as an added bonus I have far less chance of paying 17% interest on my home mortgage to boot.
Sorry you have no such guarantee: interest rates are set by the Reserve Bank not the Federal government.
Apart from that point I almost completely agree with you: As usual, Libs are perceived as economy-savvy but complete pricks, Labour are perceived as being compassionate but incompetant wrt the economy.
s/bona-fide/fair dinkum (or the slightly less common "true blue") s/walkabout/for a wander s/bang my wallaby/fuck me dead if I'm lying s/interweb/web (we're not hicks... there is a difference mate) s/limey outback wanderer from the creek/seppo s/tinny/beer (pronounced beee-ah) s/push off/fuck roight off
I just had to dump the Netscape Directory server data to a huge text file.
An.ldif file?
I had to do this for an openldap 2.0->2.2 upgrade for a client. Edit the.ldif by hand to get the attributes and objectclasses right.
Note: it wasn't entirely OpenLDAP's fault, this client had schemachecks off and had some (plenty of!) bogons lurking in his LDAP server.
OpenLDAP is one of those pieces of software that you understand *why* it's complex *after* you've been through hell working out what's what and finally grokking most of the important stuff. Most stuff is pretty straight-forward if you understand some key concepts but it's certainly not a "plug-n-play" sort of experience.
If USB ports were a problem here, they would be disabled in the BIOS and/or soldered.
What's with all this "breaking out the ol' soldering iron" nonsense?
Sure, I love soldering random stuff as much as the next guy (probably more... i've been soldering since I was knee-high to a grasshopper) but sheesh, can't you just cover them over with something or disable them in the BIOS? On some boards you can put password-protection on the BIOS settings yeah?
Not to mention the possibility of sticking a crossover cable into the ethernet port, or using the damn serial port (if available). Or, how about this? FTP'ing the files??? Emailing them??? scp??? WebDAV???
When I see a guy with a soldering iron and a motherboard I become the personification of the "Are you sure?" dialogue box.
Just so noone hammers Bjarne's page, here's the relevant bit cut-n-pasted from the FAQ:
"But someone from SCO claimed that they own C++"; is that not so? It's complete rubbish. I saw that interview. The SCO guy clearly had no clue what C++ was, referreing to it as "the C++ languages". At most, SCO may own a 15-year old and seriously outdated version of Cfront - my original C++ compiler. I was careful not to patent or trademark anything to do with C++. That's one reason we write plain "C++" and not "C++(tm)". The C++ standard is unencumbered of patents - the committee carefully checked that also.
Depends on the kind of switch, a Cisco Layer-3 switch both switches and routes.
Sure, I wasn't going to bring that up because it muddies the issue a bit but yes you're right. Hardly just a switch now though, eh?
I'm sure the distance between switches and routers will become much shorter in the future though. We're dangerously close to a definition debate here though...
And on something like a 6509 there is no way you are going to overflow the ARP cache, people run real world networks with ARP tables over 70K entries on a 6509 with no problems.
I wouldn't expect it to be impossible to inject over 70K bogus entries but if you're using a 6509 you'd probably be trying various strategies such as programming the allowed MAC addresses in rather than letting it learn automatically.
Most places I've worked haven't gone beyond the 2900 Series. Who has a 6509 at home? And what's his/her address;)
It's not the fastest scanner on the market but it seems comprehensive and in this day and age not requiring registration, etc is a godsend. It downloads new virus definitions periodically and all that.
Mad props to the clamav/clamwin developers. I'd like to very humbly state "Keep up the *great* work... you guys rock"
If you flood the arp cache of most switches they will failover to behaving like a hub. There are other tricks as well.
Switches don't route, they switch: they're a layer 2 device.
I have a AU$25 switch that *is* a switch. I've tested it (not hard to test: I used tcpdump). Noone seems to be building hubs anymore because it's become so damn cheap to build a switch.
Also the "switching" nature of a switch is more for performance reasons rather than security. A switch can store the packets in a small buffer then forward them to the relevant port for full duplex operation and collision-prevention. A hub is a half-duplex device.
Heh. No she's a PC/Windows user. She *used* to use a Mac but not these days. I asked her whether she prefers Macs or PCs and she replied with "I used to prefer Macs, now I like PCs".
This is web development man, not print.
One of our main developers is a Mac-head that lives in emacs under OS/X. He's a very competent developer.
I live in Linux Land with small excursions to BSD territory and the OSes of various network devices.
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as an added bonus I have far less chance of paying 17% interest on my home mortgage to boot.
Sorry you have no such guarantee: interest rates are set by the Reserve Bank not the Federal government.
Apart from that point I almost completely agree with you: As usual, Libs are perceived as economy-savvy but complete pricks, Labour are perceived as being compassionate but incompetant wrt the economy.
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Some corrections:
s/bona-fide/fair dinkum (or the slightly less common "true blue")
s/walkabout/for a wander
s/bang my wallaby/fuck me dead if I'm lying
s/interweb/web (we're not hicks... there is a difference mate)
s/limey outback wanderer from the creek/seppo
s/tinny/beer (pronounced beee-ah)
s/push off/fuck roight off
HTH. =)
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Hate to be pedantic, but it's "You are welcome." :-)
My head a splode!
You're welcome
At least you use the word "pedantic" correctly. =)
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"Have you ever noticed how Pro-life people always look so unevolved?"
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Well you'll be happy to hear that Fluendo have just released their new streaming server "Flumotion" that streams ogg vorbis.
