I think they're reaching just a bit too far... Enterprises using Skype risk a communication barrier with countries and institutions that have already banned the service.
Wait... if you talk try talking to a country that has banned Skype, you can't talk to them? No way! Oh, because you can't reach them, banning it on your side improves things? No - Fucking Duh.
No.. but I did once see the screw driver from a 480 Delta-Wye (sp?). Anyway...
It should be noted that there will still be power supplies in the computers. 48 volt is the distribution system, and then your computer uses 12 volt and 5 volt for main stuff... and then the processor usually does its own thing off in lala land. It's just a lot more efficient conversion than the mess we have in most places with AC->DC->AC->DC
Almost... I remeber the episode where they tested using the A/C versus using the windows. They tested the windows at 55mph, but the A/C at 45mph... or was it vice-versa? Point being that sometimes they do point things out with strong evidence, but it is more entertainment. The "real" conclusion would be dependant on the vehicle, and the speed of operation whether the A/C or windows down is the better cooling solution.
The Internet is not a government run operation. The Fed has nothing to do with me getting between 2 ip addresses unless they're.mil. DNS has a thing connection, but there's nothing really substantial about that.
I have a good, relevant question. How do I get an appointment to sit and phsyically talk with my senator about this horseshit that keeps going through DC?
As an aside, the iBook in 1999 was a makeup case: fruity colors and it looked like a clam.
Dvorak's game is to make leaping predictions, and he's always been obvious about that. Many of the things he says are conclusions that Stretch Armstrong couldn't reach -- but he does have ones that have come true. Still actually good to listen to, at least on TWIT. Praise for Leo Laporte.
Actually, it can be a very effective attack. Right up there with playing with special characters and sticking in such fun statements as "where 1 = 1" or "delete from".
People find ways, and mistakes are often made in code. I've paid close attention to how I design things I've coded that get used by any method other than me personally running it, and I'm still trying to figure out how some spammer manged to send e-mails through my website to somebody other than myself (where the fields are all hard-coded in). Just haven't had the time to try and hack it myself. *shrug* Thankfully I pay close attention to my IDS.
Anecdotal upside of that is that it was one e-mail that he managed to get off before being shut down. Install logcheck and read religously;)
We're starting to see another evolution of the internet... between issues like Cogent vs. Level3 and the DNS fight, I wouldn't be suprised if we do see a real schism in the Internet.
Well, you know, in the history of aviation, it has been that manufacturers have always been out to fix their products with a religous fervor. Of course, in history it was generally common for any manufacturer to deal with their products... now ignoring or flat denying flaws is becoming very commonplace. The DMCA has made it a plague.
I mean, hey, it could be starting to filter into the airline industry. Want to talk about viral nature, forget the GPL. DMCA has a viral effect in busniess mentality.
Cool hint with options: `rm -f -- *` would have prevented the '-r' as being interpreted as an option. Anything after the double dash is considered to be an argument instead of an option.
If I come up behind you with my red lights showing, I want you to move... and I want to you do anything reasonably safe to do it because there's somewhere I really need to be, and not just because I'm late for a meeting. Please, please find the gas and slide out of my way ASAP.
Actually, if you live in Eastern Massachusetts, you can find him at the Cisco office in Boxborough -- located at Interstate 495 and Route 111. Stop by, say hi;)
Age old machines that just run and are scattered around without sense can certainly fall to that. What about Sun and losing a major chip fab machine? Turned out some recently departed developer's desktop ran something that was critical to operations, but was formatted after he left. I'm off on the details as to what purpose it fulfilled, but its disappearance was noted at the executive (CIO) level because of its disturbance to the company's operations. Whoopsie?
This equipment offers you nothing that you don't already have. Whatever your cordless phone's base station plugs into is doing the job that this device otherwise would. This is a way to make your own if you didn't get something like that.
Aaaargh.. you don't get it!:-P
Your phone number would come across the VOIP service. What this device offers is to have a real telephone hooked to your computer instead of earphones and a microphone. Whoever provides the service will provide a number. This device is not a service... it's like a DB9 serial to USB adapter, only it's telephone handset or basestation to speaker and microphone jacks.
You missed the point. It allows you to switch to VOIP entirely, but still use the same LINE EQUIPMENT. Basically, I could make VOIP calls while using my phone I already have. Nice if you have a good cordless phone, eh?
CLECs (at least in the northeast) are setting up business with VOIP... but it's probably different than what you're thinking. The VOIP box acts kind of like a PBX, and reserves bandwidth for voice traffic. The telephone company is where your internet connection terminates at, and they just peel the voice traffic off and dump it into a "soft switch" -- basically the same kind of phone switch used for long distance carriers. Granted this can be done with a normal switch (look at http://www.reeve.com/images/Photos/Haines%20DMS10% 200201.JPG to get an idea of these). Soft switches are preferred just for the sake of being able to handle many more lines and take up less space (one rack for the switch as opposed to a whole room full of line cards).
