Given that there are, let's see - around 8 Microsoft OS'es, hundreds of patches/security fixes for them, and several different flavors of each; it's kind of like the "there are over a billion ways to get your burger".
Simple mathematics dictates that this is a collosal waste of money.
I guess it's as good a way as any to give back the $40 Billion they have stockpiled though - to give it back to the "chimps" they took it from.
Agreed. How about fixing the mistake we made in Iraq before investing in future mistakes.
Iraq is the biggest clusterfuck since Vietnam. More than 100,000 dead (1,600 US Soldiers) and there isn't any modicum of hope for that place within sight.
Considering that it was going to pay for itself, and we've only sunk $300 Billion into it, why not put another $82 Billion into space weapons.
Why would we need to replenish our depleted Military disposables?
God help us, and we have 3.5 more years of G.W. still to come.
So is Lightning a new name for Sunbird? Or is it a codename?
Should I start searching for Lightning as a side project, or is it a dialect of Sunbird?
Why only NOAA? Why not international?
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Why is it that only the USA is directly affected by this "solar magnetic storm"?
It's probably just a precursor to some hyper-US electromagnetic field test.
I think that the U.S. Gdubbyament is putting these breadcrumbs out so they preempt/outsmart the inquisitive TV media outlets in case something unforseen happens in their testing.
My theory is this: people are so inundated with advertising that they need a mechanism to filter them out, to keep from getting distracted to death. Most people seem to be adept and creating little cognitive filters to eliminate distraction. (Geeks, by and large, seem to be pretty poor at this -- I've often wondered if there isn't some neurological difference between Geeks and "normal" people.)
I tend to think that it's more than Geeks are precision based by nature. When they write software, the slightest imperfection is unacceptable. Hell, even the languages themselves require precision syntax (in general). If a period or comma is in the wrong place in code, the compiler will [probably] bail.
I also think this is why geeks aren't as glib in unfamiliar social situations. They over-analyze (byproduct of precision based thinking) and try to interject comments into a social environment in a tactical way; rather than a free flowing natural way.
You're assuming that the fact that he's the only technician is the reason he needs the pager.
It's likely that he's just an ueber-pimp and all his bitches are paging him for business purposes. The servers are probably low-maintenance and it could be a porn business that he's running.
He simply needs to send a page back that says something like, "000-911" which means "No Bitch, make that fucker pay you more money."; or "111-911" which may translate to "Yeah baby, take that cash and have my money when I get home from Monaco, y0."
For once, I'd like to actually see some empirical evidence.
Every mega-corporation hires it's own sub/pseudo company to do an "audit" of the market saturation/absorbtion rate.
Much like politics, it's not newsworthy to report that candidate X has lost +/-4 points. Let's see what browser the people choose.
Unlike the US election, I'm sure that the people will make the right decision (when it affects them directly - [ex. No Popups, No Spyware, No viruses, etc.]).
People may be stupid and they should be guided, but they should never be abused or manipulated.
And you could add 2 giant fans to blow air across the fins to keep it even cooler!
Oh wait...
If you don't get rid of them by the end of week...
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If you don't get rid of that stuff by the end of the week, you should just give everything to your wife.
Or take her to the dump.
Hopefully, you were kidding about her giving you a deadline. If not, well you should definitely give her a piece of your... oops, I gotta run! my old lady is calling me. BBL.
step 1) try to kill off all the procs you can. Most malware will say "Access Denied", but some can be killed.
step 2) delete all the DLLs and activeX controls from your IE Downoads directory. Many of them will be held 'open' and won't be deletable.
step 3) check the start menu -> Startup folder. Delete any links from here that aren't familiar.
step 4) open your system services (from Computer Management; Administrative tools, whatever). Check for any services that look fishy. I typically sort them by status and look at the 'started'/active services.
