Here's a link I just turned up with a quick google search that has some pics and information about the subway itself. These will be nice tunnels to explore in a few years.
First of all, the system is completely optional for earthlink users. For the users that are stupid enough to opt-in, they deserve the extra hassles they'll receive.
But here's what it means to me, a publisher of a popular website...
When a new user signs up for an account, they get a confirmation email. Since I'm not about to check the server's return-path for C-R messages, C-R users will be out of luck. This means that at the very least I'll have to update my site with a special notice during the sign-up process that will notify earthlink users to expect problems.
The crux of the matter, there are automated emails that will fall victim to this C-R paradigm that AREN'T spam!
So, what is earthlink's "fix" for this problem? Well, it appears as though they will assign special addresses that users can use for sign-ups, sales receipts, etc. that will bypass the regular C-R system. Ok, great. Two problems with that...
1. If the special bypass addresses are only temporary, then my users' accounts will become invalid because their email address is no longer valid and I don't allow ghost accounts.
2. If the special bypass addresses are permanent, and they're used for sign-ups and sales receipts, well fsck! Thats where SPAM comes from. duh. Great... all their spam will arrive via bypass addresses. Awesome!
Linux needs a decent implementation of bittorrent... the protocol is a good idea, but the author's own implementation really sucks. AFAIK, there aren't currently any other options. Since bittorrent is used through a web browser anyway, it would make sense that a torrent client is included with the moz distro... whether it be native, plugin, or external doctype handler, its not a bad idea. Anything but the current nasty python implementation would do just fine!
BTW, I've never been successful at getting bittorrent to work... finally threw in the towel after a couple of days trying and decided that until a good client exists, bittorrent isn't ready for primetime.
Yeah, I understand the whole "ripping everying possible off this car to reduce weight", but I think the removal of the exhaust probably caused a reduction in horsepower that was ultimately worse than the reduction in weight gained by removing it.
By removing the pipe straight off the header, the exhaust leaving the engine hits instant turbulence. With the ultimate goal for exhaust being to keep it moving smoothly out of the cylinders, this doesn't help. Also, the cooler temperatures at the stock end of the header also cause a reduction in exhaust flow.
Honestly, I think they would have been better off leaving the exhaust system in place and removing the muffler.
Make sure to put in your copy of Tsu Dho Nimh, your favorite "techical writer" to explain to you in an insulting manner how much the rest of your software sucks.
"If you are a hairy-chested Linux administrator or programmer, you will undoubtedly find yourself screaming as you read the following. Save your breath."... ok, and if you're incompetent hack claiming to be a "technical writer", this OS may not be for you. Save *your* breath.
Yep, those were the days. Notice how clean and "google-esque" it truly was? Hmm... could the return to their roots? Perhaps if they're willing to get rid of the cruft. Portals suck. Search engines are useful. Don't confuse "portal" with "search engine" Yahoo, don't.
Good idea, but there is at least one fundamental problem with this proposal: (I'm not pro-spam or anything, just catching the obvious)
From the horse's mouth himself when asked "If the ISPs were to band together to control spam, why shouldn't they just block it entirely?" - his answer: "it's too hard to identify."
Its no secret that spam is hard to identify. If it were easy to identify, we wouldn't even have this duscussion. BUT, if you can't identify it well enough to filter effectively, HOW THE FUCK DO YOU EXPECT TO REGULATE IT?? You think the spammers are going to roll over and suddenly agree to play by the rules, especially since you're going to ask them to start paying $$? I don't think so!!
Go ahead with your system and try to regulate the spammers. In order to do that, you'll have to license each bulk emailer and probably force them to comply with the system by putting a unique identifier in their spam so it can be properly "regulated". Go head... do it! That way, we can grab to licensee list and filter by that... in essence, you'll probably be making spam easier to identify and kill. Where's the economy in that?
I guess you could build a harmless rocket that shoots up into the air a few hundred feet, or better yet... you could build your own cruise missle... which do you think is the bigger threat?
I make an assortment of purchases.. PepperCoin keeps an account with me and pings my CC with the total aggregate sum of my purchases through them on a monthly basis
Its ILLEGAL!! Christ, the debate about whether or not taxes CAN be collected online is still out for discussion. SO, a buch of all powerful gigantic mega-corporations hook up with a bunch of states (who BTW are supposed to be on our side) and decide to just start taxing online purchases by IMPOSING them on us. Screw them! First of all, I think the states are exercising powers they aren't granted, and secondly, its just one more reason to be a libertarian.
