Having the NIEM guide database design is a danger. But, if an agency models their database on it, it won't because they weren't warned against it. (Not sure if there's the correct number of negatives there. The point is that agencies are being explicitly warned against using the NIEM as the basis for their databases.)
Still, many make the initial assumption that the NIEM should guide their internal databases. Continual education is needed to prevent that misconception.
Regarding stripped-down versions, there is a mechanism, and supporting tool, for doing just that. It doesn't totally prevent the problem, but tries to keep it manageable.
Security of the payload being passed is out of scope. All transport-ish layers are. The NIEM is all about the payload, not how it gets there. (The scope is large enough as is.)
Yes, plenty of others have complained about this, too.
The NIEM is for data exchanges only. It is explicitly not intended as a guide for structuring your internal data storage.
Support for multiple standards like FIPS tables is intentional. (No one wants to try and fiat one.) A mechanism for marking one as preferred is in the works.
Obviously none of you have even driven a VW Fox. It's not a sports car by any means but it'll keep up with any similarly priced sub-compact, and blow it away on the turns. Roomier inside, too.
(Best $7200 I ever spent. 14 years and 160,000 miles ago. Spent about $200 on maintenance total last year.)
Wow! You listed mine first. Thanks! Anyway, to toot my own horn, the Obsolete Computer Museum now features the ability to add user comments to any entry. (Allowing the site to seem fresher without any effort by me.) Also, those user comments, as well as the pre-existing Helpline are now also accessible as RSS feeds.
I second a recommendation for Apollo Hosting. I pay about $25 a month for 300 megs of disk space and 12 gigs of bandwidth. (When I started with them, it was only 6 gigs. They've increased it twice, at no additional cost.) This includes up to 5 MySQL databases and SSH and PHP and Perl (and ASP for those who want it.) It's stood up to being a User Friendly Link of the Day, being the Earthlink Weird Site of the Day, and several links in Slashdot comments. (No full Slashdotting while on them, however.) They've been very responsive to help requests, except for via their bulletin board, which they apparently never check. But the on-line HelpDesk is always answered promptly.
And you need to read the CarboAddict book before declaring it dangerous. That one meal with carbs combines them with proteins and fats and fiber to slow the absorption. There's also a one hour time limit on that meal, which limits your body to one sugar spike, and one resulting insulin spike. The spikes happen every time you eat carbs. Eat 'em all day, you'll have spikes all day.
I lost 80 pounds in 10 months on the CarboAddicts program, and have kept them off for the last year. My cholesterol dropped through the floor and my blood sugar dropped to normal levels. (For fellow Type-2s, my last HA1C was 5.1%.) It's much more balanced than other low-carb diets. (I call it a high-veggie diet masquerading as a low-carb diet.) For my money, it works.
(As a side note, I gonna smack the next person that says "Just eat less and exercise more." Some people have no idea how hard exercise is when you're grossly overweight. Nor how punishing it can be on your body. Nor do they understand what real carb cravings are like. However, when you stop subsisting on sugar and starches, those craving start to go away.)
(As another side note, I'm also gonna smack the next person that loses 30 pounds and thinks they know all about weight loss. You don't. You don't have a clue what someone who weighs over 300 pounds is up against.)
For the insanely curious, my health info is at tom.carlson.org/health/.
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Ouch! Sorry Rich. It's up in the Museum now! Sorry you had to resort to public humiliation. (Effective, isn't it?) Tom
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Having the NIEM guide database design is a danger. But, if an agency models their database on it, it won't because they weren't warned against it. (Not sure if there's the correct number of negatives there. The point is that agencies are being explicitly warned against using the NIEM as the basis for their databases.)
Still, many make the initial assumption that the NIEM should guide their internal databases. Continual education is needed to prevent that misconception.
Regarding stripped-down versions, there is a mechanism, and supporting tool, for doing just that. It doesn't totally prevent the problem, but tries to keep it manageable.
Security of the payload being passed is out of scope. All transport-ish layers are. The NIEM is all about the payload, not how it gets there. (The scope is large enough as is.)