step 5) open the registry (RegEdit) and search for "RunOnce"; directly above it will be "Run". We don't search the registry for "Run" because it appears like 1000 times. Delete any keys in the "Run" folder that don't look right. Search about 3 more times for this entry - it appears in multiple places.
step 6) unplug the machine (DON'T power it down). Some malware will try reinsert registry keys at shutdown. Worst case scenario here is that you get a checkdisk warning/error at startup.
step 7) start the machine back up in DOS mode (or Safety with DOS prompt). Go back to the Internet Explorer Downloads directory and delete the DLLs/ActiveX controls. They should get deleted now because the malware processes won't be holding the files open.
step 8) Reboot.
step 9) open the registry back up and see which processes re-inserted registry keys in the "Run" folder (see step 3 above).
I had one particularly nasty one (News.net) that Spybot couldn't delete. I finally killed it by using the process I described above. The trick with news.net, however, was to pull the plug IMMEDIATELY after deleting the registry key. The malware process re-inserts the registry key every 2 seconds, so I had to delete the key and pull the plug on the machine before it could re-insert the registry entry. One of the tricky things that news.net did was not allow me to search in RegEdit. So I used Spybot's startup/registry tool to remove the key. News.net was somehow able to circumvent Spybots registry blocker.
As I'm writing this, I'm using a Windows 2k(sp2) machine from 2001. It hasn't been remastered since then and it's my daily driver. Interestingly, I've never done a single Windows Update on it, and I have fewer problems with exploits and malware than I've had on the 4 other machines that I've had to remaster (again and again) that I ran Windows Update on frequently. Maybe none of the malware writers are wasting time with the old exploits because they figure they've all been patched. Luckily for me, by not doing Windows Update, I've saved myself from all of the Exploits that the new patches have created.
I'm running Office 2000, Firefox, and Thunderbird. I never ever use IE or Outlook, ever. Oh yeah, and I also use a modified hosts file (from http://accs-net.com/hosts/) for ad/malware blocking.
Oh yeah, and use TeaTimer and SpybotSD services to prevent new spyware/malware.
Is this desireable? I wonder if this will open up a can of worms with regard to extensions. I enjoy my FF extensions as much as the core browser itself (weather, webdevel, etc).
I hope that binary incrementals don't wreak havoc on extensions.
Ask Slashdot: What is the best method of wiping?
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User writes: Recently, while sitting on the commode, it occurred to me that I may not be wiping my bottom properly. So, I ask you fellow slashdot readers, what is the best way to wipe? Do you fold the squares and wipe folded, or is it more efficient to ball up the paper? Also, after how many wipes should I look down at the paper? I know that the first wipe will be dirty, so I try not to look at it. How many wipes until you look at the paper to make sure you're clean?
These days, you have to be careful when you start a new job. They'll put a contract in front of you, and a lot of times is may state that if you don't provide notice, you forefeit your last paycheck and/or your vacation time, etc.
Before leaving any job, RE-Read the contract you signed when you took the job (if you did).
I develop a lot of my own IP, and I had to strike a few clauses (with my attorney's help of course) that said that _any_ IP I developed while employed at the company belonged to them. They were reasonable and accepted my changes.
Legalese can really bite you in the arse if you aren't careful.
When you go out, just bring a radio tuned to static/whitenoise. Since it covers a lot of frequencies in the vocal range, it should cover up conversations quite nicely.
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MSFT has a proven history of doing this to coders and customers.
Until developers realize that past performance DOES indicate future results, they should reap what they sow by using MSFT products.
Wow. How important you must think you are.
Good thing you preserved time for posting on Slashdot - a truly valuable use of time.
Oh yeah, just to follow up on this, I'm aware of Westlaw, LOIS, etc; but I think the Wiki Format could be superiour by it's nature.
Because there are so many legal cases that are based on other cases. It's truly a wiki-esque industry (if you can call the Law that).
Yeah right.
Given that there are, let's see - around 8 Microsoft OS'es, hundreds of patches/security fixes for them, and several different flavors of each; it's kind of like the "there are over a billion ways to get your burger".