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While sitting here thinking of a believable reason of "why" this person would bake a mac... I suddenly remembered an article about 10 years ago that appeared in PC Computing Magazine. Basically, they took a bunch of laptops, perhaps 10 different models, and did this kind of stuff to 'em to ween out the toughest laptop. They threw 'em off buildings, put 'em in the oven, dumped water on 'em, left 'em outside in the freezing cold over-night, etc. I don't remember how it all turned out, but some of the laptops survived. Maybe this woman was inspired somehow.
We understand how an individual computer works, but how to build large informational networks with computers is another thing entirely.
Have you heard of this "internet" thing yet? Al Gore created it and all your friends are doing it.
We know how people act individually, and yet we can't extrapolate the behavior of entire societies from this.
Its called "demographics". Yep, you're part of it.
How does information spread through society?
People have been reading and writing for centuries now.
One thing is abundantly clear: the more we know about how these things work, the better we'll be able to curb DDOS attacks, stop disease, and control economic failures
Alright! Now that's my idea of a good time... I'd hate to come down with the flu, lose my stocks, and suffer a DDOS attack all on the same day. Oh, AIDS too? Even better.
Without having touched a computer in years, what makes you, Mr. Mitnick, think that you are capable of founding a firm in the realm of information security? Unless I've missed something, I'm guessing that your security skills are grossly out of date and inadequate for the challenges facing information security today. Care to elaborate on this, and why somebody would hire the most infamous hacker in the world and trust you with their secrets?
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Who the fsck listens to Usher anyway? Thats right -- nobody. Point is moot.
Here's a link I just turned up with a quick google search that has some pics and information about the subway itself. These will be nice tunnels to explore in a few years.
http://web.presby.edu/~jtbell/transit/FtWorth/
First of all, the system is completely optional for earthlink users. For the users that are stupid enough to opt-in, they deserve the extra hassles they'll receive.
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... all their spam will arrive via bypass addresses. Awesome!
But here's what it means to me, a publisher of a popular website...
When a new user signs up for an account, they get a confirmation email. Since I'm not about to check the server's return-path for C-R messages, C-R users will be out of luck. This means that at the very least I'll have to update my site with a special notice during the sign-up process that will notify earthlink users to expect problems.
The crux of the matter, there are automated emails that will fall victim to this C-R paradigm that AREN'T spam!
So, what is earthlink's "fix" for this problem? Well, it appears as though they will assign special addresses that users can use for sign-ups, sales receipts, etc. that will bypass the regular C-R system. Ok, great. Two problems with that
1. If the special bypass addresses are only temporary, then my users' accounts will become invalid because their email address is no longer valid and I don't allow ghost accounts.
2. If the special bypass addresses are permanent, and they're used for sign-ups and sales receipts, well fsck! Thats where SPAM comes from. duh. Great
When you get the club up and running, post your web address so we can educate the club about a good ol' fashioned slashdotting.
How is this "new and innovative"? Porn sites have been doing this crap for years now.
Linux needs a decent implementation of bittorrent ... the protocol is a good idea, but the author's own implementation really sucks. AFAIK, there aren't currently any other options. Since bittorrent is used through a web browser anyway, it would make sense that a torrent client is included with the moz distro ... whether it be native, plugin, or external doctype handler, its not a bad idea. Anything but the current nasty python implementation would do just fine!
BTW, I've never been successful at getting bittorrent to work... finally threw in the towel after a couple of days trying and decided that until a good client exists, bittorrent isn't ready for primetime.
OH MY GOD! We've Slashdotted Luxembourg!
... and in other news, "Apples beat Oranges in a taste test, experts insist".
Yeah, I understand the whole "ripping everying possible off this car to reduce weight", but I think the removal of the exhaust probably caused a reduction in horsepower that was ultimately worse than the reduction in weight gained by removing it.
By removing the pipe straight off the header, the exhaust leaving the engine hits instant turbulence. With the ultimate goal for exhaust being to keep it moving smoothly out of the cylinders, this doesn't help. Also, the cooler temperatures at the stock end of the header also cause a reduction in exhaust flow.
Honestly, I think they would have been better off leaving the exhaust system in place and removing the muffler.
Make sure to put in your copy of Tsu Dho Nimh, your favorite "techical writer" to explain to you in an insulting manner how much the rest of your software sucks.
"If you are a hairy-chested Linux administrator or programmer, you will undoubtedly find yourself screaming as you read the following. Save your breath." ... ok, and if you're incompetent hack claiming to be a "technical writer", this OS may not be for you. Save *your* breath.
kinda reminds me of when they looked like this and actually were the #1 search engine ...
