I thought of this too, but I thought of it become of this Bonus Stage episode called "Cube" (warning: direct Flash file link).
I figured I could live with plugging this, as it's slightly on topic under context, and it is one of my fav. Flash toon series. (If you're interested, High Score is the website)
Good thing I'm not supposed to be a security expert! It makes me wonder then, why isn't WEP based on something harder to crack? Perhaps a public/private key system would have been better?
Also, props for being the first AC to not flame the hell out of me;-)
Damn, how is WEP so complicated? Generate key, enter key into computers which are authorized for access. Enable MAC filtering and you're pretty much fort knox. Someone would have to script crack your WEP key, then attempt to connect from about a billion MAC addresses before they got one specific to the authorized machines. Even if they knew the make of your NIC, this would take forever. Maybe it wouldn't keep out a dedicated hacker parked in a van in front of your house for a few days (wouldn't you notice in a residential area?), but it keeps the neighbor's stupid kids from using Kazaa over your cable modem when their DSL goes out.
Businesses should not use WiFi except in areas where it can't be picked up outside their own property, in addition to the above security measures, and only if they absolutely need it, like for laptops that move around a warehouse floor (for example, forklift coordination).
...to complain about anti-piracy measures these days, one forgets this is perfectly fair and legit. I can't say I think this is going too far at all. It is illegal to tape a movie in the theater, it always has been, and everyone knows it. I can't see how anyone but people who want to pirate the movie early would be upset about this in any way. They're not affecting the operation of any equipment you own, they're not placing heavy restrictions on copyrighted material that also prevent some forms of fair use, they're not invading your privacy (hey, keep your Harry Potter in your pants, this is a kids movie), nothing.
I can't see one reason to complain here other than "it's the MPAA". Doesn't give them an excuse to pull some of the other crap they're trying too, but I think they deserve to be praised when they do something right. Perhaps they'll make note of it and start getting it right more often?
Slowly but surely the government is demanding more power, while the little guy can't say anything about it. Soon, more bad things will happen, such as more terrorist attacks and disasters. 9/11 was a testing ground, folks. People in NY state still look like they're in a state of shock, and the next time somethign big happens, between greed, and an ignorance of what to really do to aliviate the problem, the US Government will tighten the rules here yet again, and we will have even fewer rights.
Terrorists know this, and they're only attacking so that this happens. They're tring to incite a revolution here in the west, they know they cannot defeat us by invading so they're trying to get us to eat ourselves from the inside out. I just hope the people who matter wake up and see this before it is too late, or "United we Stand" will be a cry of irony rather than pride.
Osama Bin Laden is to politics what Darl McBride is to Open Source: Both are attacking with the hope that their enemy will collapse from within.
What if they deliberately rework Windows to make competing devices smell like shit?
Worse yet; Imagine some prankster or worse (skript kiddie?) who's website opens a thousand windows, all of which smell like the raunchiest Porto-Potty you've ever been within 100 feet of on a hot summer day.
Imagine co-workers sending a fart over AIM to embarrass you in your cubicle while you're talking to the new hot blonde who wants to go out friday night...
...then again, imagine all that happening to your boss...maybe it wont' stay a niche market after all!
Well, I've known all DSL providers to provide a software kit but to my knowledge I've never heard of any of them implementing their own TCP/IP stack (except for AOL, but they work cross-platform), which would probably be the preferred way to do something of the sort. You never see that kind of thing with cable however, and since I've been a happy RoadRunner customer for a few years now, I haven't paid much attention to this.
I'm not saying there is a shift in what is actually going on, but the thing that really gets me is that it would cost them extra money to do this, why not save the development costs and let the built-in software take care of itself? More platforms = more customers, although this ensures that the machines run specific OSes and services on their network,a nd can serve ads/"AOL" style exclusive content delivery...