Simple mathematics dictates that this is a collosal waste of money.
I guess it's as good a way as any to give back the $40 Billion they have stockpiled though - to give it back to the "chimps" they took it from.
Agreed. How about fixing the mistake we made in Iraq before investing in future mistakes.
Iraq is the biggest clusterfuck since Vietnam. More than 100,000 dead (1,600 US Soldiers) and there isn't any modicum of hope for that place within sight.
Considering that it was going to pay for itself, and we've only sunk $300 Billion into it, why not put another $82 Billion into space weapons.
Why would we need to replenish our depleted Military disposables?
God help us, and we have 3.5 more years of G.W. still to come.
I assume you're not considering lackluster security, numerous flaws/bugs, and overall failure to be "hassle".
Someday, you'll be privy to what everyone else already knows - IE isn't SAFE. You're asking for trouble by using it.
If they did, they'd have a cross-platform browser and it could remain closed source.
What RTOS are they using in the Prius?
;)
I know that Steve "Woz" has several of them. Maybe he can talk to Steve J about putting OS X in it.
So is Lightning a new name for Sunbird? Or is it a codename?
Should I start searching for Lightning as a side project, or is it a dialect of Sunbird?
Why is it that only the USA is directly affected by this "solar magnetic storm"?
It's probably just a precursor to some hyper-US electromagnetic field test.
I think that the U.S. Gdubbyament is putting these breadcrumbs out so they preempt/outsmart the inquisitive TV media outlets in case something unforseen happens in their testing.
My theory is this: people are so inundated with advertising that they need a mechanism to filter them out, to keep from getting distracted to death. Most people seem to be adept and creating little cognitive filters to eliminate distraction. (Geeks, by and large, seem to be pretty poor at this -- I've often wondered if there isn't some neurological difference between Geeks and "normal" people.)
I tend to think that it's more than Geeks are precision based by nature. When they write software, the slightest imperfection is unacceptable. Hell, even the languages themselves require precision syntax (in general). If a period or comma is in the wrong place in code, the compiler will [probably] bail.
I also think this is why geeks aren't as glib in unfamiliar social situations. They over-analyze (byproduct of precision based thinking) and try to interject comments into a social environment in a tactical way; rather than a free flowing natural way.
It's just a theory.
You're assuming that the fact that he's the only technician is the reason he needs the pager.
It's likely that he's just an ueber-pimp and all his bitches are paging him for business purposes. The servers are probably low-maintenance and it could be a porn business that he's running.
He simply needs to send a page back that says something like, "000-911" which means "No Bitch, make that fucker pay you more money."; or "111-911" which may translate to "Yeah baby, take that cash and have my money when I get home from Monaco, y0."
For once, I'd like to actually see some empirical evidence.
Every mega-corporation hires it's own sub/pseudo company to do an "audit" of the market saturation/absorbtion rate.
Much like politics, it's not newsworthy to report that candidate X has lost +/-4 points. Let's see what browser the people choose.
Unlike the US election, I'm sure that the people will make the right decision (when it affects them directly - [ex. No Popups, No Spyware, No viruses, etc.]).
People may be stupid and they should be guided, but they should never be abused or manipulated.
And you could add 2 giant fans to blow air across the fins to keep it even cooler!
Oh wait...
If you don't get rid of that stuff by the end of the week, you should just give everything to your wife.
... oops, I gotta run! my old lady is calling me. BBL.
Or take her to the dump.
Hopefully, you were kidding about her giving you a deadline. If not, well you should definitely give her a piece of your
For they that don't get the joke, this broadway show is backed and created by the guy that did the Monty Python Films.
You wear underwear? I thought that's what toilet paper was designed to prevent.
Yeah, alright, ok; my girlfriend didn't fall for it either.
