The cost to run a network link at one megabit is the same as running a network link at 100 megabits. Remember that I said cost to run, and not cost (obviously equipment will cost more).
Electricity, however, requires that you create more energy to use more energy. Many power plants only run during the peak parts of the day because the energy they create is wasted otherwise.
That's what I was talking about. Nobody has one individual, wonky machine that needs its own image. Everyone has a standardized box. See my first post on all this...
Well yeah. 3 days people start to get really wonky, 4 days they're hallucentating, and 5 days they're dead. 3.5-4 days seems to fit nicely to me, especially if it's not an effort solely to stay up late.
BTW, the best way to deal with the machines that have a "little quirk" is to say "We'll slick that machine down and Ghost it right up for you."
Yeah, that's great - 1000 machines, 1000 ghost images. I'd LOVE to manage that.
As for the whole "fiddling" thing - probably not worthy of termination. And I don't know if I could explain my view right now anyway - it's been a rough night. But control over a network is half the job of the admin...
In a perfect world (from the IT guy's POV), the IT department is in control of every aspect of the entire network all the way down to what mouse you use...
Why is this good? It save the IT department a lot of time (typically the most expensive factor), and it means that when you break something we can have a part on-site to replace it. It also means everything works right because we don't have to deal with the fact that your machine has this little quirk in it...
Anybody read the URL before clicking on it? http://www.google.com/search?q=goatse&sourceid=cmdrtaco_has_10_gigs_of_kidde_pr0n
I wonder what the folks at Google are thinking when that shows up as a high-ranking source of traffic... I also wonder why somebody felt that was neccesary to even put. Ah well.
It means nothing at all. RIAA settled - so what's in that article is all you get.
Open Source is a term that deals with software, and has nothing to do with the arts. Yes, you can run a similar principal to an extent, but it's really not the same thing.
I'm thinking that their coming lack of dependance on Microsoft will take precedence over all, and that Micos^H^H^H^H^Hthe US government will "forgive" the human rights violations if they support our country by purchasing more WinXP licenses...
The library at which I work requires that we have a card from you before we allow you to access a computer. We basically do this in case you start surfing porn (we don't allow it, don't care to allow it, and aren't willing to install filters for ANYTHING). That way we can ban you for 30 days. Other than that, nada.
Yeah, you're right - it's all gone to the consoles. Nothing left for us PC people anymore - even Blizzard has dumped us in abandon. Alright, back to the latest edition of WarCraft.
Wouldn't happen. The way they are doing this is by "blackholing" which means that there is a machine within the network that advertises a false route to that net with a higher priority and just dumps any packets from that route it recieves. Same amount of memory is used on the routers.
Go purchase a better motherboard. That's usually the problem. Also avoid the cheapo RAM. I own 2 AMD boxes at present: a server (up for 30 days after a normal reboot) and a laptop whose last crash I'm not certain of.
It's all over the comments for his article, but I have to throw it in - the only widely agreed upon method of encryption that is "unbreakable" is the one-time pad. Do a search if you don't understand it. The concept is really fairly easy and widely documented.
Beyond that, all crypto is considered breakable - the question is the amount of computational effort required. A "perfect" cypher will require each possible key to be checked and each with have an equal chance of being correct (and of being wrong). A "broken" cypher allows a considerable shortcut in the process of discovering what it has been used to encrypt. This shortcut may cut the time required in half, it might make it happen only 5% faster. The question to be asked is: is the person who wrote the paper stating an insecurity correct? How much of a risk is it?
According to CryptoGram, this attack is expected to take a large nominal amount of known plaintext, and hence might not be that risky after all. I personally like Blowfish better anyway:)
RedHat produces several variations of its Linux distribution. You're most likely familiar with the one priced at $30 you can download basically free. The cost of some editions, however, reaches $2500. The version IBM is using retails for $800 I think (could be more). See it yourself at http://www.redhat.com/apps/commerce/software.html
In response to another reply to this comment's parent, I offer my apology for a mistake made. Though my answer was correct, I neglected to mention that different releases of the same package are made public.
My recent work with Linux has been with source code built systems do to my disdain with the way distributions are made (differening standards [an oxymoron?], custom branded tools). Out of according habit, I typically roll-up versions rather than patching them unless the newer version will break something. As a result of that, I didn't take into consideration the patching of an older version when a newer one was in use.
You're running a version of Apache that has had a known hole for months now. 1.3.26 is the version you should be up to right now. The -60 afterwards is just a packaging number in case they release a different build of that software (there were 59 other ones built by them before they got to one they liked). To test vulnerability, go get the exploit (almost always a proof-of-concept exists) and attack yourself with it. Be sure to check your SSL version if you're running SSL on there as well.
