Or, how about WiMax broadband system you subscribe to at home, similar (or cheaper) in cost that current high speed. Phone similar to the ZyXel the article is about, but instead of, or in addition to the 802.11 chip, has a 802.16 chip. Now, it may not have as much coverage as cells typically do, but depending on the WiMAx infrastructure, should definitely handle your day to day needs.
Sounds like my system... 2500 at 2800, and a 6600GT OC. I was running an FX5600 until, unbeknownst to me, the fan on it died, and not long after, the card did too. I picked up the 6600GT OC (Manufacturer BFG - I have no affiliation with them). The nice thing about this card is.... LIFETIME WARRANTY. After my last card burned out, that was a big selling feature. In any case, this place HL:Source without a stutter at 1280x1024 (usually CS:S). Heck, the 5600 could do it at 1024. Sure, I'd like to go to an AMD64, but at this point, why spend the money?
I think that as a general rule 85-90 mph for most modern cars is safer than 55. It's fast enough that most people will finally put both hands on the wheel, and they won't talk on the cell phone, drink a cup of coffee, or read the newspaper. You pay more attention at that speed.
That is about the most backwards piece of logic I have ever heard. 90 is 1.6 times faster than 55. So, if you're driving down the highway at 55, and a deer runs out onto the highway, you have much less time to react. Suppose something happens 1 mile up the road. At 55mph, you have roughly 1 minute 5 seconds to react. At 90, you have about 40 seconds. Okay, not too bad. Now the deer jumps out 1/10 of a mile ahead (or something falls off a truck, or whatever).
Having people drive faster so they'll pay more attention is not the answer
If I'm not mistaken, the most deadly animal (in terms of death and injury and damage to property) in North America is the white tailed deer. Hitting even a medium sized deer at highway speed (100Km/h or so) puts everyone in the vehicle at serious risk. Instinctively reacting to avoid animals on the highway is not a bad thing... as long as you control it enough to avoid other vehicles on the road.
What was it Einstein said... There are only two things that are infinite, the universe, and human stupidity, and I'm not so sure about the universe
I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm way off on that.
What you say is so unbelievably true, and so hard for so many people to understand. Look at any piece of software that has been distributed, and I can pretty much guarantee that it has been used, or had data entered into it, in a way that the designers and programmers never intended. The AI required to handle what amounts to an infinite data set, is not something I see becoming a reality any time soon.
True, this mail server pretty much only handles mail for family and a few friends... probaly sees about 100 messages a day of real mail, and proably 3x-4x that in spam and virus messages. I do use several RBL, and I know some people complain about them, but for me in this situation, they stop most messages before they need to be filtered.
This is how I'm setup. Postfix with a MySQL backend. Mail is filtered through a virus scanner and SpamAssassin. I just use phpmyadmin to handle the database, but I'm pretty sure there are web packages available... if not, its not that hard to create one.
Works, great, is reliable as hell, and I've yet to see a virus sneak through. Some spam does, but that's mostly because I haven't really setup the bayesian filtering yet.
Don't gloss over things, but don't drown them in detail. Explain the current situation, benefits, problems, costs etc. Present a few options, status quo means this will probably happen. An additional x dollars means we could do this. An additional y means we could do this, etc. Reccommend one, that you honestly feel is the best investment of time and money, and don't be offended if they choose a different option.
Heh, part of setting up any linux box I run (I'm a Fedora guy, but use apt), is to add the following line to/etc/crontab: 2 0 * * * root apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y
"Normal" users aren't even supposed to know what Regedit.exe is, which is why Microsoft hasn't had a shortcut to it since Windows 3.1 or something.
Of course, there was no registry until 95 so I don't think they had a shortcut to it in 3.1. Of course I don't believe they've ever had a shortcut to regedit in any version by default. You can always create one yourself.
Forgot to mention, I know several companies that adjust their work hours based on time of year... of course most of the work they do is outside, so it makes sense. My brother-in-law works for the city. In the winter they work 8:00-4:00. In the summer, they switch to 7:00-3:00 so they spend more time working in the (cooler) mornings.
Well, at my desk at work, I have one Windows (XP) box, one Linux (FC3), and one Sun Ultra 10 with Solaris. So, they're all about even on this reliable installed base.
