I dont care. I'm hooked into Second life. Ive met some sexy gals (or at least their good a role playing one). I wanna give up my job and just become one with secondlife....as long as the street cornor has a wifi connection, there will be no problems. lol
Samba share and initiate the associated > application.
I don't like this suggestion at all. This is part of the reason virus and worms are so prevelant on Windows systems today.
I understand the usuablity behind it. It makes it so much easier for the user to start working. Likewise, it makes it so much easier for a little bad program to have its way too....
I would agree, except for the fact that IE does not clear its cache as it's supposed to. You can tell it "no history", "no cache" (well 1 MB cache as it will not let you have 0 MB cache) and guess what? The history is still retrievable with the "right" tools. And because you "can't have a 0 MB cache", files are left on your system after closing IE. It leaves things around in the registry too (That's why there's tools like Evidence Eliminator).
Btw, see my/. post to an earlier comment about google desktop.
Please dont mistake me. My concern is less with google's great idea and more with IE. The combination of these two technologies could really open up some exploit "opportunities".
I would agree, except for the fact that IE does not clear its cache as it's supposed to. You can tell it "no history", "no cache" (well 1 MB cache as it will not let you have 0 MB cache) and guess what? The history is still retrievable with the "right" tools. And because you "can't have a 0 MB cache", files are left on your system after closing IE. It leaves things around in the registry too (That's why there's tools like Evidence Eliminator).
Btw, see my/. post to an earlier comment about google desktop.
Please dont mistake me. My concern is less with google's great idea and more with IE. The combination of these two technologies could really open up some exploit "opportunities".
It seems to me this tool opens up some "opportunities", if you will, to exploit windows machine user content. I'm not implying that the google desktop has security holes, windows has enough of them. But now, harddrive contents can be more easily searched using the google desktop interface.
It runs as webservice on port 4664. It only responds to internal requests (localhost) but that doesnt mean a virus couldnt embed requests encoded that way to learn about the files stored on the system.
BTW, the google desktop shows how poor IE is about clearing its cache. I have IE set up (on my xp test box no SPs) to clear the cache every day. Yet, when I query google desktop I get "hits" about websites I visited days ago.
In a recent print article for Film & Video (magazine web site), the authors wrote that producers and directors are using iPods to carry digital dailies between sites and VIPs. They did not mention how they viewed the video, however (I'd assume they were using the iPod as a high bandwidth sneakernet).
I did a little searching on the net and found another article that states the iPod was used for digital dailies during production of LOTR.
This upgrade in iPod capabilities seems like a logic step, perhaps even originating from a few Hollywood users....
Re:some useful data--middle class "size" is fallin
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My "Idiot" was not to you specifically. I aplogize.
My reply was a reply to all including another poster who didnt catch my comment about "adjusted for inflation" and called me an idiot.
BTW, I tend to agree with you. In fact, I don't think anyone earning 100K is rich either. I dont think our (as in the government's) classification of middle class is correct.
Regardless, as the government statistics state, the middle class is shrinking, but its not do to increases in poverty.
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one of the things I noticed in the media reporting is what they call "rich". The numbers are really low. Sometimes its those earning 100K or more. But most of the time, its 75K or more. I've seen (and unfornately lost my link) an article that stated income on weekly basis that amounted to no more than 50K. Some of this comes from how the census records "rich". I dont agree with it---hence the scare quotes around "rich".
One thing to keep in mind, income doesnt really denote wealth or riches. There are many "rich" dont have a 50K in income as income in defined according to census data. According to the how the numbers are collected, someone earning $0 working but is earning interest on $1 million will not be classified as rich. Likewise, if they dont own a home but rent, they may actually end up in the "poor" category.
BTW, I did include for inflation--hence the (in 2003 dollars) notation. That means adjust for inflation. Idiot.
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Over 1967 to 2003 period, the percentage of families making less than $35,000 (in 2003 dollars) also fell from 52.8 percent of households to just 40.9 percent. In short, the ranks of the middle class could not have fallen because they became poor, because the ranks of the poor also fell.
