For a "soccer mom" to do that, she'd have to be running Windows 2000 Server.
Or Windows 2000 Professional, or Windows XP Professional (the latter of which doesn't have an exploited IIS... yet). It's very common to install 2k Pro and check all the pretty boxes, including the one that says "Internet Information Server." I've had callers who said they just *knew* that IIS was required because they wanted information from the Internet.
No one should attempt installing a server OS unless they know what they are doing.
Is Linux a server OS? Do we want people installing it on their desktops?
If a "soccer mom" is running Windows 2000 Server, it's probably a pirated version anyway -- that person deserves whatever consequences he/she gets as a result of that.
Who says she knew it was pirated? I'm sure half the pirated copies of Windows 2000 out there are installed on the machines of the parents of those who pirate it, and the parents are none-the-wiser.
If soccer moms used Linux, how many of them would unknowingly be running unsecured versions of wu-ftpd, BIND, etc? Hmmmmmm?
If you pick the RedHat install option of "Everything," then quite a few.
ChiliSoft ASP is absolutely amazing. I moved several web sites from IIS to Apache, all of whom use FrontPage extensions and ASP, connecting to MySQL. The 3.6.0 release has a bundle install that will do Apache 1.3.12, FPSE 2000 (V4) and the ASP engine. Just let it run, copy your files over, and configure the DSNs with a handy web-based admin console.
No, I don't work for them, but the $500 I spent was well worth it. If you want to see it in action, e-mail me privately and I'll give you a login to poke around.
As a general rule, a church isn't any different than any other charitable non-profit corporation, at least on the federal level. (I think there's a distinction between non-profit and not-for-profit... hmm?) Churches are likely classified as 501(c)3 or, iirc, 501(b)2 (don't have my book handy) non-taxed entities.
On the state and local level, being classified as a church usually entitles the organization to a couple of perks, not the least of which is the ability to build facilities on land to which they have the right, regardless of zoning. Many municipalities have limits on that, such that a 30,000sqft church can't come and plop themselves right in the middle of a residential development made of up comparatively tiny houses.
You will only be affected, at least for the time being, if your DSL line transport comes from a SBC Communications company. This includes, I believe, Southwestern Bell (TX), Pacific Bell (CA) and that's all.
One of the other things the article fails to mention is that now ISPs will be responsible for doing the billing / collections for the actual DSL line, not Bell. In other words, your DSL won't be billed on your phone bill, but will be a part of your ISP bill. This sounds good, but it also means that your ISP now holds the Letter of Authority for that service, so you can never call SBC/ASI directly for support again. What will SBC pay your ISP for this service? $0.00, plus tax.
I know at least one ISP (mine) has dropped all sales for new Southwestern Bell DSL subscribers, and may, if SBC decides to convert existing subscribers as well, drop all service to Bell users. Thankfully, their T1 prices are cheap, and I'm in a Verizon area. (Never thought I'd be happy to be served by Verizon-after-screwing-up-GTE)
Oh, and to those who say "quit yer whinin, PPPoE don't suck that bad," I tell them: I don't care what you think about the protocol. It's my choice to pick an ISP who does not use what I consider to be an evil hack, ranking right up there with Network Address Translation. I like having a/28 to my home network, and being able to do whatever I want, and serve whatever I need, without interference from my ISP or a phone company with a pitiful excuse for management. If I'm paying for it and am getting what I want, it's not up to SBC, Verizon or anyone else to tell me to bugger off. There is no technological reason for this change, only a political one: GREED.
Oh, and Verizon, are you listening? These flames, too, can be directed at you. Fortunately, Verizon Online in Texas is DHCP and the former-GTE side has shown no indications of liking PPPoE. Most ex-GTE DSL subscribers still have a frame relay connection.:)
The only problem is, it isn't a troll. [Full disclosure: I guess it's time I reveal who I work for on/. for the first time, like anyone cares... 'tis Microsoft] If you are a Premier or, God help you, Alliance customer, you will get the red carpet treatment in almost every product support division. Even in departments that have combined Premiere & Professional (per-incident) support, there's still the unwritten rule of "Pro calls don't get to push for complicated stuff as hard." First question out of a lot of people's mouths is "Pre or Pro?"