On second thought, I'm sure they'll get hungry just like the music industry did and go for something like this. I'd be wary of any company that can't provide internet service to any computer with a NIC...what's to stop them from getting stingy with bandwith for specific things? That's not the reason we're designing traffic priority systems, which I think are a bad idea anyways (Imagine Kazaa downloads labeling themselves as video streams or something, suddenly you're pirating Windows at your max pipe speed with all hop points stalling every other connection in your way...imagine a modified sendmail spewing spam at highest priority!)
Such a tangled web we weave (pun slightly intended)...
Macintoshes use Ethernet, TCP/IP and DHCP just like any other computer out there, Windows or otherwise. They can connect to the Internet through any TCP network that Windows machines can, that's the great thing about standards.
What these ads mean is that Macs are unsupported, as in if you call their customer support line and say "I have a Mac" they'll say "Sorry, we dunno jack about Macs" and hang up. It does not mean incompatability, or lack of QoS.
Point is: XBox would have flopped severely without Bungie and Halo. I'll even admit it: I hate MS but X-Box is a pretty good system, problem is it wouldn't have taken off had it not been for Halo.
What do they have on this front though? It's not liek the iPod has some killer app software company MS can scoop up, iPod IS the killer app... What is MS going to do, buy out Apple to make their MP3 player?
Honestly, what is wrong with Ogg that these no one can support it? Not that I have any Ogg files, but if I had something that would PLAY Ogg files I would make a few...or is that what they're afraid of?
...but you don't need permission from the patent holder to remove the code so that only one release version is affected at all. That is why SCO is so evil, they make these claims and refuse to show us the offending code (even though it's a copyright suit, not patent).
Under this system, you can also point the company at the true guilty party, instead of all of the Linux kernel contributors looking like a bunch of thieves thanks to some greedy-ass corporate fucktard looking to make a quick buck and even quicker market penetration by converting their business to a law(suit)firm, they can now say "Look, Bob Smith from this company contributed the code himself! Hey, wait, isn't he the one suing us?"
That's a good idea and all (best I've heard, actually), but the only part that I'd hate to fill out would be that "Please select Visa or Mastercard" part...
I remmeber that machine that created tornado-style winds inside it and could reduce anything to a fine liquid or powder...I wonder if that could be useful for this, for examle make oil from sewage?
One question about the constant CO2 level theory: If we're making that waste into oil and then burning it or making plastics with it, aren't we generally depriving the ecosystem of it entirely (it either becomes CO or a toy in some kid's bedroom) and therefore rapidly depleting what we have on the surface now? Or is it blatantly obvious that I have no idea what I'm talking about?;-)
Well, then perhaps you can point me to a good site detailing how to get Linux running on an RS since I have two in my basement that are just itching to be hooked up.
DNS is NOT a web-based service. We use it when we use the web to resolve hostnames to IP addresses because the IP addresses are nessesary to communicate over the network. Typing in an HTTP URL will generate a hit to a DNS server, sure, but so will using an FTP client, and so will using Outlook with an IMAP server, etc.
Under SiteFinder, instead of getting a "DNS Not Found" error response to the DNS request, you get a re-direct response to the SiteFinder page. Therefore, as far as your FTP client knows, the bad hostname it's looking for actually exists (because VeriSign's DNS told it so), and it tries in vain to connect to the SiteFinder servers, which aren't running an FTP, or an IMAP/POP server, or anything besides an HTTP server.
This effectively breaks the Internet as anything that isn't a web browser which requests a bad hostname will not generate a proper error response and basically hang out trying to connect to SiteFinder, indefinitely in some cases. You'd be suprised how much traffic on the Internet comes from programs besides web browsers.
I'm no expert, but it looks like your B-Tree is corrupted, and this could possibly be a MAJOR problem, and it could also lead to some major problems later on. Run Norton or DiskWarrior or something, and do it soon. Even Disk Utility should be able to repair the volume.
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I thought of this too, but I thought of it become of this Bonus Stage episode called "Cube" (warning: direct Flash file link).
