No worries, I'm sure I came off as a "Northerner":-)
I'd say the culture mostly is due to that very thing. The fact that marijuana is Kentucky's #1 cash crop means that it's readily available and a certain status is gained for those who can either supply it or know someone who can. Not that I actually give a shit about weed but I think most would agree that it truly is a gateway drug. Amongst the people I know, meth is the next step after that which is one of the most horrible drugs I have ever encountered. Then, to add strength to the education comments, the same people that pretend to be morons amongst their peers would surprise you as to the amount of knowledge they have when it comes to said drugs. They know the most scientific ways to produce quality product and their math skills come to light when it comes time to divide it up for sales.
Sad, really. I guess we can't all be sys admins and engineers; someone has to pick up the garbage and fix your car.
I agree and I have no problem fitting in, believe me. I spend a lot of time with my family in Jackson, Salyersville and Franklin. That being said, I still maintain that they average education is 7th grade level at best. Note that I said nothing about intelligence. From an IQ standpoint they are probably just as capable as anyone else.
Education just isn't a priority, and they're proud of it.
Don't say that to the people that live there...they'll fucking shoot you.
I live in Kentucky and outside of the city I live in it's a very similar story; they might be ignorant and backward but they are violently loyal to their roots and defend to the death their heritage. I think it's just the way the South is, unfortunately. I'm lucky enough to be able to afford private schools for my kids because with exception of a couple, the public school system here is among the worst in the country.
I thought the same thing, actually. I chalked up the low number to the fact that they seem to be running virtualization and restoration of these servers is really easy, assuming they are making timely snap shots and storing them somewhere the ex-employee didn't have access to. They likely restored the latest images and had to re-enter some data...a few hundred people and a couple hour's worth of time is probably how they came up with the figure.
I'm inclined to agree with you. However, in this case simple education of the staff or change in VPN access policy would probably have kept this from happening since it was a social engineering method.
I would imagine all the app needs to do is see what IP you're connected to the internet from, whether you're on WiFi or on the mobile network. Just about all subnets are traceable to a city.
I fucking HATE Sage. They bought up a company and software called The Medical Manager that I used to support here in town for the local Docs, and once they did that the service went to absolute dog-shit. It was originally Unix-based and very stable but when Sage took over they developed a new Windows-only version and since then all my old clients have dropped them and gone with one of the 300+ competitors.
Not with the tools, tables, laws and features that the commercial apps have. The software we use takes the guess-work out of each states' specific laws and provides neat little forms for every scenario. I suppose someone could build an open-source platform but they'd have to be a tax lawyer proficient in all states and a programmer and no one would ever put that much time into something that ends up being free. Once maybe, but every year Congress passes new laws that must be updated in the software in order to be compliant and get the most return for your clients as possible. It's an incredibly complicated process that some companies shell out hundreds of thousands of dollars for every year. If their accountant can't provide the best result for the money they'll go elsewhere.
I can tell you from experience that Intuit (Quickbooks, Quicken, Peachtree...etc.) are the worst about this. A company can effectively run the same version for several years, but if they want to share their books with an accountant (as most probably will), then the client and the accountant must all have matching software versions. If the account decides to take the brunt, then they must have enough licenses to run multiple copies simultaneously which becomes VERY expensive, plus a version for each year that their clients have. Not only do the licenses cost money, but you better have at least a 100Gb drive on every computer to hold all versions, plus a hefty dose of RAM to handle the app, plus all the others that a typical accounting firm needs to run (Office, PPC, CCH...etc).
It's a fucking racket, I tell you. The partners at my accounting firm hate me when I have to deliver the budget.
I'm fairly certain the Europeans, specifically the Dutch, has had their feet in African soil since well before the U.S. was even a country, and causing far more damage than out Doctors Without Borders ever could. The diamond industry would agree with me.
The difference is that Europe has learnt some (not enough - and always dangerously close to forgetting it) humility while the US is still playing catchup. This is as you'd expect: Europe's had quite a few centuries' head start and two recent world wars to shake us up.
