transistors then it gets more technical where + and - materials become involved creation electron channels for current. Having different folds does not really satisfy any of those components besides the resistor...
I have to support the Vista thing here however. I downloaded TF2 last weekend on my regular 'gaming' PC from '06. Played it for about 2 hours without a single issue. For the record it is a 2Ghz PC, running XP professional (Fedora on dual boot but that's not important) Conveniently that PC is in a different residence of mine that I only stay at on weekends so I decided to download it to my weekly PC. 2Ghz Dual core. 1GB RAM, exact same video card as previous said computer, but runs Vista. Couldn't play for 15 minutes before it locked up; not enough system memory. Don't lie, Vista is a hog for unnecessary reasons. I'm upgrading the RAM on the PC as we speak so hopefully that problem goes away. It sucks when you see that your PC needs 1GB extra RAM on the sole fact that you run Vista over a different OS. It is not a big problem to many people who frequent this site but it IS a problem to more casual players!
So half the time I visit Slashdot I read chanting of "Physical access == no security" and now I hear, "drop those servers into publically accessed locations!" Something doesn't add up.
Did the swapout comp at least work? I knew a guy that took his PC into "BigBoxStoreA" for repair becuase the thing 'squealed' and then stopped. They returned it a few days later stating they couldn't find the issue and ultimately determined the mobo had fried. He took it to a different repairshop for a second opinion. Turns out a mouse wiggled his way ontop of the HDD and chewed through the IDE cable; squeek; crash. BigBoxStoreA didn't even open the case, LAME.
Heck for ranting on terrible repair shops, someone else I knew bought a computer from BigBoxStoreA (Yes, same company) which bust in a week. He took it back, they neglected to repair it for two weeks and ultimately voided the warranty on the HP machine because they were not licensed to repair those PCs.
I got more, and I'm sure everyone else does. Computer repairmen are becoming the new age Mechanics. Yes, they can do it, some are sketchy, and a lot will rip you off. The simple answer is to learn on your own and know exactly what to look for.
Anyone else wonder why the /. immediate reaction is to go on the offensive? I understand what we're all fighting for here but the fact is that not a single one of you would be willing to use a public terminal (such as the library ones in question) for anything private. You would be an idiot to let that thing see your credit card number or other important information.
So if we all agree that these two terminals hold nothing special for ourselves is it so bad that a law enforcement team whose goal is to protect us wants to search these computers for whatever reason?
Again, I see what we're all trying to defend here, but there's situations where it is relivent and there's situations where you could afford to bend a little.
Ha, yes I understand how much money MY company (well, not 'my' company, but the one that contracts me) has, but what about the OP? The option I presented here is viable for one company but obviously not for another.
The workplace I work for is a rather large multi-billion (possibly trillion) dollar business. When testing application compatability they use development servers which are a mirror to the production ones but completely disconnected from the external network.
1) Apply new software to test enviroment
2) Distribute access to a test group
3) Gather reports, determine impact
4) Distribute into production if deemed appropriate
It isn't the most cost effective solution but it works when you're trying to roll out an update to 1000+ workstations.
Problem with the 'rational' approach is that it isn't that simple. These problems have to be designed and implemented which takes time and money from the designers. Yes it is simple but not as simple as generating a random string which takes a one time code.
If you only have a set list of rational problems then you're going to run into the problem of dedicated spammers who will simply create a method of cracking it based on previous results.