I figured I could live with plugging this, as it's slightly on topic under context, and it is one of my fav. Flash toon series. (If you're interested, High Score is the website)
Good thing I'm not supposed to be a security expert! It makes me wonder then, why isn't WEP based on something harder to crack? Perhaps a public/private key system would have been better?
Also, props for being the first AC to not flame the hell out of me
Damn, how is WEP so complicated? Generate key, enter key into computers which are authorized for access. Enable MAC filtering and you're pretty much fort knox. Someone would have to script crack your WEP key, then attempt to connect from about a billion MAC addresses before they got one specific to the authorized machines. Even if they knew the make of your NIC, this would take forever. Maybe it wouldn't keep out a dedicated hacker parked in a van in front of your house for a few days (wouldn't you notice in a residential area?), but it keeps the neighbor's stupid kids from using Kazaa over your cable modem when their DSL goes out.
Businesses should not use WiFi except in areas where it can't be picked up outside their own property, in addition to the above security measures, and only if they absolutely need it, like for laptops that move around a warehouse floor (for example, forklift coordination).
...to complain about anti-piracy measures these days, one forgets this is perfectly fair and legit. I can't say I think this is going too far at all. It is illegal to tape a movie in the theater, it always has been, and everyone knows it. I can't see how anyone but people who want to pirate the movie early would be upset about this in any way. They're not affecting the operation of any equipment you own, they're not placing heavy restrictions on copyrighted material that also prevent some forms of fair use, they're not invading your privacy (hey, keep your Harry Potter in your pants, this is a kids movie), nothing.
I can't see one reason to complain here other than "it's the MPAA". Doesn't give them an excuse to pull some of the other crap they're trying too, but I think they deserve to be praised when they do something right. Perhaps they'll make note of it and start getting it right more often?
Slowly but surely the government is demanding more power, while the little guy can't say anything about it. Soon, more bad things will happen, such as more terrorist attacks and disasters. 9/11 was a testing ground, folks. People in NY state still look like they're in a state of shock, and the next time somethign big happens, between greed, and an ignorance of what to really do to aliviate the problem, the US Government will tighten the rules here yet again, and we will have even fewer rights.
Terrorists know this, and they're only attacking so that this happens. They're tring to incite a revolution here in the west, they know they cannot defeat us by invading so they're trying to get us to eat ourselves from the inside out. I just hope the people who matter wake up and see this before it is too late, or "United we Stand" will be a cry of irony rather than pride.
Osama Bin Laden is to politics what Darl McBride is to Open Source: Both are attacking with the hope that their enemy will collapse from within.
If this holds up, everyone who was sued by the RIAA should sue them back, claiming ignorance of the law.
What a total asshat. Here is a tip: Don't cheat.
...but, if you shoot TNT, won't it blow up?
Imagine co-workers sending a fart over AIM to embarrass you in your cubicle while you're talking to the new hot blonde who wants to go out friday night...
...then again, imagine all that happening to your boss...maybe it wont' stay a niche market after all!
Smellevision...and here I thought it would always be a bad joke from the 80s...
Well, I've known all DSL providers to provide a software kit but to my knowledge I've never heard of any of them implementing their own TCP/IP stack (except for AOL, but they work cross-platform), which would probably be the preferred way to do something of the sort. You never see that kind of thing with cable however, and since I've been a happy RoadRunner customer for a few years now, I haven't paid much attention to this.
I'm not saying there is a shift in what is actually going on, but the thing that really gets me is that it would cost them extra money to do this, why not save the development costs and let the built-in software take care of itself? More platforms = more customers, although this ensures that the machines run specific OSes and services on their network,a nd can serve ads/"AOL" style exclusive content delivery...
On second thought, I'm sure they'll get hungry just like the music industry did and go for something like this. I'd be wary of any company that can't provide internet service to any computer with a NIC...what's to stop them from getting stingy with bandwith for specific things? That's not the reason we're designing traffic priority systems, which I think are a bad idea anyways (Imagine Kazaa downloads labeling themselves as video streams or something, suddenly you're pirating Windows at your max pipe speed with all hop points stalling every other connection in your way...imagine a modified sendmail spewing spam at highest priority!)
