Having worked as a consultant for one of AT&T's Managed Security Centers, I can only weep for the people who rely on this "service".
A few good people at lower levels, but middle and upper management was *completely* clueless about real security. Complete disorganization, and falsification of reports.
But Hey! - now they'll be on video, so I guess that will make them the de facto experts.
> DNA evidence suggests the possibility of a single "mitochondrial Eve" as she is referred to. Exactly how does DNA evidence go against the majority of religious beliefs anyway?
The failure of the US school system is appalling at times.
Please go read up on what the term "mitochondrial Eve" actually refers to. Here's a hint: she wasn't the first human.
> Firstly, the contention that human's originated > from Africa is highly debatable.
Uh, no... it's not. Too much evidence from too many disparate fields. Most Creationists still aren't ready to accept it, but I wouldn't call that much of a debate. Linguistics, archeology, paleontology, genetics, etc... all point to the widely established theory that Africa is the orginial home of the hominids, we sapiens included.
I don't think anyone needed the quote explained, many just disagree with it. Classic literature it may be... that doesn't make the sentiments expressed gospel and unchallengable. If you make political statements in your.sig, you can expect an occassional opposing view expressed.
Sometimes discretion and a show of peace *is* the best way to face a situation... sometimes you need a good.45
You can find that lesson in a few good books too.
"The easiest way to get shot is to show up for a gunfight without a gun" -- Me, not an NRA member
If their upstream is overselling the DS-3, that will not dump extraneous traffic over the T-1 connection they have bought. It will simply lower the effective bandwidth.
And as to why he should care... because he's *paying* for T-1, not some fraction thereof.
FORTRAN is still a required programming course for an undergrad degree at my university... but not for the CS students. It's still required for all Nuclear Engineering students, because there is nothing better or with a decent enough user base for nuclear modeling applications. No one else takes it any more at my alma mater except for us nukes.
I've never known a time period when "hacking" was particularly difficult, especially if one wasn't targeting a specific machine or network. The sad truth that has always been, and shows little evidence of changing anytime soon is... most people don't plug obvious, well-known, long-discovered vulnerabilities. Most "hacking" could be cleared up overnight by simply applying the knowledge and fixes that are readily available.
I was wondering of anyone else remember the Space Tyrant books. Actually, I think this series *was* aimed directly at the juvenile audience, although it was some of his better writing. It a space soap opera, but it holds up fairly well. I'm 37, read them the first time as a very young guy in the Navy, and just rebought the series in hardback off ebay to relive younger days. The reread left me with the same impression... simplistic plots, aimed at a younger audience, but well done. Quick but enjoyable reads.
I also really enjoyed the Incarnations series. His fantasy (like Xanth) has always left me cold.
Re:I went and was minority report a few days ago
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> in a movie like this you cannot think too hard...
I agree. It was a fun cartoon, but it hardly held up to the level I expected as a thought-provoking film. There were plot holes large enough to drive Cruise's ego through. Removing the "precrime" aspect reveals a plot and "turns" that are a cliche'd formula at best. Nothing new or innovative, and a waste of a good Phillip K. Dick story.
Some cool effects, some rather lame ones (the non-evolving advertising mediums, jarring any already loosely held suspension of disbelief, were noted in the review), but if you decide not to "think too hard", ignore the inconsistancties and plot threads left dangling, it was a fun cartoon. But I coulda watched Bayman Beyond without getting off my ass.
I was about to link to that auction as well. Yes, there are a number of Enigmas around, if you are willing to pay the price (the one linked to on ebay above is currently holding at $10,000 American, and hasn't met the reserve price yet).
However, note that the one you can buy for yourself is a 3 rotor *Army/Air Force* model, not the highly sought-after and very rare Naval versions.
... would like real stats. I just saw a video news story on one of the all-news channels about how some shopping centers are installing detectors in their parking lots that can detect which radio station you are listening to. The shops in the mall/shopping center then use that data to determine their media buys.
All technically-derived stats are subject to manipulation. The answer is not, however, to rely on faulty sampling.
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Having worked as a consultant for one of AT&T's Managed Security Centers, I can only weep for the people who rely on this "service".