I'm confused by this. Wasn't the U.S. settled and created by aforementioned and experienced Europeans?
I agree. Have you seen the pictures of the women disfigured because someone accused them of cheating or stealing? Or heard stories of the families now left without a husband because the Taliban either killed or forcefully recruited him?
And why is the U.S. the largest force on the ground over there when these atrocities are being committed? Why is the U.S. not being condemned for helping out the AIDS and Malaria riddled villages in Africa? Or helping fight hunger in any needy part of the world? I'm in no way saying that corruption and ill-will doesn't exist...we are in no way a perfect government or country. No country is.
We definitely have our own issues over here, granted, but where would those others who need help be if their largest supporters just up and left to fix shit at home? Perhaps if the rest of the world who looks down at us for helping would pitch in then we could get the job done and head back home.
Flame me, go ahead. It just pisses me off when people blindly talk bad about the U.S. because we help. I'm sure the little kid in Africa who no longer has AIDS or Malaria doesn't mind us being there.
I'm sure someone up at the NSA is saying to themselves "OK wait, this guy is a truck driver and before that was a photographer....and now he's reverse engineered the goddamn A-bomb??". How is that possible?
Fuck to the yes! I only put AV on computers now a days to make end users feel warm and cozy. Then when they bring it back in 6 months later I install the ones that actually work. Too bad they don't prevent.
Considering/. basically just re-Tweets the news in the world, I'd say it's more than "starting". I really come here for comments because all the other news forums participants are the general public and not quite as articulate and versed as the majority readers on/. .
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...but this is cool. Disclaimer: I'm not a fanboi
No worries, I'm sure I came off as a "Northerner" :-)
I'd say the culture mostly is due to that very thing. The fact that marijuana is Kentucky's #1 cash crop means that it's readily available and a certain status is gained for those who can either supply it or know someone who can. Not that I actually give a shit about weed but I think most would agree that it truly is a gateway drug. Amongst the people I know, meth is the next step after that which is one of the most horrible drugs I have ever encountered. Then, to add strength to the education comments, the same people that pretend to be morons amongst their peers would surprise you as to the amount of knowledge they have when it comes to said drugs. They know the most scientific ways to produce quality product and their math skills come to light when it comes time to divide it up for sales.
Sad, really. I guess we can't all be sys admins and engineers; someone has to pick up the garbage and fix your car.
I agree and I have no problem fitting in, believe me. I spend a lot of time with my family in Jackson, Salyersville and Franklin. That being said, I still maintain that they average education is 7th grade level at best. Note that I said nothing about intelligence. From an IQ standpoint they are probably just as capable as anyone else.
Education just isn't a priority, and they're proud of it.
Don't say that to the people that live there...they'll fucking shoot you.
I live in Kentucky and outside of the city I live in it's a very similar story; they might be ignorant and backward but they are violently loyal to their roots and defend to the death their heritage. I think it's just the way the South is, unfortunately. I'm lucky enough to be able to afford private schools for my kids because with exception of a couple, the public school system here is among the worst in the country.
I thought the same thing, actually. I chalked up the low number to the fact that they seem to be running virtualization and restoration of these servers is really easy, assuming they are making timely snap shots and storing them somewhere the ex-employee didn't have access to. They likely restored the latest images and had to re-enter some data...a few hundred people and a couple hour's worth of time is probably how they came up with the figure.
I'm inclined to agree with you. However, in this case simple education of the staff or change in VPN access policy would probably have kept this from happening since it was a social engineering method.
They should be paying him that lost $200,000 for running the white-hat attack to fish out the vulnerabilities. Yeah that's it...White. Hat.
I would imagine all the app needs to do is see what IP you're connected to the internet from, whether you're on WiFi or on the mobile network. Just about all subnets are traceable to a city.
I fucking HATE Sage. They bought up a company and software called The Medical Manager that I used to support here in town for the local Docs, and once they did that the service went to absolute dog-shit. It was originally Unix-based and very stable but when Sage took over they developed a new Windows-only version and since then all my old clients have dropped them and gone with one of the 300+ competitors.