Here's how to do it on Win2k:
step 1) try to kill off all the procs you can. Most malware will say "Access Denied", but some can be killed.
step 2) delete all the DLLs and activeX controls from your IE Downoads directory. Many of them will be held 'open' and won't be deletable.
step 3) check the start menu -> Startup folder. Delete any links from here that aren't familiar.
step 4) open your system services (from Computer Management; Administrative tools, whatever). Check for any services that look fishy. I typically sort them by status and look at the 'started'/active services.
step 5) open the registry (RegEdit) and search for "RunOnce"; directly above it will be "Run". We don't search the registry for "Run" because it appears like 1000 times. Delete any keys in the "Run" folder that don't look right. Search about 3 more times for this entry - it appears in multiple places.
step 6) unplug the machine (DON'T power it down). Some malware will try reinsert registry keys at shutdown. Worst case scenario here is that you get a checkdisk warning/error at startup.
step 7) start the machine back up in DOS mode (or Safety with DOS prompt). Go back to the Internet Explorer Downloads directory and delete the DLLs/ActiveX controls. They should get deleted now because the malware processes won't be holding the files open.
step 8) Reboot.
step 9) open the registry back up and see which processes re-inserted registry keys in the "Run" folder (see step 3 above).
I had one particularly nasty one (News.net) that Spybot couldn't delete. I finally killed it by using the process I described above. The trick with news.net, however, was to pull the plug IMMEDIATELY after deleting the registry key. The malware process re-inserts the registry key every 2 seconds, so I had to delete the key and pull the plug on the machine before it could re-insert the registry entry. One of the tricky things that news.net did was not allow me to search in RegEdit. So I used Spybot's startup/registry tool to remove the key. News.net was somehow able to circumvent Spybots registry blocker.
As I'm writing this, I'm using a Windows 2k(sp2) machine from 2001. It hasn't been remastered since then and it's my daily driver. Interestingly, I've never done a single Windows Update on it, and I have fewer problems with exploits and malware than I've had on the 4 other machines that I've had to remaster (again and again) that I ran Windows Update on frequently. Maybe none of the malware writers are wasting time with the old exploits because they figure they've all been patched. Luckily for me, by not doing Windows Update, I've saved myself from all of the Exploits that the new patches have created.
I'm running Office 2000, Firefox, and Thunderbird. I never ever use IE or Outlook, ever. Oh yeah, and I also use a modified hosts file (from http://accs-net.com/hosts/) for ad/malware blocking.
Oh yeah, and use TeaTimer and SpybotSD services to prevent new spyware/malware.
Happy computing.
Is this desireable? I wonder if this will open up a can of worms with regard to extensions. I enjoy my FF extensions as much as the core browser itself (weather, webdevel, etc).
I hope that binary incrementals don't wreak havoc on extensions.
User writes: Recently, while sitting on the commode, it occurred to me that I may not be wiping my bottom properly. So, I ask you fellow slashdot readers, what is the best way to wipe? Do you fold the squares and wipe folded, or is it more efficient to ball up the paper? Also, after how many wipes should I look down at the paper? I know that the first wipe will be dirty, so I try not to look at it. How many wipes until you look at the paper to make sure you're clean?
These days, you have to be careful when you start a new job. They'll put a contract in front of you, and a lot of times is may state that if you don't provide notice, you forefeit your last paycheck and/or your vacation time, etc.
Before leaving any job, RE-Read the contract you signed when you took the job (if you did).
I develop a lot of my own IP, and I had to strike a few clauses (with my attorney's help of course) that said that _any_ IP I developed while employed at the company belonged to them. They were reasonable and accepted my changes.
Legalese can really bite you in the arse if you aren't careful.
When you go out, just bring a radio tuned to static/whitenoise. Since it covers a lot of frequencies in the vocal range, it should cover up conversations quite nicely.
I hope that the elevator is engineered better than their web server.
They're missing out on a lot of customers right now that are trying to research these things.
Maybe if you read the article, you would've read that they're working on a wheelchair verson of the elevator.