Such a tangled web we weave (pun slightly intended)...
Well then they are blinded by pride and hatred, for outgoing spam clogs more of their resources than incomming does.
Macintoshes use Ethernet, TCP/IP and DHCP just like any other computer out there, Windows or otherwise. They can connect to the Internet through any TCP network that Windows machines can, that's the great thing about standards.
What these ads mean is that Macs are unsupported, as in if you call their customer support line and say "I have a Mac" they'll say "Sorry, we dunno jack about Macs" and hang up. It does not mean incompatability, or lack of QoS.
Everything accelerates to slow down, just as it accelerates to speed up. Acceleration = change in velocity over time.
...Even though we all totally knew what you where getting at
I'm glad China realized just how much money they're going to save their economy which they have been viciously trying to kickstart lately.
Go China!
Point is: XBox would have flopped severely without Bungie and Halo. I'll even admit it: I hate MS but X-Box is a pretty good system, problem is it wouldn't have taken off had it not been for Halo.
What do they have on this front though? It's not liek the iPod has some killer app software company MS can scoop up, iPod IS the killer app... What is MS going to do, buy out Apple to make their MP3 player?
*sudders at thought*
Honestly, what is wrong with Ogg that these no one can support it? Not that I have any Ogg files, but if I had something that would PLAY Ogg files I would make a few...or is that what they're afraid of?
...but you don't need permission from the patent holder to remove the code so that only one release version is affected at all. That is why SCO is so evil, they make these claims and refuse to show us the offending code (even though it's a copyright suit, not patent).
Under this system, you can also point the company at the true guilty party, instead of all of the Linux kernel contributors looking like a bunch of thieves thanks to some greedy-ass corporate fucktard looking to make a quick buck and even quicker market penetration by converting their business to a law(suit)firm, they can now say "Look, Bob Smith from this company contributed the code himself! Hey, wait, isn't he the one suing us?"
I started charging beer for my services, and showing up at the next person's house piss drunk.
Not only did people stop asking me, but I got drunk for free for a week straight!
That's a good idea and all (best I've heard, actually), but the only part that I'd hate to fill out would be that "Please select Visa or Mastercard" part...
I remmeber that machine that created tornado-style winds inside it and could reduce anything to a fine liquid or powder...I wonder if that could be useful for this, for examle make oil from sewage?
One question about the constant CO2 level theory: If we're making that waste into oil and then burning it or making plastics with it, aren't we generally depriving the ecosystem of it entirely (it either becomes CO or a toy in some kid's bedroom) and therefore rapidly depleting what we have on the surface now? Or is it blatantly obvious that I have no idea what I'm talking about?
Well, then perhaps you can point me to a good site detailing how to get Linux running on an RS since I have two in my basement that are just itching to be hooked up.
DNS is NOT a web-based service. We use it when we use the web to resolve hostnames to IP addresses because the IP addresses are nessesary to communicate over the network. Typing in an HTTP URL will generate a hit to a DNS server, sure, but so will using an FTP client, and so will using Outlook with an IMAP server, etc.
Under SiteFinder, instead of getting a "DNS Not Found" error response to the DNS request, you get a re-direct response to the SiteFinder page. Therefore, as far as your FTP client knows, the bad hostname it's looking for actually exists (because VeriSign's DNS told it so), and it tries in vain to connect to the SiteFinder servers, which aren't running an FTP, or an IMAP/POP server, or anything besides an HTTP server.
This effectively breaks the Internet as anything that isn't a web browser which requests a bad hostname will not generate a proper error response and basically hang out trying to connect to SiteFinder, indefinitely in some cases. You'd be suprised how much traffic on the Internet comes from programs besides web browsers.
I'm no expert, but it looks like your B-Tree is corrupted, and this could possibly be a MAJOR problem, and it could also lead to some major problems later on. Run Norton or DiskWarrior or something, and do it soon. Even Disk Utility should be able to repair the volume.