Current job, 3.000 EUR of computer gear and software gets delivered and stored right behind my desk. I leave the city tomorrow and the country on Tuesday and I know at least 3 shops + ebay that won't ask questions. I didn't even fondle the packaging.
I think your wording of that last sentence is a little confusing in this context, at least possibly for some USA English speakers. If someone doesn't entirely understand the meaning of that last sentence, it seems like you will be stealing all that stuff. I think you mean that while it would be laughably easy to do so, you will not be taking the stuff, and have in fact not even gone digging through the gear to see what is in there in more detail. Correct?
It allows "questions" but not questions that lead to actual answers.
Well, it depends on the questions you seek, and what answers you want. Ultimately, nearly anything can be justified. For instance, one could pose the question in the Christian religion: "Am I allowed to kill people?" Debate would be opened. One would look at the ten commandments and see the fifth or sixth commandment (depending on the religious sect) and see that killing is forbidden. But some translations are that murder is forbidden. Some think it also extends to spiritual murder, and even to ruining someone's reputation.
What "actual answers" are you looking for? Ones proven by fact and scientific testing? Religion can be logical, but only within the context and starting conditions endowed by scriptural texts in addition to their interpretation religious leaders. (Alas, the logic can never be pure, due to human fallability, so we get many denominations in every religion.) The way I see it, science allows less to be explained via religious arguments. With each of these (mortal realm) questions no longer needing to be asked (and needing religious answers), religions may focus instead more on the problems concerning the spirit. It's too bad that many religions resist this.
isn't that what religion is all about - that the "almighty" is absolute and no debate is allowed ?
On the contrary, I'm pretty sure that religion allows debate. Granted, there are tenets in a given religion which are to be adhered to, but people are allowed to ask questions. The exact "rules" as it is seem to be very open to debate and actually rather vague in some cases.
Look at how many different sects there are in all religions. People in the organizational structure are always arguing and debating over what He, She, It, They, etc. really meant when such and such command/parable/tidbit was imparted hundreds/thousands of years ago in a different language (translated multiple times in between). I figure that a "religion" that doesn't allow debate or questioning at all falls more under the definition of a "cult".
But how many of those crimes are of the "must be witnessed by a police officer" type or the "pay the fine and go" type? What things are slashdotters doing that they'd actually have to serve jail time?
I suppose we could say copyright infringement by means of illegal downloads, since there is a criminal component to that. Those "unenforced laws" that are still on the books? Speeding? I think they'll probably revoke your license before you get to the serving jail time for repeated offenses, unless you keep driving without a license. I did know a guy that indirectly went to jail for speeding, but that was only because the exasperated judge didn't know what else to do after dozens of speeding tickets, multiple driving without a license, and multiple driving without insurance.
Most of the low level crimes that we are probably guilty of would result in jail time after many times getting caught. Slashdotters aren't so stupid as to not learn their lesson the first time, are they?
That makes me sad. I've had an iRiver H120 for years. It's survived a freeway wreck with me, gotten rained on, and generally been through a lot with me, yet still plays like a champ. My sister got an H320 (solid indeed) and has been happy with it as well.
I wonder if iRiver has taken a hint yet from the fact that there's a healthy aftermarket for mods and replacement parts for the H1xx and H3xx. (Maybe there is for other players too, I don't know.) I hope to get a 40GB or 60GB drive and a new battery for my H120 soon. Since the H120 is a one platter model, I've had to wait for drive densities to increase in consumer available 2.5" drives. I may just have to keep retrofitting my current player if iRiver quality has gone down. Might have to pick up another H120 as well, just for the future.
Now if they want to get Windows Update working through FF, then it might become interesting.
I'm envisioning some sort of apt-like repositories that Windows Live uses for software updates a la Ubuntu. I imagine that software companies might appreciate Microsoft helping with the distribution load of developer submitted software patches and the like. No idea if it's something Microsoft would do or not. Liability might be an issue if those third party software patches are ill designed.
I knew a guy in HS that got given a brand new SUV (some black Ford, I think) for his 16th birthday by his parents, then somehow rolled it on top of a railroad track. Totalled it. Showed up the next week in another brand new SUV (this one was white in color, though).
