Do you really.... seriously.... think that 3/4 of their user base are Second Life users? Or, reading the sentence the other way, do you really.... seriously.... think that the 3/4 of Second Life users that are part of Flickr's user base constitute a number that would really hurt them if they ran off to Snapzilla, wringing their hands all the way?
Methinks that the number of Second Life users that run away will do anything but "burn the user base". And I really don't think that "they will die because of stuff like this". Please.
Not flamebait... just.... disbelief I guess. >wanders off, shaking head slowly...
Exactly. That's why he will be missed so much. I nearly always enjoyed that bit of wierdness that would pop up randomly in my inbox. Shame. Right up there with B Kliban.
Riiight. I'm sure every scumbag who breaks into a house to get money for crack/booze/hookers/whatever takes the time to carefully wipe the hard drives of the equipment he steals, and then Joe Pawn Shop checks everything fenced to him, and performs a wipe on any drives missed by the scumbag.
And if by some slight chance both of these IT experts forgets to wipe the drive, then I'm absolutely positive that when someone uses the data for ill intent, they'll immediately contact all major news agencies to let them know about it, so we can make a big deal of it.
I hear they're selling clues at 3/$5 at Walmart, better beat the rush.
It's not a "throw-off" credit card, but my MBNA card has a nice downloadable app called ShopSafe that I *love* and use religiously.
It lets you generate a "one-time use" number, with a limit on the amount and expiration date. Once that number is used, it can't be used again. I just used it to buy a radio for my Harley; the price was about $700 plus shipping, so I made the amount $800 and expiration date two months out.
Once the company uses that number, it's locked. I can go into ShopSafe and reclaim the unused amount afterwards. Even if that company's server (or any other broker company they might use) gets cracked, my *real* credit card number is still safe. I've been using ShopSafe for at least two or three years, for *every* purchase I make online, and only had the throwaway number rejected *once*.
I went to a competitor's site and ordered there.
No affiliation with MBNA, I don't gain anything from this, bla bla bla....
Um... he *did* spout on about stuff that he wasn't sure of! So it's ok for me to spout off on crap I'm not sure of as long as I add disclaimers? Methinks not. IMHO.
This is just horrendously disgusting, and serves only to confirm much of what has been said above.
"as far as I can tell" "I've always thought that" "and we may be wrong on that" "I'm guessing what is happening " "got to check on that one" "it may be badly broken up, IDK" "Due to what I think is beuracratic issues (could be legal, contractual" " probably legal issues "
Don't know how long you've been working there, but from the post, you have *no* business calling yourself a geek! Working on customer machines when you don't know what the hell is going on in your own shop??
...if you even want half a chance at getting the job. If you're a bunghole, you're going to negatively affect the company in one way or the other. Only way the company is going to hire you is if you do even halfway well at the test. Doesn't really matter what the job is, your personality *will* affect their company, so they would be remiss in *not* checking you out.
Assuming the manager is a real manager (i.e., attend meetings, answer inane questions, provide top cover) and not a PHB (call needless meetings, ask inane questions, be conveniently missing when dorks appear), yes.
Long long time ago when I was a kid, I had a Crosman pellet gun (not a BB gun, RTFP) that had the power of a.22 rifle when pumped 10 times (and you could pump it much more than that). That thing would put a BB right thru a 1/4" sheet of plywood. You better believe it could kill you with a head shot. Hell, rip an eye out and the shock alone could take you out.
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...a beowulf cluster.
Do you really.... seriously.... think that 3/4 of their user base are Second Life users? Or, reading the sentence the other way, do you really.... seriously.... think that the 3/4 of Second Life users that are part of Flickr's user base constitute a number that would really hurt them if they ran off to Snapzilla, wringing their hands all the way?
Methinks that the number of Second Life users that run away will do anything but "burn the user base". And I really don't think that "they will die because of stuff like this". Please.
Not flamebait... just.... disbelief I guess. >wanders off, shaking head slowly...
What? WHAT? I can't hear you!
Exactly. That's why he will be missed so much. I nearly always enjoyed that bit of wierdness that would pop up randomly in my inbox. Shame. Right up there with B Kliban.
> It would be wiped and sold on the street.
Riiight. I'm sure every scumbag who breaks into a house to get money for crack/booze/hookers/whatever takes the time to carefully wipe the hard drives of the equipment he steals, and then Joe Pawn Shop checks everything fenced to him, and performs a wipe on any drives missed by the scumbag.