So, Continental can't have its anteea up because it causes a problem, but Massport's apparently doesn't? Sounds like someone's crying cause they want to maintain their monopoly.
I'm sure the scientists will write screenplays that are very realistic. However, I really doubt that these screenplays won't pass through some hands that will alter them here and there to make them more "entertaining" (read: revenue generating).
This is not a free speech issue. That's the point. As a private company, should I be forced under law to allow you to send email to addresses I host? Regardless of the content? I don't think anyone would say I should be forced to. As far as free speech issue, you can certainly attempt to deliver the message to my server (click send/forward/whatever on your mail client) which is the email equivalent to you speaking. I however, do not have to listen to you, even if I don't know what you're going to say, by blacklisting you, filtering, etc.
Yes and no. Yes, there are only so many subnets out there. However, there are a LOT, and I do mean a LOT of frequencies and keys. So for example, you and I could be next door neighbors, both running 192.168.1.x as you said, but with different encryption on our routers and different frequencies, we wouldn't even know the other existed.
WiMax and Wi-Fi, generally speaking, have two different goals. WiFi is meant for your home or LAN. WiMax on the other hand is aimed more at replacing your broadband connection. WiMax is looking to have a range of 60 miles or more, and provide speeds up to 70Mpbs. WiFi will more than likely be able to out perform WiMax as far as bandwidth, but without special antennaes and line of sight, won't be able to touch WiMax as far as range.
So I had a look at ESRB's site. GTA: San Adreas was previously (I believe) rated M. By ESRB standards, that means that they suggest this content it fine for anyone 17 years or older. Titles in this category may contain intense violence, blood and gore, sexual content, and/or strong language.. From what I've heard, the "Hot Coffee" scene show no nudity. It does show a brief scene of "humping" but clothes are on. To me, this fits within sexual content. Of course, up here in Canada, I've seen worse things on TV during prime time, though we do tend to be a little more liberal with sex and language on TV then our neighbours to the south.
Now, they've bumped up the rating to AO. Which is okay for people 18 and over. I guess in those 12 months we're able to prepare ourselves to see what wouldn't even be considered soft porn. ESRB describes AO as...may include prolonged scenes of intense violence and/or graphic sexual content and nudity. So, a game centering on criminal activites that involve assinations, killing police, mugging people, hookers, etc. with lots of violence, a complete disregard for what most of us consider moral behvior, is much worse for our kids when it involves dry humping.
As other posters have mentioned, this is probably a marketing ploy by Rockstar. If this investigation happens, and they manage to prove that management knew about it, slap a fine on them and move on. Lets face it, if your kids are up watching any kind of cable TV when you're not around, they've seen worse than this. If they surf the net when you're not around, they've seen worse than this. Accoring to various sources, most kids are losing their virginty by 16. So, if you're worried that this game was rated 17+, realize that your child has probably done more sexually than this game shows, well before they're at an age where the ESRB thinks they're mature enough to see it.
Nice. Its like saying people would rather hold a converstation over the phone than through voice mail. Yup, I bet most people would, but they serve very different purposes.
Speaking of which, I was just chatting with a buddy who has a Brute Force rule setup in IP tables. Too many connections from a single IP within a set amount of time creates a temporary ban of that IP.
Here's what he wrote to an IRC channel we were on (this is untested but should be close):
iptables -A INPUT -i eth0 -p tcp --dport 22 -m state --state NEW -j SSH_Brute_Force
iptables -A SSH_Brute_Force -m recent --name SSH --set --rsource
Start off by blocking remote logins (ssh?) from anywhere except where you want to allow people to log in from. Second, I would send a polite, email to their tech contact, or if you can't find that, regular post mail to the company. Don't overreact. Their are a lot of ssh worms out there. I have one machine where I watch for these kinds of things. I see at least 3 or 4 worms hitting my box a day.
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Or, how about WiMax broadband system you subscribe to at home, similar (or cheaper) in cost that current high speed. Phone similar to the ZyXel the article is about, but instead of, or in addition to the 802.11 chip, has a 802.16 chip. Now, it may not have as much coverage as cells typically do, but depending on the WiMAx infrastructure, should definitely handle your day to day needs.