The truth is that poor and middle class households alike became better off, which increased the ranks of the "rich" (those making over $49,999 in 2003 dollars in the (as some media records it)) as a share of the population. In 1967, those with such an income constituted 24.9 percent of households. By 2003 this had increased to 44.1 percent. The inescapable conclusion is that the declining ranks of the middle class result from one thing only-more of them are now "rich."
I've been believing for a while that the current user id/password system is anquidated and insecure. I think user creditials need to be "query" based--meaning:
When you set up your account, you get an user id (of course). But then you set up a dozen or so of question/answer pairs, of which several will be asked of you when you sign in.
For example userid = objwiz question = what is my moms name? answer = I dunno I was adopted question = what is my favorite color? answer = red no blue question = what is my favorite food answer = ask my gf
The point is that the question/answer pairs are information that is a) unique to the person creating them; b) dont require that be written down because the question in the way its worded should be your clue; c) is not very crackable via dictionary or alogrythim attack; etc....
Storage requirements for such a system isnt issue today. Even our phones have plenty of memory for something like that.
It seems to me the biggest reason we dont have anything like this is the momentum required to change an existing system.
Everytime I encounter a site where I need to log in (except/.), I go to Bug me not and get a user id/password that is already set up. For most sites, this works well.
You know they are tracking usage statistics so by using someone elses account their tracking is not as accurrate....to which I say good. That's what they get.
You're assuming that geeks can get some. Maybe its me, but I cant just get some when I want it. I gotta play the game and, quite frankly, coding is a more enjoyable challenge most of the time.
Altough I find that most of the people at these places are continue to be geeky. I don't know how many times I heard this when some action started up by swing a sword and exclaming "down w/ microsoft"
My personal advice is waiting on buying the gear until you are ready for the field work. Couple of reasons:
1) Gear is expensive. 2) It may take longer than 6 months before you can get everything in order to shoot you're short film. 3) Depending on the script, locations, etc...the gear you've purchases may not suit the shoot. Maybe you will want a different look that a different camera, lens or format will provide etc...
You can always rent the equipment from a rental house. Their all over the place and they will ship the gear to you too.
A great resource (free too) for understanding more about producing a film is the Film and Video magazine. They run articles about peoples experiences making all types of "movies" including shorts.
Good luck! Its a lot of fun. A lot of work. Make no mistake about it. But it's enjoyable, IMO.
This is not a surprising find IMO. For the most, the people that use MAC are in the communications arts (audio engineering, graphic artists, video editing), marketing and education fields. So it would seem logical that their communications skills are better. Their jobs require better understanding of communications.
Maybe my brains are so fried I can't see the forest through the trees (or whatever the phrase is, you the point), but it seems like our society is branching to into societies; old world and new world.
The old world is system where the politics and judicary are attempt to make the world be the way it (political and legal systems) needs in order to survive. Ref: DCMA and this article on censorship.
The new world, on the other hand, tries to solve problems and doesn't need or care about politics or legal boundaries.
It seems to me, that until one of these worlds wins and the other gives in, the anarchy and confusion will only get worse.
Personally, I hope the old world goes away. It seems like it could end up like another dark ages to me....
IMO, this is nothing new. Microsoft's Longhorn presentation, at the PDC in LA last fall, made it pretty clear that Longhorn will be shipped with the compiler and an extensive class framework "installed".
C# is part of the operating system and the file system. The operating system will generate "partial classes" for new file "types" and other functionality on demand.
Since the compiler will be part of the OS, I could write an application that could generate code and run it, leveraging existing classes already on the system.
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I dont care. I'm hooked into Second life. Ive met some sexy gals (or at least their good a role playing one). I wanna give up my job and just become one with secondlife....as long as the street cornor has a wifi connection, there will be no problems. lol
see /.
See my original post saying that desktop searching would open us up to more virus attacks....
This is a bad practice and it sucks to live it, but remember this: the executives have a back door and its called outsourcing to india....
