Anybody know what the first utility is to go out in bad weather? It's power. And if you've got a business website that needs to stay up, then this is the last thing you need!
Also, I believe fiber connections like this are being proposed in NYC...
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No, go back and read what I said. The NSA is just a wing of the government, and if the government benefits more from securing computer systems in corporate environments, then that's what will be done. However, since nobody should trust anything from somebody who has something to gain from you, you must be able to see through it - hence open source.
And how do you protect something you can't crack? You don't make stupid mistakes. If you can see everything, then you know everything, right? Hard to hide flaws in source code...
Don't you people get it? Microsoft is right! After all, being able to check if something is secure must make it insecure...
Oh, and don't forget boys and girls, this is from the company that releases security patches which cause holes. Sure this is M$ bashing, but the fact is that M$ has created a product that, when used as a server, is unacceptable. Even as a client, M$ products have caused problems - note today's story about the SatireWire article. The simple reason for this is that only a limited number of people are able to see if there actually are any bugs and fix them. And if they won't let you join them, you might as well beat them, eh?
Basically, don't trust somebody from Texas to give you directions when you're in Maine...
Note: I have no affiliation with the US government, or any other (except that I abide by some of there rules, not all, but some)
The NSA has been, since its birth, concerned with national security. Now that the "Cold War" is over, there is less of an outside threat to be concerned about. Almost any useful intel now is likely to come from the CIA.
It comes to reason that with private corporations working on some of the most secret government projects (Hell, ASCI White wasn't exactly made by the DoD), that defense has to be re-focused. And with computer crimes beginning to tax the US economy heavily, what better way to make national security investments more productive?
I'm obviously leaning onto a thin limb when I say this, but I believe that the NSA is going to become more concerned with protecting computer systems than cracking them over the next few years. After all, the aim of the govenment is to do what is most effective, and it looks like securing data may help things out more than stealing it...
Of course, the NSA may just be trying to boast a better public image with all of this Echelon stuff going on, eh?
If 2600's move is accepted and the case is dropped, the DMCA gets the equivelent of a big hole drilled through it. And the chances of the MPAA/RIAA getting another law passed similar to this are about as good as some left-over piece of Mir slamming into the Taco Bell pad tommorow. Basically, it will become legal to circumvent encryption (if you take the right steps, such as getting somebody from Germany to send it to you or something).
OTOH, if it doesn't fly and 2600 is "convicted", then the precedence becomes that are own laws take precedence over treaties. Now that's a heavy precedent - and one I bet the judge doesn't want to make...
3Com on Wednesday said it will discontinue
Audrey, its Web-surfing appliance. Audrey's
quick demise--the $499 device debuted in
October--is the latest evidence of a growing
trend. Namely, consumers don't want simplified
computing devices for surfing the Web, or at
least they don't want them yet.
OK, we want simplified stuff. But consider that an E-machine does so much more than the Audrey (and the name isn't as pathetic - "Hey mommie, I'm going to go play with Audrey in my room"), and at the same cost. Sure, the Audrey is "portable", but that is rather limited by battery life. And besides, you can't load your own software onto that thing anyhow.
What Mr. User, Joe wants is something that has either a NIC or a 56k modem (why pay for both, you'll only use one), runs an e-mail app and a webrowser, can be upgraded (in case some new "web trick" comes out - al a Flash or something), and COSTS WHAT IT SHOULD!
Basically, remember that your market is people who don't want to pay for a full computer because they don't need it. Don't provide extra stuff and focus on the cost and keeping it useful throughout its life... How do you think Palm does so good?
"Make that cable soldier! Orange stripe, orange - crimp and give me fifty!"
Decrypting the above message is a violation of the DMCA act - you will be punished! Oh yeah, and this entire message was also encrypted with binary ascii. If you're reading this, you've just broken the law again!
When supply drops and demand goes up/stays the same, then prices go up. However, I haven't noticed any increase in the cost of fiber lately so I'd say we're all set. I guess the cable company is kind of sitting down waiting to get enough money to lay down the fiber without taking out a loan...
Let me explain a few things to you:
1) I've read the FAQ, and I understand capped karma. Obviously in order to cap it, it must only go down (duh)
2) You're apparently new a/., and might be wondering why you have been moderated as a troll... let me hint in that it's because you tried posting something for karma and it wasn't good - it's the perfect troll recipe.
3) IT'S MY SIG AND YOU QUOTED IT WRONG!
(Really) small pieces of glass shot through a pressure gun in an enclosed containter. The auto shop at my school uses somthing like it for polishing - but if it's concentrated, then it will cut...
ISPs will (hopefully) start moving away from the model where they try to provide everything they can on their homepage and will change focus to doing things like hosting e-mail and handing out IP addresses. Basically, the system will just be setup to do the basics and support (believe me, there will be incompetent Winblows users for YEARS to come that don't know how to do internet, and they WILL pay...)
They should put in 2 new moderation categories - wrong and didn't read the damn thing. You'd fall into the latter. Read the one above mine, then read mine again. Perhaps I did make an error, but I don't think so...