Sounds like my system... 2500 at 2800, and a 6600GT OC. I was running an FX5600 until, unbeknownst to me, the fan on it died, and not long after, the card did too. I picked up the 6600GT OC (Manufacturer BFG - I have no affiliation with them). The nice thing about this card is.... LIFETIME WARRANTY. After my last card burned out, that was a big selling feature. In any case, this place HL:Source without a stutter at 1280x1024 (usually CS:S). Heck, the 5600 could do it at 1024. Sure, I'd like to go to an AMD64, but at this point, why spend the money?
I think that as a general rule 85-90 mph for most modern cars is safer than 55. It's fast enough that most people will finally put both hands on the wheel, and they won't talk on the cell phone, drink a cup of coffee, or read the newspaper. You pay more attention at that speed.
That is about the most backwards piece of logic I have ever heard. 90 is 1.6 times faster than 55. So, if you're driving down the highway at 55, and a deer runs out onto the highway, you have much less time to react. Suppose something happens 1 mile up the road. At 55mph, you have roughly 1 minute 5 seconds to react. At 90, you have about 40 seconds. Okay, not too bad. Now the deer jumps out 1/10 of a mile ahead (or something falls off a truck, or whatever).
Having people drive faster so they'll pay more attention is not the answer
If I'm not mistaken, the most deadly animal (in terms of death and injury and damage to property) in North America is the white tailed deer. Hitting even a medium sized deer at highway speed (100Km/h or so) puts everyone in the vehicle at serious risk. Instinctively reacting to avoid animals on the highway is not a bad thing... as long as you control it enough to avoid other vehicles on the road.
What was it Einstein said...
There are only two things that are infinite, the universe, and human stupidity, and I'm not so sure about the universe
I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm way off on that.
What you say is so unbelievably true, and so hard for so many people to understand. Look at any piece of software that has been distributed, and I can pretty much guarantee that it has been used, or had data entered into it, in a way that the designers and programmers never intended. The AI required to handle what amounts to an infinite data set, is not something I see becoming a reality any time soon.
True, this mail server pretty much only handles mail for family and a few friends... probaly sees about 100 messages a day of real mail, and proably 3x-4x that in spam and virus messages. I do use several RBL, and I know some people complain about them, but for me in this situation, they stop most messages before they need to be filtered.
This is how I'm setup. Postfix with a MySQL backend. Mail is filtered through a virus scanner and SpamAssassin. I just use phpmyadmin to handle the database, but I'm pretty sure there are web packages available... if not, its not that hard to create one.
Works, great, is reliable as hell, and I've yet to see a virus sneak through. Some spam does, but that's mostly because I haven't really setup the bayesian filtering yet.
I was referring more to "better" standard as opposed to "open".
Unfortunately, that's not the only reason a standard wins (think Betamax vs. VHS).
Don't gloss over things, but don't drown them in detail. Explain the current situation, benefits, problems, costs etc. Present a few options, status quo means this will probably happen. An additional x dollars means we could do this. An additional y means we could do this, etc. Reccommend one, that you honestly feel is the best investment of time and money, and don't be offended if they choose a different option.
Heh, part of setting up any linux box I run (I'm a Fedora guy, but use apt), is to add the following line to /etc/crontab :
2 0 * * * root apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y
"Normal" users aren't even supposed to know what Regedit.exe is, which is why Microsoft hasn't had a shortcut to it since Windows 3.1 or something.
Of course, there was no registry until 95 so I don't think they had a shortcut to it in 3.1. Of course I don't believe they've ever had a shortcut to regedit in any version by default. You can always create one yourself.
Forgot to mention, I know several companies that adjust their work hours based on time of year... of course most of the work they do is outside, so it makes sense. My brother-in-law works for the city. In the winter they work 8:00-4:00. In the summer, they switch to 7:00-3:00 so they spend more time working in the (cooler) mornings.
Move somewhere that doesn't use DST. I live in Saskatchewan (Canada). The time here is GMT -06:00, all year round.
Well, at my desk at work, I have one Windows (XP) box, one Linux (FC3), and one Sun Ultra 10 with Solaris. So, they're all about even on this reliable installed base.
So, Continental can't have its anteea up because it causes a problem, but Massport's apparently doesn't? Sounds like someone's crying cause they want to maintain their monopoly.