I mucked up my post...go ahead and troll it
My post should have started with:
6.Ability to click on a file in a Windows or Samba share and initiate the associated application.
Sorry about that...
Samba share and initiate the associated
> application.
I don't like this suggestion at all. This is part of the reason virus and worms are so prevelant on Windows systems today.
I understand the usuablity behind it. It makes it so much easier for the user to start working. Likewise, it makes it so much easier for a little bad program to have its way too....
I would agree, except for the fact that IE does not clear its cache as it's supposed to. You can tell it "no history", "no cache" (well 1 MB cache as it will not let you have 0 MB cache) and guess what? The history is still retrievable with the "right" tools. And because you "can't have a 0 MB cache", files are left on your system after closing IE. It leaves things around in the registry too (That's why there's tools like Evidence Eliminator).
/. post to an earlier comment about google desktop.
Btw, see my
Please dont mistake me. My concern is less with google's great idea and more with IE. The combination of these two technologies could really open up some exploit "opportunities".
I would agree, except for the fact that IE does not clear its cache as it's supposed to. You can tell it "no history", "no cache" (well 1 MB cache as it will not let you have 0 MB cache) and guess what? The history is still retrievable with the "right" tools. And because you "can't have a 0 MB cache", files are left on your system after closing IE. It leaves things around in the registry too (That's why there's tools like Evidence Eliminator).
/. post to an earlier comment about google desktop.
Btw, see my
Please dont mistake me. My concern is less with google's great idea and more with IE. The combination of these two technologies could really open up some exploit "opportunities".
The question in my mind is how much thrust do this little jets push out. I would like to add them to my shoes to make me run really fast.
It seems to me this tool opens up some "opportunities", if you will, to exploit windows machine user content. I'm not implying that the google desktop has security holes, windows has enough of them. But now, harddrive contents can be more easily searched using the google desktop interface.
It runs as webservice on port 4664. It only responds to internal requests (localhost) but that doesnt mean a virus couldnt embed requests encoded that way to learn about the files stored on the system.
BTW, the google desktop shows how poor IE is about clearing its cache. I have IE set up (on my xp test box no SPs) to clear the cache every day. Yet, when I query google desktop I get "hits" about websites I visited days ago.
life = you + screwed;
stuck_under_tire_power_cord == (power_cord_in_use + power_tool)
if (hot_chick) return;
In a recent print article for Film & Video (magazine web site), the authors wrote that producers and directors are using iPods to carry digital dailies between sites and VIPs. They did not mention how they viewed the video, however (I'd assume they were using the iPod as a high bandwidth sneakernet).
I did a little searching on the net and found another article that states the iPod was used for digital dailies during production of LOTR.
This upgrade in iPod capabilities seems like a logic step, perhaps even originating from a few Hollywood users....
My "Idiot" was not to you specifically. I aplogize.
My reply was a reply to all including another poster who didnt catch my comment about "adjusted for inflation" and called me an idiot.
BTW, I tend to agree with you. In fact, I don't think anyone earning 100K is rich either. I dont think our (as in the government's) classification of middle class is correct.
Regardless, as the government statistics state, the middle class is shrinking, but its not do to increases in poverty.
one of the things I noticed in the media reporting is what they call "rich". The numbers are really low. Sometimes its those earning 100K or more. But most of the time, its 75K or more. I've seen (and unfornately lost my link) an article that stated income on weekly basis that amounted to no more than 50K. Some of this comes from how the census records "rich". I dont agree with it---hence the scare quotes around "rich".
One thing to keep in mind, income doesnt really denote wealth or riches. There are many "rich" dont have a 50K in income as income in defined according to census data. According to the how the numbers are collected, someone earning $0 working but is earning interest on $1 million will not be classified as rich. Likewise, if they dont own a home but rent, they may actually end up in the "poor" category.
BTW, I did include for inflation--hence the (in 2003 dollars) notation. That means adjust for inflation. Idiot.