Of course, it depends greatly on who you are talking to. The platforms team does have a huge slant toward NT/2000 because that's what they support and allegedly like. Those of us in Exchange support (I'll leave it to you to figure out what part of Exch. support I'm in) handle calls where Unix servers are relays, Pix firewalls sit between systems and load-balances continually send packets off into the woods. If you *don't* know non-Microsoft stuff, aren't prepare to acknowledge that non-MS works and works well, or just can't handle the idea of public standards, you are fucked in that group.
It all comes down to who you get on the phone. If you don't like who you are dealing with, ask to speak with their manager or technical lead. Get it straightened out with them or request another support tech. You're paying for it, get what you are paying for.
(As always, my comments are my own and my employer doesn't take any responsibility for them. Like they would want to anyway.)
If you like it so much then stay with them and pay them and shut up.
If you like Linux, FreeBSD, Apple or any other platform so much, then stay with them and shut up. There are other people who do not feel this way and they [are] concerned with those operating systems being made to look like the end-all and be-all of computing while any interest in a for-profit company must be squashed. Is it hard to understand? It is not about product it is about freedom of choice.
Amazing what your own words mean when turned around just a little bit.
It would work, but only if anonymizer didn't go through Above.net's backbone. Basically, what Above.net is doing is telling their border routers (which connect their network to other networks, hence the Internet) that any packets destined to or from www.macromedia.com's IP address(es) are to be what we call "null routed," or delivered into the equivalent of a black hole. Data goeth in, it don't goeth out.
The catch with Akamai is that there has to be one point at which Macromedia's site is accessed, even before it turns you over to Akamai's caching network. If you knew to access Macromedia through http://macromedia.akamai.net/3/24/99/00/www.macrom edia.com (that doesn't work, I made it up), you could get to Macromedia's site. But if you had to go to www.macromedia.com (IP 111.11.111.11, in our fictional example) through Above.net's network, and Above.net had said "make IP 111.11.111.11 disappear" to its routers, you'd sitll be out of luck.
When you purchase (not lease) a car, the vehicle is titled in your name, and the bank has what's known as a "Security Interest" in it. You still own the vehicle, but it has had a lien placed against it to provide some legal assurance to the bank that they will get paid (other than your word, shouldn't that be enough?;). Basically, that interest says that the bank can repossess the car if you're not living up to your end of the bargin (making payments), and only after a decently long procedure to do so.
The reason the bank holds the title is a function of the poor security for titles in most states. At least in Texas, all that's needed to release a lien is a signature of the "lienholder or authorized representative." If you had the original title, there'd be no (easy) way of proving that the signature on the title to release the lien wasn't valid, so why should the bank even bother? The fact that you own the vehicle is documented not only on the title, but on the non-negotiable/transferrable "Receipt of Ownership," or a valid-only-for-you title.
The bank owns only the remaining balance in your vehicle insofar as they're the ones to whom you owe the money. Just like owning a house which is deeded in your name but which a mortgage lien has been placed against, you own the actual property and the bank owns the money that you owe them. This is why if your vehicle is repossessed (or your house foreclosed on) and they sell it at auction and recover more than you owe, the bank is required to refund to you the overage (usually minus any "fees and expenses" which almost always come out to the exact amount of that overage, funny that), since it was originally your property. Again, the only reason your lender can take the property is because of the security interest that you contractually agreed to.
4) "If you wanna be a writer, write!" is a good rule. You should be writing 20K lines of code a year. This is how you hone your skills. Don't worry about the code being useful/portfolio-stuff.
I think the 20,000 lines of code he's referring to are LOC to be done in your "off-time," as in when not working, going to school, etc. Things that count against this don't include code written for employers as a general rule, because you're trying to hone your talents, and probably wouldn't want to try something radically new on a project for which you're under a deadline. (Then again, maybe you would. YMMV) Stuff written as a hobby, for friends, University projects, etc, all count since that's code that is done mostly to your specifications, not someone else's.
Thanks. We all really appreciate that. Especially the customer service and support people that have nothing to do with crafting company policy or writing software.
The ISO 7810 standard which governs almost all magstripe cards in use today[...]
Ahh, but we're talking about entering these things into a computer form, eh? Since they don't have to worry about swiping a non-existant one-time-use card, then no worries as to if the number can be entered into a keypad.