Outstanding! You linked to a source! It isn't unjustified MS-bashing after all! Sweet!
Forgive me, but I can't link to a source myself. Honestly, I just made it up to bait you, since I don't have time to do a google search every time someone makes an un-sourced claim.
I remember when some woman ate 43 cel phones set to vibrate. She liked dialing them all at once from a phone bank. I won't link to a source either, you'll just need to take my word for it.
The Yahoo article is dated August 18th. In the "News" section on the Steorn.net website all the news is dated August 17. In any case, I can't find an organization called the "Chernobyl Aid Hope Project". Perhaps they mean this?
The EN directory seems to be browsable, so we can see the dates on the files. Most of them were updated or created August 17 as well. Including an HTML file that doesn't seem to be on the site anymore. Press release? New technology? April 1? Sounds like April Fools' to me. The images directory is open too, and the dates on there seem to be from the past few months. It kinda looks like a new website, so it may just be coincidence. But what's up with this?
I'm not convinced. But I'll be the first to eat my words if it ends up being legit.
The whois record returns that the domain name was registered on 16-Jul-2004 and the registered address corresponds with the address on their site.
Now, that isn't to say that it is legit at all. The guy in the article says "For the first six months that we looked at it we literally didn't believe it ourselves. Over the last three years it had been rigorously tested in our own laboratories, in independent laboratories and so on."
Three years would put it at a time before the record was created. So, did the company change names? Or is there a way that that created record can change? Or is it a scam? I'll give them the benefit of the doubt, but I'm not convinced, and wouldn't give them a dime in VC. And we'd better be able to talk to this jury of scientists when they're done.
Well, they did release Fable: The Lost Chapters, otherwise known as Fable: The Finished Game, which maybe had another 10 hours of gameplay. I bought the first release. I didn't buy the second. Pay out another 50 bucks to get what the game should have been? I won't be fooled twice, so I won't be buying Fable 2 when it is released.
The "desktop" doesn't even matter if you are doing real profile redirection. The C:\Documents and Setings\%USERNAME% folder gets redirected to a location that the domain admin chooses. Put it on a file share on a server and be done with it. You can't really do anything about the local drive, especially if you have sloppy legacy programs that stupidly require local admin access.
Regular users don't need local admin rights on their computer anymore with most apps, but it possibly may require descending into packaging hell to get your legacy apps to run with the correct permissions. It usually involves fishing out installer created registry entries and copied files to make sure that they have permissions so that the user can edit/read to them. But sometimes, that old app just Needs Admin Rights.
In that case, you really can't help the user creating some folder structure of their own creation at the root of the drive just for themselves. I dunno. Maybe hide all the local drives through Active Directory?
Is that "basic" cable or "basic basic" cable? I have Comcast, and I get their "Basic" package (not "Standard") for 10.75 a month. All it includes is local channels, public access, and a few others like Bravo and TBS. The only reason I get it is because I can get 10 bucks off of my internet service with it. 75 cents a month is worth it to not have to deal with an antenna on the TVs in the house.
Sadly, The Discovery Channel and The History Channel are not included in this. I have a feeling that Comcast knows this, and that they'd have a portion of their customer base switch from Standard to Basic if they could get those at the Basic level. Although, maybe not. People may not care enough to save 20 bucks on their cable bill; I do.
Well, the whole LAN issue can be solved by a router with a DMZ. Or, segment the wireless network into a different VLAN. I have an ipcop router at home, and I would just put the wireless network in the DMZ. That way, I know that if the wireless security gets compromised, the router still protects the main network.
Well, then it wouldn't be totally without direct oil dependence. The impact plate would need to be covered in oil to keep it from breaking down over time. Still, I imagine that it would be less usage than our current cars.
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Brilliant. I'd mod you up if I hadn't lost mod privs years ago.
Current job, 3.000 EUR of computer gear and software gets delivered and stored right behind my desk. I leave the city tomorrow and the country on Tuesday and I know at least 3 shops + ebay that won't ask questions. I didn't even fondle the packaging.
I think your wording of that last sentence is a little confusing in this context, at least possibly for some USA English speakers. If someone doesn't entirely understand the meaning of that last sentence, it seems like you will be stealing all that stuff. I think you mean that while it would be laughably easy to do so, you will not be taking the stuff, and have in fact not even gone digging through the gear to see what is in there in more detail. Correct?