Yes, plenty of others have complained about this, too.
The NIEM is for data exchanges only. It is explicitly not intended as a guide for structuring your internal data storage.
Support for multiple standards like FIPS tables is intentional. (No one wants to try and fiat one.) A mechanism for marking one as preferred is in the works.
It was just a joke. His is a full-blown system and mine is a little hack. I wasn't making a serious comparison.
That said, there are an awful lot of PHP-based blogging systems out there. (Mine being probably the simplest and least powerful.)
Has anyone not written a blog engine in PHP? That's the kind of thing we do when we're bored, isn't it? Here's my 3-hours-one-night hack: PolkaDot
Here, PolkaDot is simple. No installation. No configuration. Just dump text files and off you go. Now go away kid, yer bothering me.
I recently ate at a Country Kitchen in order to get free WiFi. That's right, a Country Kitchen. Obviously, free WiFi brings in customers.
The Support Forum advises uninstalling earlier versions before installing 1.0.2. (Although I can't now find the post. It was there 10 minutes ago.)
FWIW I had problems with the auto-update and did have to uninstall and reinstall and reconfigure my firewall.
Obviously none of you have even driven a VW Fox. It's not a sports car by any means but it'll keep up with any similarly priced sub-compact, and blow it away on the turns. Roomier inside, too.
(Best $7200 I ever spent. 14 years and 160,000 miles ago. Spent about $200 on maintenance total last year.)
Now, the Audi Fox, THAT was a crappy car.
Now with user-entered comments! Comments and the Obsolete Computer Helpline also available as RSS feeds.
Wow! You listed mine first. Thanks! Anyway, to toot my own horn, the Obsolete Computer Museum now features the ability to add user comments to any entry. (Allowing the site to seem fresher without any effort by me.) Also, those user comments, as well as the pre-existing Helpline are now also accessible as RSS feeds.
I second a recommendation for Apollo Hosting. I pay about $25 a month for 300 megs of disk space and 12 gigs of bandwidth. (When I started with them, it was only 6 gigs. They've increased it twice, at no additional cost.) This includes up to 5 MySQL databases and SSH and PHP and Perl (and ASP for those who want it.) It's stood up to being a User Friendly Link of the Day, being the Earthlink Weird Site of the Day, and several links in Slashdot comments. (No full Slashdotting while on them, however.) They've been very responsive to help requests, except for via their bulletin board, which they apparently never check. But the on-line HelpDesk is always answered promptly.
Thanks! I was just kidding about the bandwidth. Traffic is good!
(Oh great. My bandwidth just got pummelled by the User Friendly people, and now a glancing blow by Slashdot. :)
I always hid mine behind a flag draped on the wall. parents thought I was so patriotic, rather than just so damn horny!
And you need to read the CarboAddict book before declaring it dangerous. That one meal with carbs combines them with proteins and fats and fiber to slow the absorption. There's also a one hour time limit on that meal, which limits your body to one sugar spike, and one resulting insulin spike. The spikes happen every time you eat carbs. Eat 'em all day, you'll have spikes all day.
I lost 80 pounds in 10 months on the CarboAddicts program, and have kept them off for the last year. My cholesterol dropped through the floor and my blood sugar dropped to normal levels. (For fellow Type-2s, my last HA1C was 5.1%.) It's much more balanced than other low-carb diets. (I call it a high-veggie diet masquerading as a low-carb diet.) For my money, it works. (As a side note, I gonna smack the next person that says "Just eat less and exercise more." Some people have no idea how hard exercise is when you're grossly overweight. Nor how punishing it can be on your body. Nor do they understand what real carb cravings are like. However, when you stop subsisting on sugar and starches, those craving start to go away.) (As another side note, I'm also gonna smack the next person that loses 30 pounds and thinks they know all about weight loss. You don't. You don't have a clue what someone who weighs over 300 pounds is up against.) For the insanely curious, my health info is at tom.carlson.org/health/.
Ouch! Sorry Rich. It's up in the Museum now! Sorry you had to resort to public humiliation. (Effective, isn't it?) Tom