And yes, keeping up with patches is good. You should try to practice it. Also, subscribe to BugTraq.
As a generalized reply to people who have been saying "what if the batteries die," you need to realize that the batteries would have a very predictable rate of degeneration. To say gasoline engines (or jet fuel, whatever) makes you more comfortable is foolish. It's just as possible to run out of gas as it is battery power; all you have to do is start ignoring the instruments.
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Isn't the X-10 camera a very different thing from the X-10 standard for all this home control stuff?
The cost to run a network link at one megabit is the same as running a network link at 100 megabits. Remember that I said cost to run, and not cost (obviously equipment will cost more). Electricity, however, requires that you create more energy to use more energy. Many power plants only run during the peak parts of the day because the energy they create is wasted otherwise.
That's what I was talking about. Nobody has one individual, wonky machine that needs its own image. Everyone has a standardized box. See my first post on all this...
Well yeah. 3 days people start to get really wonky, 4 days they're hallucentating, and 5 days they're dead. 3.5-4 days seems to fit nicely to me, especially if it's not an effort solely to stay up late.
As for the whole "fiddling" thing - probably not worthy of termination. And I don't know if I could explain my view right now anyway - it's been a rough night. But control over a network is half the job of the admin...
Why is this good? It save the IT department a lot of time (typically the most expensive factor), and it means that when you break something we can have a part on-site to replace it. It also means everything works right because we don't have to deal with the fact that your machine has this little quirk in it...
I wonder what the folks at Google are thinking when that shows up as a high-ranking source of traffic... I also wonder why somebody felt that was neccesary to even put. Ah well.
Open Source is a term that deals with software, and has nothing to do with the arts. Yes, you can run a similar principal to an extent, but it's really not the same thing.
I'm thinking that their coming lack of dependance on Microsoft will take precedence over all, and that Micos^H^H^H^H^Hthe US government will "forgive" the human rights violations if they support our country by purchasing more WinXP licenses...
The library at which I work requires that we have a card from you before we allow you to access a computer. We basically do this in case you start surfing porn (we don't allow it, don't care to allow it, and aren't willing to install filters for ANYTHING). That way we can ban you for 30 days. Other than that, nada.
Yeah, you're right - it's all gone to the consoles. Nothing left for us PC people anymore - even Blizzard has dumped us in abandon. Alright, back to the latest edition of WarCraft.
Wouldn't happen. The way they are doing this is by "blackholing" which means that there is a machine within the network that advertises a false route to that net with a higher priority and just dumps any packets from that route it recieves. Same amount of memory is used on the routers.
Yeah, but think about it - does Aunt Sue really believe that Snood is worth $20 just to be able to take a mulligan?
Go purchase a better motherboard. That's usually the problem. Also avoid the cheapo RAM. I own 2 AMD boxes at present: a server (up for 30 days after a normal reboot) and a laptop whose last crash I'm not certain of.
Yeah, the Intel logo is going to matter a huge amount to me - while I'm playing on my new high-end AMD box!
It's like a weather forecast... slow light today, fast light tomorrow, and spotty bursts on Wednesday!
Not 1-26, and not 1-10... 1 or 0. Bit level XOR is the "proper" way to do it.
Beyond that, all crypto is considered breakable - the question is the amount of computational effort required. A "perfect" cypher will require each possible key to be checked and each with have an equal chance of being correct (and of being wrong). A "broken" cypher allows a considerable shortcut in the process of discovering what it has been used to encrypt. This shortcut may cut the time required in half, it might make it happen only 5% faster. The question to be asked is: is the person who wrote the paper stating an insecurity correct? How much of a risk is it?
According to CryptoGram, this attack is expected to take a large nominal amount of known plaintext, and hence might not be that risky after all. I personally like Blowfish better anyway :)
RedHat produces several variations of its Linux distribution. You're most likely familiar with the one priced at $30 you can download basically free. The cost of some editions, however, reaches $2500. The version IBM is using retails for $800 I think (could be more). See it yourself at http://www.redhat.com/apps/commerce/software.html
My recent work with Linux has been with source code built systems do to my disdain with the way distributions are made (differening standards [an oxymoron?], custom branded tools). Out of according habit, I typically roll-up versions rather than patching them unless the newer version will break something. As a result of that, I didn't take into consideration the patching of an older version when a newer one was in use.
And yes, keeping up with patches is good. You should try to practice it. Also, subscribe to BugTraq.
As a generalized reply to people who have been saying "what if the batteries die," you need to realize that the batteries would have a very predictable rate of degeneration. To say gasoline engines (or jet fuel, whatever) makes you more comfortable is foolish. It's just as possible to run out of gas as it is battery power; all you have to do is start ignoring the instruments.