Also, since [presumably] the verification and deactivation are real-time, the numbers are instantly recyclable, since, as they're used they can become immediately available again.
Then how does he get DSL now that he is stranded on a DIGITAL ISLAND?
He doesn't, which was the point of his "Ask Slashdot." There are many apartment owners in the North Texas area who sign deals with CLECs giving them exclusive access to their buildings for telecom services, for a suitable fee (of course). In these instances, you cannot get DSL from your localtelco unless your CLEC wants to permit it and you can get the localtelco bureaucracy to move in that direction. Also, DSL from another CLEC is virtually out, since they don't want the hassle.
Simply put, if you're going to move, make sure your apartment has the features you want: location, price, amenities and the right phone company.
DotComGuy had his compound there (Richardson, IIRC).
No, it was in North Dallas, upper Greenville. 9310 Greenville Ave, to be specific.
The media here have been all over this guy. When even KRLD makes it their top news story of the day, something has gone horribly wrong. I remember last night that our Fox affiliate was trying to interview him at his "coming home" party, and he barely said anything.
He met his fiancee in a chat room, by the way. For her sanity, and his I imagine, he'll be changing hs name back to Mitch Maddox (his chat room people would get mad when you said his real name in there, wonder why).
However you may feel about yourself, there IS someone out there for you. Personally, I have been involved with Anneliese for nearly a year now, and she is the best thing that has ever happened to me (read my bio). Don't be discouraged. Ask that girl (or guy) out that you like. Don't let it go!.
I have to second this emphatically. I spent most of my high school career believing (sometimes rightfully so) that I was so completely different that there wasn't anyone I could associate with, much less relate to on an intimate level. In a way, I was right, because it wasn't until I was out of high school, into college, and met someone. Amazingly enough, we met online, through IRC no less, and have been excellent friends and a great couple for over a year.
One of the things you never think you "need" is companionship, and in the past I would have been the first to agree with you. However, once you have that special someone, you'll realize you never want to go back.
People speak badly of meeting someone online out of fear that a person won't accurately describe who they are, and that they'll fall for a false image. That's a very true reality, but just remember that choosing someone to be with is like every other choice in life: no one's making you do it, and don't settle for anything less than perfect for both of you. There's nothing wrong with meeting online. Much like people meet others whom they are compatible with in bookstores or class, you stand a much better chance of meeting someone you'll get along with if you both frequent the same areas. Cari and I are real examples of this.:)
So have fun, and don't forget to make sure your life is fulfilling in all aspects, not just computers.
Slashdot Mirror
MBE # 2821
70 S WINOOSKI AVE
BURLINGTON, VT 05401-3830 - USA
Phone: (802)651-1695
MBE # 1107
150 DORSET ST
SOUTH BURLINGTON, VT 05403 - USA
Phone: (802)860-7428
MBE # 3034
29 TAFT CORNERS SHOPPING CTR.
WILLISTON, VT 05495-2023 - USA
Phone: (802)872-8455
*ahem* Maybe those customers cursed with the travesty that is PPPoE have a "PPP style" connection, but mine is straight TCP/IP, no wrappers required.
I think the Public Broadcasting System would disagree with you ..
MSN Zone doesn't take American Express, and all MS corporate cards are AmEx.
Or Windows 2000 Professional, or Windows XP Professional (the latter of which doesn't have an exploited IIS ... yet). It's very common to install 2k Pro and check all the pretty boxes, including the one that says "Internet Information Server." I've had callers who said they just *knew* that IIS was required because they wanted information from the Internet.
No one should attempt installing a server OS unless they know what they are doing.
Is Linux a server OS? Do we want people installing it on their desktops?
If a "soccer mom" is running Windows 2000 Server, it's probably a pirated version anyway -- that person deserves whatever consequences he/she gets as a result of that.
Who says she knew it was pirated? I'm sure half the pirated copies of Windows 2000 out there are installed on the machines of the parents of those who pirate it, and the parents are none-the-wiser.
If soccer moms used Linux, how many of them would unknowingly be running unsecured versions of wu-ftpd, BIND, etc? Hmmmmmm?
If you pick the RedHat install option of "Everything," then quite a few.