A few good people at lower levels, but middle and upper management was *completely* clueless about real security. Complete disorganization, and falsification of reports.
But Hey! - now they'll be on video, so I guess that will make them the de facto experts.
> DNA evidence suggests the possibility of a single "mitochondrial Eve" as she is referred to. Exactly how does DNA evidence go against the majority of religious beliefs anyway?
The failure of the US school system is appalling at times.
Please go read up on what the term "mitochondrial Eve" actually refers to. Here's a hint: she wasn't the first human.
> Firstly, the contention that human's originated
> from Africa is highly debatable.
Uh, no... it's not. Too much evidence from too many disparate fields. Most Creationists still aren't ready to accept it, but I wouldn't call that much of a debate. Linguistics, archeology, paleontology, genetics, etc... all point to the widely established theory that Africa is the orginial home of the hominids, we sapiens included.
Here's a clue, AC: even amateur reviews shouldn't give away the ending, you dick!
I decided to give up my chance to moderate this story because I couldn't find a -1 "Too Informative" mod for this.
I don't think anyone needed the quote explained, many just disagree with it. Classic literature it may be... that doesn't make the sentiments expressed gospel and unchallengable. If you make political statements in your .sig, you can expect an occassional opposing view expressed.
.45
Sometimes discretion and a show of peace *is* the best way to face a situation... sometimes you need a good
You can find that lesson in a few good books too.
"The easiest way to get shot is to show up for a gunfight without a gun" -- Me, not an NRA member
No. honeypot != free wireless access point
No.
If their upstream is overselling the DS-3, that will not dump extraneous traffic over the T-1 connection they have bought. It will simply lower the effective bandwidth.
And as to why he should care... because he's *paying* for T-1, not some fraction thereof.
Chasing that First Post
No life to speak of, you see
Please mod me down now
FORTRAN is still a required programming course for an undergrad degree at my university... but not for the CS students. It's still required for all Nuclear Engineering students, because there is nothing better or with a decent enough user base for nuclear modeling applications. No one else takes it any more at my alma mater except for us nukes.
I've never known a time period when "hacking" was particularly difficult, especially if one wasn't targeting a specific machine or network. The sad truth that has always been, and shows little evidence of changing anytime soon is... most people don't plug obvious, well-known, long-discovered vulnerabilities. Most "hacking" could be cleared up overnight by simply applying the knowledge and fixes that are readily available.
Almost as much fun as stories posted twice!
I was wondering of anyone else remember the Space Tyrant books. Actually, I think this series *was* aimed directly at the juvenile audience, although it was some of his better writing. It a space soap opera, but it holds up fairly well. I'm 37, read them the first time as a very young guy in the Navy, and just rebought the series in hardback off ebay to relive younger days. The reread left me with the same impression... simplistic plots, aimed at a younger audience, but well done. Quick but enjoyable reads.
I also really enjoyed the Incarnations series. His fantasy (like Xanth) has always left me cold.
> in a movie like this you cannot think too hard...
I agree. It was a fun cartoon, but it hardly held up to the level I expected as a thought-provoking film. There were plot holes large enough to drive Cruise's ego through. Removing the "precrime" aspect reveals a plot and "turns" that are a cliche'd formula at best. Nothing new or innovative, and a waste of a good Phillip K. Dick story.
Some cool effects, some rather lame ones (the non-evolving advertising mediums, jarring any already loosely held suspension of disbelief, were noted in the review), but if you decide not to "think too hard", ignore the inconsistancties and plot threads left dangling, it was a fun cartoon. But I coulda watched Bayman Beyond without getting off my ass.
"A box like that could be a great little inexpensive MP3 server or something."
I know I won't be asking to borrow your phone if you have one of these...
I was about to link to that auction as well. Yes, there are a number of Enigmas around, if you are willing to pay the price (the one linked to on ebay above is currently holding at $10,000 American, and hasn't met the reserve price yet).
However, note that the one you can buy for yourself is a 3 rotor *Army/Air Force* model, not the highly sought-after and very rare Naval versions.
Non Secure Application
All technically-derived stats are subject to manipulation. The answer is not, however, to rely on faulty sampling.
... that just sucks.
...the recently GPLed Qt-2.2.0