*achoo!*
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3. Less than a year from production to release - check
That's because all the CGI stuff is pretty-much *done* =)
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Argh. Misplaced apostrophe too. Burn karma burn...
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Actually, since it's a living brain, it may even be able to imagine itself.
In that case it would be thinking "Imagine a beowulf cluster of me's"
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Hehe I don't think so :)
According to the announcement the patches cause failures during high load and low memory conditions. There are other known problems.
These patches will require a lot of vetting before they're merged imnsho. They'll probably spend a few months in -mm in the very least.
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I just had to dump the Netscape Directory server data to a huge text file.
.ldif file?
.ldif by hand to get the attributes and objectclasses right.
An
I had to do this for an openldap 2.0->2.2 upgrade for a client. Edit the
Note: it wasn't entirely OpenLDAP's fault, this client had schemachecks off and had some (plenty of!) bogons lurking in his LDAP server.
OpenLDAP is one of those pieces of software that you understand *why* it's complex *after* you've been through hell working out what's what and finally grokking most of the important stuff. Most stuff is pretty straight-forward if you understand some key concepts but it's certainly not a "plug-n-play" sort of experience.
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Almost right.
It's not the player that's important. It's the media codec/format.
Contemplate this on the tree of woe.
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So, how DO you get water to flow up stream without it floating away and getting stuck in a tree or something?
A pump.
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I, for one, can't figure out what people are talking about when they speak of "warmth" beyond what I do with an equalizer.
Equalizers add noise dude. I believe they became popular because people wanted lots of knobs to frob.
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If USB ports were a problem here, they would be disabled in the BIOS and/or soldered.
What's with all this "breaking out the ol' soldering iron" nonsense?
Sure, I love soldering random stuff as much as the next guy (probably more... i've been soldering since I was knee-high to a grasshopper) but sheesh, can't you just cover them over with something or disable them in the BIOS? On some boards you can put password-protection on the BIOS settings yeah?
Not to mention the possibility of sticking a crossover cable into the ethernet port, or using the damn serial port (if available). Or, how about this? FTP'ing the files??? Emailing them??? scp??? WebDAV???
When I see a guy with a soldering iron and a motherboard I become the personification of the "Are you sure?" dialogue box.
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Stor
"Windows. It just works."
ROFLMAO!
That was a good one dude.
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Oh, yeah, the new desktop theme will make everything looks like chrome balls over checkerboard planes.
**Hi-five's the fellow Amiga demo scener!**
Agreed, MS will party like it's 1989. Woot!
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Oh man, it's going to take us about 25,000 man-years to conduct this research.
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Just so noone hammers Bjarne's page, here's the relevant bit cut-n-pasted from the FAQ:
"But someone from SCO claimed that they own C++"; is that not so? It's complete rubbish. I saw that interview. The SCO guy clearly had no clue what C++ was, referreing to it as "the C++ languages". At most, SCO may own a 15-year old and seriously outdated version of Cfront - my original C++ compiler. I was careful not to patent or trademark anything to do with C++. That's one reason we write plain "C++" and not "C++(tm)". The C++ standard is unencumbered of patents - the committee carefully checked that also.
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I dont see anything wrong with having to ask for root passwords for critical changes to any system
I just had a horrible thought:
What if the dialogue was actually a trojan? It doesn't seem hard to trick people into typing in their root password that way...
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Depends on the kind of switch, a Cisco Layer-3 switch both switches and routes.
;)
Sure, I wasn't going to bring that up because it muddies the issue a bit but yes you're right. Hardly just a switch now though, eh?
I'm sure the distance between switches and routers will become much shorter in the future though. We're dangerously close to a definition debate here though...
And on something like a 6509 there is no way you are going to overflow the ARP cache, people run real world networks with ARP tables over 70K entries on a 6509 with no problems.
I wouldn't expect it to be impossible to inject over 70K bogus entries but if you're using a 6509 you'd probably be trying various strategies such as programming the allowed MAC addresses in rather than letting it learn automatically.
Most places I've worked haven't gone beyond the 2900 Series. Who has a 6509 at home? And what's his/her address
Cheers
Stor
If you want something for free:
http://www.clamwin.com/
It's not the fastest scanner on the market but it seems comprehensive and in this day and age not requiring registration, etc is a godsend. It downloads new virus definitions periodically and all that.
Mad props to the clamav/clamwin developers. I'd like to very humbly state "Keep up the *great* work... you guys rock"
Cheers
Stor
They've been very careful to maintain the separation
You're kidding right?
http://www.apple.com/ipod/ads/
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If you flood the arp cache of most switches they will failover to behaving like a hub. There are other tricks as well.
Switches don't route, they switch: they're a layer 2 device.
I have a AU$25 switch that *is* a switch. I've tested it (not hard to test: I used tcpdump). Noone seems to be building hubs anymore because it's become so damn cheap to build a switch.
Also the "switching" nature of a switch is more for performance reasons rather than security. A switch can store the packets in a small buffer then forward them to the relevant port for full duplex operation and collision-prevention. A hub is a half-duplex device.
Don't guess, test, read, learn.
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just over 2400 "critical problems" detected by SpyBot
Teh winnar!!! Wy word.
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Heh. No she's a PC/Windows user. She *used* to use a Mac but not these days. I asked her whether she prefers Macs or PCs and she replied with "I used to prefer Macs, now I like PCs".
This is web development man, not print.
One of our main developers is a Mac-head that lives in emacs under OS/X. He's a very competent developer.
I live in Linux Land with small excursions to BSD territory and the OSes of various network devices.
Cheers
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