Not with the tools, tables, laws and features that the commercial apps have. The software we use takes the guess-work out of each states' specific laws and provides neat little forms for every scenario. I suppose someone could build an open-source platform but they'd have to be a tax lawyer proficient in all states and a programmer and no one would ever put that much time into something that ends up being free. Once maybe, but every year Congress passes new laws that must be updated in the software in order to be compliant and get the most return for your clients as possible. It's an incredibly complicated process that some companies shell out hundreds of thousands of dollars for every year. If their accountant can't provide the best result for the money they'll go elsewhere.
What is your replacement for Acrobat? I would love a nice form editor that allowed me to create a form with editable fields and what-not.
I can tell you from experience that Intuit (Quickbooks, Quicken, Peachtree...etc.) are the worst about this. A company can effectively run the same version for several years, but if they want to share their books with an accountant (as most probably will), then the client and the accountant must all have matching software versions. If the account decides to take the brunt, then they must have enough licenses to run multiple copies simultaneously which becomes VERY expensive, plus a version for each year that their clients have. Not only do the licenses cost money, but you better have at least a 100Gb drive on every computer to hold all versions, plus a hefty dose of RAM to handle the app, plus all the others that a typical accounting firm needs to run (Office, PPC, CCH...etc).
It's a fucking racket, I tell you. The partners at my accounting firm hate me when I have to deliver the budget.
I'm fairly certain the Europeans, specifically the Dutch, has had their feet in African soil since well before the U.S. was even a country, and causing far more damage than out Doctors Without Borders ever could. The diamond industry would agree with me.
The discussion was about people being abused, not the death penalty - a penalty every civilised nation has already done away with.
Actually, it was about women being disfigured...not abused, therefore not straw man.
The difference is that Europe has learnt some (not enough - and always dangerously close to forgetting it) humility while the US is still playing catchup. This is as you'd expect: Europe's had quite a few centuries' head start and two recent world wars to shake us up.
I'm confused by this. Wasn't the U.S. settled and created by aforementioned and experienced Europeans?
I agree. Have you seen the pictures of the women disfigured because someone accused them of cheating or stealing? Or heard stories of the families now left without a husband because the Taliban either killed or forcefully recruited him?
And why is the U.S. the largest force on the ground over there when these atrocities are being committed? Why is the U.S. not being condemned for helping out the AIDS and Malaria riddled villages in Africa? Or helping fight hunger in any needy part of the world? I'm in no way saying that corruption and ill-will doesn't exist...we are in no way a perfect government or country. No country is.
We definitely have our own issues over here, granted, but where would those others who need help be if their largest supporters just up and left to fix shit at home? Perhaps if the rest of the world who looks down at us for helping would pitch in then we could get the job done and head back home.
Flame me, go ahead. It just pisses me off when people blindly talk bad about the U.S. because we help. I'm sure the little kid in Africa who no longer has AIDS or Malaria doesn't mind us being there.
I would so pay to watch Silicon Valley geeks kick each others' asses. They could easily get their own network.
The idea is, when you +1 something, you are publicly giving your stamp of approval
I didn't see anything in the article, but how will they be able to keep someone from promoting their own service or website just to draw in consumers?
I'm sure someone up at the NSA is saying to themselves "OK wait, this guy is a truck driver and before that was a photographer....and now he's reverse engineered the goddamn A-bomb??". How is that possible?
Those are not technical certs. Anyone with the ability to understand the auditing process, computers or otherwise, will pass the exam.
mod this guy up
Fuck to the yes! I only put AV on computers now a days to make end users feel warm and cozy. Then when they bring it back in 6 months later I install the ones that actually work. Too bad they don't prevent.
Pick up milk and eggs
Pick up dry-cleaning
Don't use VIPRE.
Considering /. basically just re-Tweets the news in the world, I'd say it's more than "starting". I really come here for comments because all the other news forums participants are the general public and not quite as articulate and versed as the majority readers on /. .