Over 1967 to 2003 period, the percentage of families making less than $35,000 (in 2003 dollars) also fell from 52.8 percent of households to just 40.9 percent. In short, the ranks of the middle class could not have fallen because they became poor, because the ranks of the poor also fell.
The truth is that poor and middle class households alike became better off, which increased the ranks of the "rich" (those making over $49,999 in 2003 dollars in the (as some media records it)) as a share of the population. In 1967, those with such an income constituted 24.9 percent of households. By 2003 this had increased to 44.1 percent. The inescapable conclusion is that the declining ranks of the middle class result from one thing only-more of them are now "rich."
Census Data
I'm patenting the process of making letters appear on the screen by pressing a key on a key board.
I've been believing for a while that the current user id/password system is anquidated and insecure. I think user creditials need to be "query" based--meaning:
When you set up your account, you get an user id (of course). But then you set up a dozen or so of question/answer pairs, of which several will be asked of you when you sign in.
For example
userid = objwiz
question = what is my moms name?
answer = I dunno I was adopted
question = what is my favorite color?
answer = red no blue
question = what is my favorite food
answer = ask my gf
The point is that the question/answer pairs are information that is a) unique to the person creating them; b) dont require that be written down because the question in the way its worded should be your clue; c) is not very crackable via dictionary or alogrythim attack; etc....
Storage requirements for such a system isnt issue today. Even our phones have plenty of memory for something like that.
It seems to me the biggest reason we dont have anything like this is the momentum required to change an existing system.
If it wasnt for games, I would not have a single Microsoft OS (or software product) in my home.
I have everything I need (video editing, audit editing, compilers, editors, "office" products) for linux.
Everytime I encounter a site where I need to log in (except /.), I go to Bug me not and get a user id/password that is already set up. For most sites, this works well.
You know they are tracking usage statistics so by using someone elses account their tracking is not as accurrate....to which I say good. That's what they get.
You're assuming that geeks can get some. Maybe its me, but I cant just get some when I want it. I gotta play the game and, quite frankly, coding is a more enjoyable challenge most of the time.
Altough I find that most of the people at these places are continue to be geeky. I don't know how many times I heard this when some action started up by swing a sword and exclaming "down w/ microsoft"
My personal advice is waiting on buying the gear until you are ready for the field work. Couple of reasons:
1) Gear is expensive.
2) It may take longer than 6 months before you can get everything in order to shoot you're short film.
3) Depending on the script, locations, etc...the gear you've purchases may not suit the shoot. Maybe you will want a different look that a different camera, lens or format will provide etc...
You can always rent the equipment from a rental house. Their all over the place and they will ship the gear to you too.
A great resource (free too) for understanding more about producing a film is the Film and Video magazine. They run articles about peoples experiences making all types of "movies" including shorts.
Good luck! Its a lot of fun. A lot of work. Make no mistake about it. But it's enjoyable, IMO.
This is not a surprising find IMO. For the most, the people that use MAC are in the communications arts (audio engineering, graphic artists, video editing), marketing and education fields. So it would seem logical that their communications skills are better. Their jobs require better understanding of communications.
Maybe my brains are so fried I can't see the forest through the trees (or whatever the phrase is, you the point), but it seems like our society is branching to into societies; old world and new world.
The old world is system where the politics and judicary are attempt to make the world be the way it (political and legal systems) needs in order to survive. Ref: DCMA and this article on censorship.
The new world, on the other hand, tries to solve problems and doesn't need or care about politics or legal boundaries.
It seems to me, that until one of these worlds wins and the other gives in, the anarchy and confusion will only get worse.
Personally, I hope the old world goes away. It seems like it could end up like another dark ages to me....
IMO, this is nothing new. Microsoft's Longhorn presentation, at the PDC in LA last fall, made it pretty clear that Longhorn will be shipped with the compiler and an extensive class framework "installed".
C# is part of the operating system and the file system. The operating system will generate "partial classes" for new file "types" and other functionality on demand.
Since the compiler will be part of the OS, I could write an application that could generate code and run it, leveraging existing classes already on the system.