It allows "questions" but not questions that lead to actual answers.
Well, it depends on the questions you seek, and what answers you want. Ultimately, nearly anything can be justified. For instance, one could pose the question in the Christian religion: "Am I allowed to kill people?" Debate would be opened. One would look at the ten commandments and see the fifth or sixth commandment (depending on the religious sect) and see that killing is forbidden. But some translations are that murder is forbidden. Some think it also extends to spiritual murder, and even to ruining someone's reputation.
What "actual answers" are you looking for? Ones proven by fact and scientific testing? Religion can be logical, but only within the context and starting conditions endowed by scriptural texts in addition to their interpretation religious leaders. (Alas, the logic can never be pure, due to human fallability, so we get many denominations in every religion.) The way I see it, science allows less to be explained via religious arguments. With each of these (mortal realm) questions no longer needing to be asked (and needing religious answers), religions may focus instead more on the problems concerning the spirit. It's too bad that many religions resist this.
isn't that what religion is all about - that the "almighty" is absolute and no debate is allowed ?
On the contrary, I'm pretty sure that religion allows debate. Granted, there are tenets in a given religion which are to be adhered to, but people are allowed to ask questions. The exact "rules" as it is seem to be very open to debate and actually rather vague in some cases.
Look at how many different sects there are in all religions. People in the organizational structure are always arguing and debating over what He, She, It, They, etc. really meant when such and such command/parable/tidbit was imparted hundreds/thousands of years ago in a different language (translated multiple times in between). I figure that a "religion" that doesn't allow debate or questioning at all falls more under the definition of a "cult".
But how many of those crimes are of the "must be witnessed by a police officer" type or the "pay the fine and go" type? What things are slashdotters doing that they'd actually have to serve jail time?
I suppose we could say copyright infringement by means of illegal downloads, since there is a criminal component to that. Those "unenforced laws" that are still on the books? Speeding? I think they'll probably revoke your license before you get to the serving jail time for repeated offenses, unless you keep driving without a license. I did know a guy that indirectly went to jail for speeding, but that was only because the exasperated judge didn't know what else to do after dozens of speeding tickets, multiple driving without a license, and multiple driving without insurance.
Most of the low level crimes that we are probably guilty of would result in jail time after many times getting caught. Slashdotters aren't so stupid as to not learn their lesson the first time, are they?
That makes me sad. I've had an iRiver H120 for years. It's survived a freeway wreck with me, gotten rained on, and generally been through a lot with me, yet still plays like a champ. My sister got an H320 (solid indeed) and has been happy with it as well.
I wonder if iRiver has taken a hint yet from the fact that there's a healthy aftermarket for mods and replacement parts for the H1xx and H3xx. (Maybe there is for other players too, I don't know.) I hope to get a 40GB or 60GB drive and a new battery for my H120 soon. Since the H120 is a one platter model, I've had to wait for drive densities to increase in consumer available 2.5" drives. I may just have to keep retrofitting my current player if iRiver quality has gone down. Might have to pick up another H120 as well, just for the future.
Yeah, from Blizzard's track record, if they announce Starcraft 2 next year, we'll see it around 2010.
If it's well done, polished, and fun to play, I will wait.iriver for life
Unless the next model I want to buy sucks, of course.
Now if they want to get Windows Update working through FF, then it might become interesting.
I'm envisioning some sort of apt-like repositories that Windows Live uses for software updates a la Ubuntu. I imagine that software companies might appreciate Microsoft helping with the distribution load of developer submitted software patches and the like. No idea if it's something Microsoft would do or not. Liability might be an issue if those third party software patches are ill designed.
I'm pretty sure that the metric system is kept down by the Stonecutters.
So the moral of this story is that jocks should be keeping the geeks laid and happy.
I for one welcome our new benevolent, cheerleader bestowing, jock overlords.
I knew a guy in HS that got given a brand new SUV (some black Ford, I think) for his 16th birthday by his parents, then somehow rolled it on top of a railroad track. Totalled it. Showed up the next week in another brand new SUV (this one was white in color, though).