No, I don't work for them, but the $500 I spent was well worth it. If you want to see it in action, e-mail me privately and I'll give you a login to poke around.
On the state and local level, being classified as a church usually entitles the organization to a couple of perks, not the least of which is the ability to build facilities on land to which they have the right, regardless of zoning. Many municipalities have limits on that, such that a 30,000sqft church can't come and plop themselves right in the middle of a residential development made of up comparatively tiny houses.
http://www.gnus.org/manual/gnus_173.html#SEC172
One of the other things the article fails to mention is that now ISPs will be responsible for doing the billing / collections for the actual DSL line, not Bell. In other words, your DSL won't be billed on your phone bill, but will be a part of your ISP bill. This sounds good, but it also means that your ISP now holds the Letter of Authority for that service, so you can never call SBC/ASI directly for support again. What will SBC pay your ISP for this service? $0.00, plus tax.
I know at least one ISP (mine) has dropped all sales for new Southwestern Bell DSL subscribers, and may, if SBC decides to convert existing subscribers as well, drop all service to Bell users. Thankfully, their T1 prices are cheap, and I'm in a Verizon area. (Never thought I'd be happy to be served by Verizon-after-screwing-up-GTE)
Oh, and to those who say "quit yer whinin, PPPoE don't suck that bad," I tell them: I don't care what you think about the protocol. It's my choice to pick an ISP who does not use what I consider to be an evil hack, ranking right up there with Network Address Translation. I like having a /28 to my home network, and being able to do whatever I want, and serve whatever I need, without interference from my ISP or a phone company with a pitiful excuse for management. If I'm paying for it and am getting what I want, it's not up to SBC, Verizon or anyone else to tell me to bugger off. There is no technological reason for this change, only a political one: GREED.
Oh, and Verizon, are you listening? These flames, too, can be directed at you. Fortunately, Verizon Online in Texas is DHCP and the former-GTE side has shown no indications of liking PPPoE. Most ex-GTE DSL subscribers still have a frame relay connection. :)
Of course, it depends greatly on who you are talking to. The platforms team does have a huge slant toward NT/2000 because that's what they support and allegedly like. Those of us in Exchange support (I'll leave it to you to figure out what part of Exch. support I'm in) handle calls where Unix servers are relays, Pix firewalls sit between systems and load-balances continually send packets off into the woods. If you *don't* know non-Microsoft stuff, aren't prepare to acknowledge that non-MS works and works well, or just can't handle the idea of public standards, you are fucked in that group.
It all comes down to who you get on the phone. If you don't like who you are dealing with, ask to speak with their manager or technical lead. Get it straightened out with them or request another support tech. You're paying for it, get what you are paying for.
(As always, my comments are my own and my employer doesn't take any responsibility for them. Like they would want to anyway.)
---
If you like Linux, FreeBSD, Apple or any other platform so much, then stay with them and shut up. There are other people who do not feel this way and they [are] concerned with those operating systems being made to look like the end-all and be-all of computing while any interest in a for-profit company must be squashed. Is it hard to understand? It is not about product it is about freedom of choice.
Amazing what your own words mean when turned around just a little bit.
---
More like never heard of DHCP with a 3 minute lease time.
---
The catch with Akamai is that there has to be one point at which Macromedia's site is accessed, even before it turns you over to Akamai's caching network. If you knew to access Macromedia through http://macromedia.akamai.net/3/24/99/00/www.macrom edia.com (that doesn't work, I made it up), you could get to Macromedia's site. But if you had to go to www.macromedia.com (IP 111.11.111.11, in our fictional example) through Above.net's network, and Above.net had said "make IP 111.11.111.11 disappear" to its routers, you'd sitll be out of luck.
---
No mandate on Windows here, you just have to be able to work with your co-workers (at least on a technical level).
---
1:124/2342.4
Bless those memories. :)
---
When you purchase (not lease) a car, the vehicle is titled in your name, and the bank has what's known as a "Security Interest" in it. You still own the vehicle, but it has had a lien placed against it to provide some legal assurance to the bank that they will get paid (other than your word, shouldn't that be enough? ;). Basically, that interest says that the bank can repossess the car if you're not living up to your end of the bargin (making payments), and only after a decently long procedure to do so.