And if by some slight chance both of these IT experts forgets to wipe the drive, then I'm absolutely positive that when someone uses the data for ill intent, they'll immediately contact all major news agencies to let them know about it, so we can make a big deal of it.
I hear they're selling clues at 3/$5 at Walmart, better beat the rush.
It's not a "throw-off" credit card, but my MBNA card has a nice downloadable app called ShopSafe that I *love* and use religiously.
It lets you generate a "one-time use" number, with a limit on the amount and expiration date. Once that number is used, it can't be used again. I just used it to buy a radio for my Harley; the price was about $700 plus shipping, so I made the amount $800 and expiration date two months out.
Once the company uses that number, it's locked. I can go into ShopSafe and reclaim the unused amount afterwards. Even if that company's server (or any other broker company they might use) gets cracked, my *real* credit card number is still safe. I've been using ShopSafe for at least two or three years, for *every* purchase I make online, and only had the throwaway number rejected *once*.
I went to a competitor's site and ordered there.
No affiliation with MBNA, I don't gain anything from this, bla bla bla....
hehe... thanks a lot. Now all my coworkers think I'm insane for sitting here laughing my ass off at a computer monitor.
Ok, well, in some cases, it just solidified their thoughts a little more.
I beg to differ, as would the citizens of a town where gun ownership was mandated.
e _plummets.htm
http://www.mcsm.org/kennesaw.html
http://www.kennesaw.ga.us/index.asp?NID=137
http://www.tysknews.com/Depts/2nd_Amend/crime_rat
If you're really interested, check out the links before this gets modded off-topic (which it really is, but I couldn't stop myself).
Exactly where I first went, but no article there. This one is pretty good, though:
http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-bai1.htm
How long will it be before our buddy in Oklahoma's inbox is flooded with this tip??
Um... he *did* spout on about stuff that he wasn't sure of! So it's ok for me to spout off on crap I'm not sure of as long as I add disclaimers? Methinks not. IMHO.
This is just horrendously disgusting, and serves only to confirm much of what has been said above.
"as far as I can tell"
"I've always thought that"
"and we may be wrong on that"
"I'm guessing what is happening "
"got to check on that one"
"it may be badly broken up, IDK"
"Due to what I think is beuracratic issues (could be legal, contractual"
" probably legal issues "
Don't know how long you've been working there, but from the post, you have *no* business calling yourself a geek! Working on customer machines when you don't know what the hell is going on in your own shop??
...if you even want half a chance at getting the job. If you're a bunghole, you're going to negatively affect the company in one way or the other. Only way the company is going to hire you is if you do even halfway well at the test. Doesn't really matter what the job is, your personality *will* affect their company, so they would be remiss in *not* checking you out.
Just went out and checked it; it's back up and running rather quickly.
Just found this at http://www.tarantella.com/
09.28.05 Sun Secure Global Desktop Software 4.2 is now available for download
Just released? WTF? I've been working with 4.2 since late February/early March?
From TFA headline:
Then in the third paragraph:
So they shut down the "spam operation" but didn't shut down "the business".
Fat lot of good that will do.
I just tried it in FF 1.5.0.1 with the IE Tab extension. It opened one tab with Google in it, then another tab with their page in it. Interesting.
Like this:
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http://www.livinginternet.com/i/ia_myths_toast.ht
Ok, so they didn't use SSH... small nit to pick.
Visit the puke's web site. They've trademarked the words "Invented Here".
(and no, I'm not going to link to it; it's obvious and it will prevent them from blocking referrals from Slashot)
I wonder how effective a Wrist Rocket would be?
Let's see... what's that word I'm looking for... vaporware?
Hey Hadj... http://www.cnn.com/2006/BUSINESS/03/23/microsoft.s hakeup.ap/index.html
Assuming the manager is a real manager (i.e., attend meetings, answer inane questions, provide top cover) and not a PHB (call needless meetings, ask inane questions, be conveniently missing when dorks appear), yes.
Long long time ago when I was a kid, I had a Crosman pellet gun (not a BB gun, RTFP) that had the power of a .22 rifle when pumped 10 times (and you could pump it much more than that). That thing would put a BB right thru a 1/4" sheet of plywood. You better believe it could kill you with a head shot. Hell, rip an eye out and the shock alone could take you out.