Read the subject. Power strips don't prevent smaller spikes/surges, and definitely don't help low voltage. Get it? Get it.
However, if you're really only worried about the whole thing going boom, try out APC (yes, they make UPSes, but they also do strips). Their strips to help out a lot. Enjoy!
The first and fore-most argument against this is that it is security through obscurity. Just because you can't change into a directory doesn't mean you can't read its contents (IE, I know that file.txt exists in directory X. I'm not allowed to change into directory X, but since file.txt is world readable, I can go vi/home/X/file.txt and see what is there...)
Think before you act; more importantly, think before you tell people that what they've been working on for years is worthless.
I think that stupidity should be limited by law (really, I do...), but I guess it will never be so. I'm not referring to the person whos comment, I'm referring to the patent. You see, they're patenting something that is trivial - and that obviously shouldn't be allowed... but I guess in the wonderful US, it is. And regardless of where it was used first, it was still used prior and therefore the whole thing is >/dev/null.
The problem with capped Karma is it only goes down...
Sounds fun, but it won't happen. WIPO trolls refuse to do anything like that, and frankly for once they'd be right. However, I think that the TLDs should be split, different people should run the TLDs, and blah, blah, blah...
The problem with capped Karma is it only goes down...
Don't just go out and grab 2.4.2. Odds are you don't even need it. It's merely another stable release that spreads what Linux can run on.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Currently, 2.4.1 is the latest "something for everyone" kernel, and only because of a change in memory handling. Read the changelogs before downloading the kernels and see if there is anything you'll actually USE!
The problem with capped Karma is it only goes down...
First off, I don't get what you're saying about It's easy to exploit your work for money that no professional would work for. But for health care (insurance for me), I'm a little young to have need it (parentally provided via military).
Second - That's OK for ever-money-starfing schools and colleges; but you shoulnd't take that habit to business - it'll destroy you after a very short time. You're right!
Finally - Disclaimer: I'm 40, CEO of a consulting company - we're troubleshooters, normally called in when some dumb-ass (both young and old ones:-) ruined a project. I had my shares of both young and old know-it-alls. Previously, they ruined my day. Now, I it earns my money. You're right again. But the difference is that I know what I know and don't try to make up what I don't!
The problem with capped Karma is it only goes down...
Just to give a quick point-of-view perspective: I'm a 16 year old net/sys admin that builds entire networks from the ground up. I'm participating in a contest on networking, and expect to make it to nationals.
The point behind what I say is that 30 year old that does this and has to live off of it will be both viewing things from the outside (more on that later), and will simply cost more. A student right at the school, however, takes personal interest in the network because he and his friends depend on it. They won't mess it up because then they lose that position they love. And above all, they can't do it for a living because they have school.
Basically, you've got on-site labor that costs less and (personally) cares more. And since they rely on it, the systems continued success really matters to them - hence the "inside" view.
Consultant Ruins Student Created Network - It's just as likely you know!
The problem with capped Karma is it only goes down...
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Also, I believe fiber connections like this are being proposed in NYC...
I can't be karma whoring - I've already hit 50!
And how do you protect something you can't crack? You don't make stupid mistakes. If you can see everything, then you know everything, right? Hard to hide flaws in source code...
I can't be karma whoring - I've already hit 50!
Oh, and don't forget boys and girls, this is from the company that releases security patches which cause holes. Sure this is M$ bashing, but the fact is that M$ has created a product that, when used as a server, is unacceptable. Even as a client, M$ products have caused problems - note today's story about the SatireWire article. The simple reason for this is that only a limited number of people are able to see if there actually are any bugs and fix them. And if they won't let you join them, you might as well beat them, eh?
Basically, don't trust somebody from Texas to give you directions when you're in Maine...
I can't be karma whoring - I've already hit 50!
The NSA has been, since its birth, concerned with national security. Now that the "Cold War" is over, there is less of an outside threat to be concerned about. Almost any useful intel now is likely to come from the CIA.
It comes to reason that with private corporations working on some of the most secret government projects (Hell, ASCI White wasn't exactly made by the DoD), that defense has to be re-focused. And with computer crimes beginning to tax the US economy heavily, what better way to make national security investments more productive?
I'm obviously leaning onto a thin limb when I say this, but I believe that the NSA is going to become more concerned with protecting computer systems than cracking them over the next few years. After all, the aim of the govenment is to do what is most effective, and it looks like securing data may help things out more than stealing it...
Of course, the NSA may just be trying to boast a better public image with all of this Echelon stuff going on, eh?
I can't be karma whoring - I've already hit 50!
If 2600's move is accepted and the case is dropped, the DMCA gets the equivelent of a big hole drilled through it. And the chances of the MPAA/RIAA getting another law passed similar to this are about as good as some left-over piece of Mir slamming into the Taco Bell pad tommorow. Basically, it will become legal to circumvent encryption (if you take the right steps, such as getting somebody from Germany to send it to you or something).
OTOH, if it doesn't fly and 2600 is "convicted", then the precedence becomes that are own laws take precedence over treaties. Now that's a heavy precedent - and one I bet the judge doesn't want to make...
I can't be karma whoring - I've already hit 50!