So basically, VOIP is in place... it's just not always running across multiple network providers. After all, voice over ATM and other technologies has been around forever. You still have a local number, you don't have the 911 issues.. just works.
You know, it rather bothers me the loss of rights. The definition of sex offender has expanded to be quite wide, and there are a lot of cases cropping up that really don't make sense. The scope of felonly is expanding a lot as well, and really, there's no solid definition of what 'felony" is.... and government always likes to expand...
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Wait... if you talk try talking to a country that has banned Skype, you can't talk to them? No way! Oh, because you can't reach them, banning it on your side improves things? No - Fucking Duh.
It should be noted that there will still be power supplies in the computers. 48 volt is the distribution system, and then your computer uses 12 volt and 5 volt for main stuff... and then the processor usually does its own thing off in lala land. It's just a lot more efficient conversion than the mess we have in most places with AC->DC->AC->DC
Almost... I remeber the episode where they tested using the A/C versus using the windows. They tested the windows at 55mph, but the A/C at 45mph... or was it vice-versa? Point being that sometimes they do point things out with strong evidence, but it is more entertainment. The "real" conclusion would be dependant on the vehicle, and the speed of operation whether the A/C or windows down is the better cooling solution.
The Internet is not a government run operation. The Fed has nothing to do with me getting between 2 ip addresses unless they're .mil. DNS has a thing connection, but there's nothing really substantial about that.
I have a good, relevant question. How do I get an appointment to sit and phsyically talk with my senator about this horseshit that keeps going through DC?
Dvorak's game is to make leaping predictions, and he's always been obvious about that. Many of the things he says are conclusions that Stretch Armstrong couldn't reach -- but he does have ones that have come true. Still actually good to listen to, at least on TWIT. Praise for Leo Laporte.
People find ways, and mistakes are often made in code. I've paid close attention to how I design things I've coded that get used by any method other than me personally running it, and I'm still trying to figure out how some spammer manged to send e-mails through my website to somebody other than myself (where the fields are all hard-coded in). Just haven't had the time to try and hack it myself. *shrug* Thankfully I pay close attention to my IDS.
Anecdotal upside of that is that it was one e-mail that he managed to get off before being shut down. Install logcheck and read religously ;)
I am John C. Dvorak's alter-ego?
More accurately, shoving down the people's throats what they will tolerate without revolt.
I mean, hey, it could be starting to filter into the airline industry. Want to talk about viral nature, forget the GPL. DMCA has a viral effect in busniess mentality.
... but if that is the case, it's the slickest corporate move I've seen anyway. No matter how you cut it, IBM is doing something good.
CPA firm -- IT Auditor / Consultant. What a gig :)
Cool hint with options: `rm -f -- *` would have prevented the '-r' as being interpreted as an option. Anything after the double dash is considered to be an argument instead of an option.
If I come up behind you with my red lights showing, I want you to move... and I want to you do anything reasonably safe to do it because there's somewhere I really need to be, and not just because I'm late for a meeting. Please, please find the gas and slide out of my way ASAP.
Mods should get to this, but... that's what "20k Down" means. It's a down-payment; synonymous with "deposit."
Actually, if you live in Eastern Massachusetts, you can find him at the Cisco office in Boxborough -- located at Interstate 495 and Route 111. Stop by, say hi ;)
Age old machines that just run and are scattered around without sense can certainly fall to that. What about Sun and losing a major chip fab machine? Turned out some recently departed developer's desktop ran something that was critical to operations, but was formatted after he left. I'm off on the details as to what purpose it fulfilled, but its disappearance was noted at the executive (CIO) level because of its disturbance to the company's operations. Whoopsie?
That's so cool -- they used "deviousness" in a legal paper.
Well, a stunning, athletic, and intelligent 20 year old I know very well is into it. That's a girl I'm pretty happy with...
This equipment offers you nothing that you don't already have. Whatever your cordless phone's base station plugs into is doing the job that this device otherwise would. This is a way to make your own if you didn't get something like that.
Aaaargh.. you don't get it! :-P
Your phone number would come across the VOIP service. What this device offers is to have a real telephone hooked to your computer instead of earphones and a microphone. Whoever provides the service will provide a number. This device is not a service... it's like a DB9 serial to USB adapter, only it's telephone handset or basestation to speaker and microphone jacks.
You missed the point. It allows you to switch to VOIP entirely, but still use the same LINE EQUIPMENT. Basically, I could make VOIP calls while using my phone I already have. Nice if you have a good cordless phone, eh?
So basically, VOIP is in place... it's just not always running across multiple network providers. After all, voice over ATM and other technologies has been around forever. You still have a local number, you don't have the 911 issues.. just works.
You know, it rather bothers me the loss of rights. The definition of sex offender has expanded to be quite wide, and there are a lot of cases cropping up that really don't make sense. The scope of felonly is expanding a lot as well, and really, there's no solid definition of what 'felony" is.... and government always likes to expand...