I'm sure the scientists will write screenplays that are very realistic. However, I really doubt that these screenplays won't pass through some hands that will alter them here and there to make them more "entertaining" (read: revenue generating).
Great we'll have a genearation of kids growing believing "movie" science. This won't cause any problems.
This is not a free speech issue. That's the point. As a private company, should I be forced under law to allow you to send email to addresses I host? Regardless of the content? I don't think anyone would say I should be forced to. As far as free speech issue, you can certainly attempt to deliver the message to my server (click send/forward/whatever on your mail client) which is the email equivalent to you speaking. I however, do not have to listen to you, even if I don't know what you're going to say, by blacklisting you, filtering, etc.
Yes and no. Yes, there are only so many subnets out there. However, there are a LOT, and I do mean a LOT of frequencies and keys. So for example, you and I could be next door neighbors, both running 192.168.1.x as you said, but with different encryption on our routers and different frequencies, we wouldn't even know the other existed.
WiMax and Wi-Fi, generally speaking, have two different goals. WiFi is meant for your home or LAN. WiMax on the other hand is aimed more at replacing your broadband connection. WiMax is looking to have a range of 60 miles or more, and provide speeds up to 70Mpbs. WiFi will more than likely be able to out perform WiMax as far as bandwidth, but without special antennaes and line of sight, won't be able to touch WiMax as far as range.
Here's a post I made on K5 yesterday:
So I had a look at ESRB's site. GTA: San Adreas was previously (I believe) rated M. By ESRB standards, that means that they suggest this content it fine for anyone 17 years or older. Titles in this category may contain intense violence, blood and gore, sexual content, and/or strong language.. From what I've heard, the "Hot Coffee" scene show no nudity. It does show a brief scene of "humping" but clothes are on. To me, this fits within sexual content. Of course, up here in Canada, I've seen worse things on TV during prime time, though we do tend to be a little more liberal with sex and language on TV then our neighbours to the south.
Now, they've bumped up the rating to AO. Which is okay for people 18 and over. I guess in those 12 months we're able to prepare ourselves to see what wouldn't even be considered soft porn. ESRB describes AO as ...may include prolonged scenes of intense violence and/or graphic sexual content and nudity. So, a game centering on criminal activites that involve assinations, killing police, mugging people, hookers, etc. with lots of violence, a complete disregard for what most of us consider moral behvior, is much worse for our kids when it involves dry humping.
As other posters have mentioned, this is probably a marketing ploy by Rockstar. If this investigation happens, and they manage to prove that management knew about it, slap a fine on them and move on. Lets face it, if your kids are up watching any kind of cable TV when you're not around, they've seen worse than this. If they surf the net when you're not around, they've seen worse than this. Accoring to various sources, most kids are losing their virginty by 16. So, if you're worried that this game was rated 17+, realize that your child has probably done more sexually than this game shows, well before they're at an age where the ESRB thinks they're mature enough to see it.
Nice. Its like saying people would rather hold a converstation over the phone than through voice mail. Yup, I bet most people would, but they serve very different purposes.
Speaking of which, I was just chatting with a buddy who has a Brute Force rule setup in IP tables. Too many connections from a single IP within a set amount of time creates a temporary ban of that IP.
Here's what he wrote to an IRC channel we were on (this is untested but should be close):
- iptables -A INPUT -i eth0 -p tcp --dport 22 -m state --state NEW -j SSH_Brute_Force
- iptables -A SSH_Brute_Force -m recent --name SSH --set --rsource
- iptables -A SSH_Brute_Force -m recent ! --rcheck --seconds 60 --hitcount 4 --name SSH --rsource -j RETURN
- iptables -A SSH_Brute_Force -m limit --limit 3/min -j LOG --log-prefix "SSH Brute Force Attempt: "
- iptables -A SSH_Brute_Force -p tcp -j REJECT
Again, I haven't tried this yet, but generally speaking, 4 ssh connects within 60 seonds on eth0 will result in a 3 minute ban - I think.Start off by blocking remote logins (ssh?) from anywhere except where you want to allow people to log in from. Second, I would send a polite, email to their tech contact, or if you can't find that, regular post mail to the company. Don't overreact. Their are a lot of ssh worms out there. I have one machine where I watch for these kinds of things. I see at least 3 or 4 worms hitting my box a day.