The reason the bank holds the title is a function of the poor security for titles in most states. At least in Texas, all that's needed to release a lien is a signature of the "lienholder or authorized representative." If you had the original title, there'd be no (easy) way of proving that the signature on the title to release the lien wasn't valid, so why should the bank even bother? The fact that you own the vehicle is documented not only on the title, but on the non-negotiable/transferrable "Receipt of Ownership," or a valid-only-for-you title.
The bank owns only the remaining balance in your vehicle insofar as they're the ones to whom you owe the money. Just like owning a house which is deeded in your name but which a mortgage lien has been placed against, you own the actual property and the bank owns the money that you owe them. This is why if your vehicle is repossessed (or your house foreclosed on) and they sell it at auction and recover more than you owe, the bank is required to refund to you the overage (usually minus any "fees and expenses" which almost always come out to the exact amount of that overage, funny that), since it was originally your property. Again, the only reason your lender can take the property is because of the security interest that you contractually agreed to.
See also secured and unsecured loan.
---
I think the 20,000 lines of code he's referring to are LOC to be done in your "off-time," as in when not working, going to school, etc. Things that count against this don't include code written for employers as a general rule, because you're trying to hone your talents, and probably wouldn't want to try something radically new on a project for which you're under a deadline. (Then again, maybe you would. YMMV) Stuff written as a hobby, for friends, University projects, etc, all count since that's code that is done mostly to your specifications, not someone else's.
---
Left claw North! RIGHTCLAWSOUTH!!
I've seen your sig, and I really must know ... what on Earth is RIGHTCLAWSOUTH?
---
Thanks. We all really appreciate that. Especially the customer service and support people that have nothing to do with crafting company policy or writing software.
---
Ahh, but we're talking about entering these things into a computer form, eh? Since they don't have to worry about swiping a non-existant one-time-use card, then no worries as to if the number can be entered into a keypad.
Also, since [presumably] the verification and deactivation are real-time, the numbers are instantly recyclable, since, as they're used they can become immediately available again.
---
Should be: "Would you like me to talk like George Takai some more, Mike?" - Tom Servo, Mystery Science Theater 3000, The Movie
---
He doesn't, which was the point of his "Ask Slashdot." There are many apartment owners in the North Texas area who sign deals with CLECs giving them exclusive access to their buildings for telecom services, for a suitable fee (of course). In these instances, you cannot get DSL from your localtelco unless your CLEC wants to permit it and you can get the localtelco bureaucracy to move in that direction. Also, DSL from another CLEC is virtually out, since they don't want the hassle.
Simply put, if you're going to move, make sure your apartment has the features you want: location, price, amenities and the right phone company.
---
No, it was in North Dallas, upper Greenville. 9310 Greenville Ave, to be specific.
The media here have been all over this guy. When even KRLD makes it their top news story of the day, something has gone horribly wrong. I remember last night that our Fox affiliate was trying to interview him at his "coming home" party, and he barely said anything.
He met his fiancee in a chat room, by the way. For her sanity, and his I imagine, he'll be changing hs name back to Mitch Maddox (his chat room people would get mad when you said his real name in there, wonder why).
---
I have to second this emphatically. I spent most of my high school career believing (sometimes rightfully so) that I was so completely different that there wasn't anyone I could associate with, much less relate to on an intimate level. In a way, I was right, because it wasn't until I was out of high school, into college, and met someone. Amazingly enough, we met online, through IRC no less, and have been excellent friends and a great couple for over a year.
One of the things you never think you "need" is companionship, and in the past I would have been the first to agree with you. However, once you have that special someone, you'll realize you never want to go back.
People speak badly of meeting someone online out of fear that a person won't accurately describe who they are, and that they'll fall for a false image. That's a very true reality, but just remember that choosing someone to be with is like every other choice in life: no one's making you do it, and don't settle for anything less than perfect for both of you. There's nothing wrong with meeting online. Much like people meet others whom they are compatible with in bookstores or class, you stand a much better chance of meeting someone you'll get along with if you both frequent the same areas. Cari and I are real examples of this. :)
So have fun, and don't forget to make sure your life is fulfilling in all aspects, not just computers.
---
I have to say, I want GSM, and the (not-quite-so-)associated SMS, just so I can download fancy ringer tones. :)
---