It was the wrong message to send.Outstanding! You linked to a source! It isn't unjustified MS-bashing after all! Sweet!
Forgive me, but I can't link to a source myself. Honestly, I just made it up to bait you, since I don't have time to do a google search every time someone makes an un-sourced claim.
Oh, and the thing is described as "biometric" which can't be right, as they've never taken any biometrics from me.
Exactly. Well, at least that you know of, anyway.
I remember when some woman ate 43 cel phones set to vibrate. She liked dialing them all at once from a phone bank. I won't link to a source either, you'll just need to take my word for it.
The Yahoo article is dated August 18th. In the "News" section on the Steorn.net website all the news is dated August 17. In any case, I can't find an organization called the "Chernobyl Aid Hope Project". Perhaps they mean this?
The EN directory seems to be browsable, so we can see the dates on the files. Most of them were updated or created August 17 as well. Including an HTML file that doesn't seem to be on the site anymore. Press release? New technology? April 1? Sounds like April Fools' to me. The images directory is open too, and the dates on there seem to be from the past few months. It kinda looks like a new website, so it may just be coincidence. But what's up with this?
I'm not convinced. But I'll be the first to eat my words if it ends up being legit.
The whois record returns that the domain name was registered on 16-Jul-2004 and the registered address corresponds with the address on their site.
Now, that isn't to say that it is legit at all. The guy in the article says "For the first six months that we looked at it we literally didn't believe it ourselves. Over the last three years it had been rigorously tested in our own laboratories, in independent laboratories and so on."
Three years would put it at a time before the record was created. So, did the company change names? Or is there a way that that created record can change? Or is it a scam? I'll give them the benefit of the doubt, but I'm not convinced, and wouldn't give them a dime in VC. And we'd better be able to talk to this jury of scientists when they're done.
Well, they did release Fable: The Lost Chapters, otherwise known as Fable: The Finished Game, which maybe had another 10 hours of gameplay. I bought the first release. I didn't buy the second. Pay out another 50 bucks to get what the game should have been? I won't be fooled twice, so I won't be buying Fable 2 when it is released.
The "desktop" doesn't even matter if you are doing real profile redirection. The C:\Documents and Setings\%USERNAME% folder gets redirected to a location that the domain admin chooses. Put it on a file share on a server and be done with it. You can't really do anything about the local drive, especially if you have sloppy legacy programs that stupidly require local admin access.
Regular users don't need local admin rights on their computer anymore with most apps, but it possibly may require descending into packaging hell to get your legacy apps to run with the correct permissions. It usually involves fishing out installer created registry entries and copied files to make sure that they have permissions so that the user can edit/read to them. But sometimes, that old app just Needs Admin Rights.
In that case, you really can't help the user creating some folder structure of their own creation at the root of the drive just for themselves. I dunno. Maybe hide all the local drives through Active Directory?
Is that "basic" cable or "basic basic" cable? I have Comcast, and I get their "Basic" package (not "Standard") for 10.75 a month. All it includes is local channels, public access, and a few others like Bravo and TBS. The only reason I get it is because I can get 10 bucks off of my internet service with it. 75 cents a month is worth it to not have to deal with an antenna on the TVs in the house.
Sadly, The Discovery Channel and The History Channel are not included in this. I have a feeling that Comcast knows this, and that they'd have a portion of their customer base switch from Standard to Basic if they could get those at the Basic level. Although, maybe not. People may not care enough to save 20 bucks on their cable bill; I do.
Well, it's pretty simple. This is where you put your POS servers. Granted, they won't go away, but maybe they'll be bricked up behind a wall?
Well, the whole LAN issue can be solved by a router with a DMZ. Or, segment the wireless network into a different VLAN. I have an ipcop router at home, and I would just put the wireless network in the DMZ. That way, I know that if the wireless security gets compromised, the router still protects the main network.
Well, then it wouldn't be totally without direct oil dependence. The impact plate would need to be covered in oil to keep it from breaking down over time. Still, I imagine that it would be less usage than our current cars.
They'll get my iRiver HP120 when they pry it from my cold, dead hands.
I know for a fact its the third time its been duped on slashdot. Triped?
Oh, Bravo! You've managed to loosely equate repeated slashdot stories with shit!
Brilliant!