3Com on Wednesday said it will discontinue Audrey, its Web-surfing appliance. Audrey's quick demise--the $499 device debuted in October--is the latest evidence of a growing trend. Namely, consumers don't want simplified computing devices for surfing the Web, or at least they don't want them yet.
OK, we want simplified stuff. But consider that an E-machine does so much more than the Audrey (and the name isn't as pathetic - "Hey mommie, I'm going to go play with Audrey in my room"), and at the same cost. Sure, the Audrey is "portable", but that is rather limited by battery life. And besides, you can't load your own software onto that thing anyhow.
What Mr. User, Joe wants is something that has either a NIC or a 56k modem (why pay for both, you'll only use one), runs an e-mail app and a webrowser, can be upgraded (in case some new "web trick" comes out - al a Flash or something), and COSTS WHAT IT SHOULD!
Basically, remember that your market is people who don't want to pay for a full computer because they don't need it. Don't provide extra stuff and focus on the cost and keeping it useful throughout its life... How do you think Palm does so good?
"Make that cable soldier! Orange stripe, orange - crimp and give me fifty!"
var = variable
ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US!
Decrypting the above message is a violation of the DMCA act - you will be punished! Oh yeah, and this entire message was also encrypted with binary ascii. If you're reading this, you've just broken the law again!
ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US!
(AOL/TimeWarner is the parent of Warner records)
ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US!
Hehe, electricity isn't allowed as a weapon on BattleBots!
ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US!
When supply drops and demand goes up/stays the same, then prices go up. However, I haven't noticed any increase in the cost of fiber lately so I'd say we're all set. I guess the cable company is kind of sitting down waiting to get enough money to lay down the fiber without taking out a loan...
ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US!
Let me explain a few things to you: 1) I've read the FAQ, and I understand capped karma. Obviously in order to cap it, it must only go down (duh) 2) You're apparently new a /., and might be wondering why you have been moderated as a troll... let me hint in that it's because you tried posting something for karma and it wasn't good - it's the perfect troll recipe.
3) IT'S MY SIG AND YOU QUOTED IT WRONG!
ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US!
Got spell check on that thing?
ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US!
(Really) small pieces of glass shot through a pressure gun in an enclosed containter. The auto shop at my school uses somthing like it for polishing - but if it's concentrated, then it will cut...
ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US!
ISPs will (hopefully) start moving away from the model where they try to provide everything they can on their homepage and will change focus to doing things like hosting e-mail and handing out IP addresses. Basically, the system will just be setup to do the basics and support (believe me, there will be incompetent Winblows users for YEARS to come that don't know how to do internet, and they WILL pay...)
ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US!
They should put in 2 new moderation categories - wrong and didn't read the damn thing. You'd fall into the latter. Read the one above mine, then read mine again. Perhaps I did make an error, but I don't think so...
ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US!
However, if you're really only worried about the whole thing going boom, try out APC (yes, they make UPSes, but they also do strips). Their strips to help out a lot. Enjoy!
ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US!
Think before you act; more importantly, think before you tell people that what they've been working on for years is worthless.
ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US!
I think that stupidity should be limited by law (really, I do...), but I guess it will never be so. I'm not referring to the person whos comment, I'm referring to the patent. You see, they're patenting something that is trivial - and that obviously shouldn't be allowed... but I guess in the wonderful US, it is. And regardless of where it was used first, it was still used prior and therefore the whole thing is > /dev/null.
The problem with capped Karma is it only goes down...
*cough* prior art *cough*
The problem with capped Karma is it only goes down...
Sounds fun, but it won't happen. WIPO trolls refuse to do anything like that, and frankly for once they'd be right. However, I think that the TLDs should be split, different people should run the TLDs, and blah, blah, blah...
The problem with capped Karma is it only goes down...
If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Currently, 2.4.1 is the latest "something for everyone" kernel, and only because of a change in memory handling. Read the changelogs before downloading the kernels and see if there is anything you'll actually USE!
The problem with capped Karma is it only goes down...
Second - That's OK for ever-money-starfing schools and colleges; but you shoulnd't take that habit to business - it'll destroy you after a very short time. You're right!
Finally - Disclaimer: I'm 40, CEO of a consulting company - we're troubleshooters, normally called in when some dumb-ass (both young and old ones :-) ruined a project. I had my shares of both young and old know-it-alls. Previously, they ruined my day. Now, I it earns my money. You're right again. But the difference is that I know what I know and don't try to make up what I don't!
The problem with capped Karma is it only goes down...
www.fourmilab.ch - get the entropy tester :)
The problem with capped Karma is it only goes down...
The point behind what I say is that 30 year old that does this and has to live off of it will be both viewing things from the outside (more on that later), and will simply cost more. A student right at the school, however, takes personal interest in the network because he and his friends depend on it. They won't mess it up because then they lose that position they love. And above all, they can't do it for a living because they have school.
Basically, you've got on-site labor that costs less and (personally) cares more. And since they rely on it, the systems continued success really matters to them - hence the "inside" view.
Consultant Ruins Student Created Network - It's just as likely you know!
The problem with capped Karma is it only goes down...