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http://web.archive.org/web/19961017/www2.yahoo.co
Yep, those were the days. Notice how clean and "google-esque" it truly was? Hmm... could the return to their roots? Perhaps if they're willing to get rid of the cruft. Portals suck. Search engines are useful. Don't confuse "portal" with "search engine" Yahoo, don't.
It's a good thing that the review wasn't hosted on one of these things! They sound really cool, but there's no way they'd handle a slashdotting!
Ahh... but then again, *maybe* it is. Wouldn't that be the cat's ass?
How is this any different than the CLSID which already exists?
... and the other success is that wide open wireless networks were installed at every school in maine. yay.
Good idea, but there is at least one fundamental problem with this proposal: (I'm not pro-spam or anything, just catching the obvious)
From the horse's mouth himself when asked "If the ISPs were to band together to control spam, why shouldn't they just block it entirely?" - his answer: "it's too hard to identify."
Its no secret that spam is hard to identify. If it were easy to identify, we wouldn't even have this duscussion. BUT, if you can't identify it well enough to filter effectively, HOW THE FUCK DO YOU EXPECT TO REGULATE IT?? You think the spammers are going to roll over and suddenly agree to play by the rules, especially since you're going to ask them to start paying $$? I don't think so!!
Go ahead with your system and try to regulate the spammers. In order to do that, you'll have to license each bulk emailer and probably force them to comply with the system by putting a unique identifier in their spam so it can be properly "regulated". Go head... do it! That way, we can grab to licensee list and filter by that... in essence, you'll probably be making spam easier to identify and kill. Where's the economy in that?
I guess you could build a harmless rocket that shoots up into the air a few hundred feet, or better yet... you could build your own cruise missle ... which do you think is the bigger threat?
I make an assortment of purchases.. PepperCoin keeps an account with me and pings my CC with the total aggregate sum of my purchases through them on a monthly basis
[root@computer root]# ping 4533 7648 6632 7812 exp 12/04
5 cents from 4533.7648.6632.7812 (exp 12/04): icmp seq=1 ttl=51 balance=78.13
5 cents from 4533.7648.6632.7812 (exp 12/04): icmp seq=2 ttl=51 balance=78.18
5 cents from 4533.7648.6632.7812 (exp 12/04): icmp seq=3 ttl=51 balance=78.23
5 cents from 4533.7648.6632.7812 (exp 12/04): icmp seq=4 ttl=51 balance=78.28
^c
Here are some other sites to look at along the same theme as the abandoned airfields site...
http://www.nelsap.org - New England Lost Ski Areas Project
http://www.coloradoskihistory.com/History.html - has a page about "lost" ski areas in Colorado
http://www.forgotten-ny.com - good site for the lost treasures that are hidden around in the urban decay of New York
Its ILLEGAL!! Christ, the debate about whether or not taxes CAN be collected online is still out for discussion. SO, a buch of all powerful gigantic mega-corporations hook up with a bunch of states (who BTW are supposed to be on our side) and decide to just start taxing online purchases by IMPOSING them on us. Screw them! First of all, I think the states are exercising powers they aren't granted, and secondly, its just one more reason to be a libertarian.
While sitting here thinking of a believable reason of "why" this person would bake a mac ... I suddenly remembered an article about 10 years ago that appeared in PC Computing Magazine. Basically, they took a bunch of laptops, perhaps 10 different models, and did this kind of stuff to 'em to ween out the toughest laptop. They threw 'em off buildings, put 'em in the oven, dumped water on 'em, left 'em outside in the freezing cold over-night, etc. I don't remember how it all turned out, but some of the laptops survived. Maybe this woman was inspired somehow.
Sugarloaf Resort in Maine has been doing this for several years with their effluent. However, they don't put that snow on the slopes.
We understand how an individual computer works, but how to build large informational networks with computers is another thing entirely.
Have you heard of this "internet" thing yet? Al Gore created it and all your friends are doing it.
We know how people act individually, and yet we can't extrapolate the behavior of entire societies from this.
Its called "demographics". Yep, you're part of it.
How does information spread through society?
People have been reading and writing for centuries now.
One thing is abundantly clear: the more we know about how these things work, the better we'll be able to curb DDOS attacks, stop disease, and control economic failures
Alright! Now that's my idea of a good time... I'd hate to come down with the flu, lose my stocks, and suffer a DDOS attack all on the same day. Oh, AIDS too? Even better.
Kinda ironic that I'm seeing a .NET ad on this page
Without having touched a computer in years, what makes you, Mr. Mitnick, think that you are capable of founding a firm in the realm of information security? Unless I've missed something, I'm guessing that your security skills are grossly out of date and inadequate for the challenges facing information security today. Care to elaborate on this, and why somebody would hire the most infamous hacker in the world and trust you with their secrets?