If you've lost interest in CS, what are you interested in? Perhaps you should look for careers in something else. As a new college grad you will have the option to go into almost any career you want. A lot of companies look for people with no experience and train them- not just for computer jobs.
At my school (semi-prestigious college), there was some crazy statistic saying that only 30% of college grads get a degree directly related to their major. I took that to mean "study what you love, you can still get a job". So i studied music theory and composition (at a school dominated by science and business majors). After college, while working a job I knew was just to pay the bills, I took night computer classes. I then landed a job as a web developer and got trained even more. While i was doing that job i decided i liked networks and systems more than development, so i took more night classes and got a new job as a sysadmin- and that company actually paid for the classes.
My point- you're almost done. Finish your CS program and SERIOUSLY consider looking for work in an area that really interests you. You are not locked in to computers even with that degree- and you can still read slashdot all you want.
It's true. This is big, especially since i heard that XP asks you 5 times during the install if you want to sign up for Passport. Less people read this site on Saturday. This would be a better story for Monday.
At the company I used to work for, we did a security consulting gig where the client asked us to try to gain physical access to their cage at Exodus' facility. If any of you have ever been to an Exodus data center, it is (supposedly) extremely secure. No one gets in without an access card, and there are security guards at the entrance. Even inside all cages are locked, and there are several other secure access points to get through.
Here's how we got in: We called Exodus posing as an employee of our client and said that a phone tech needed access to our cage to fix a phone line. We then set up a dummy voice mailbox with a fake message as if it was that employee's phone. That is the number we gave Exodus. Exodus did call and leave a message on that line, but never spoke to anyone. We sent a guy to Exodus the next day saying he was the phone tech. He got full access to our client's cage.
It was that easy.
Re:What is a Good Mailing List for this Info?
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great! thank you very much. after you referred me to that page, i was able to find it through your website also, but it was not in an obvious place (at least to me). I first had to look at list archives, then there is the link at the upper right "manage subscriptions". and a search for "mailing list" brought up some "Insight" mailing list as the first result.
of course, further down the search results was the list archives page. i just didn't look hard enough, but since it seems like an important list i expected it to be in a more conspicuous place (like with the errata pages). Thanks again.
What is a Good Mailing List for this Info?
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Even though Microsoft has a new security hole every week, they have a security bulletin mailing list which lets subscribers know quickly of security issues (of course recently my inbox has been stuffed with them). Can someone recommend a good mailing list for linux issues? I am using mostly RedHat boxes, but they don't seem to have any free mailing list that I can find (perhaps they have one i don't know about).
It's not like every machine that was infected by nimda or code red was done so by a separate cracker. Those worms propogated themselves. One black hat gets the exploit code, then the worm does the rest. Keeping code snippets off the web isn't going to do a damn thing. Like everyone here already understands, that is not the issue. The issue is MS needs to make better software. Stop blaming others for your own faults.
I keep reading about different companies and agencies that are thinking about switching to open source, but I never hear how they plan on doing this, and if it is ever done. If one of these agencies really decides to go for it, where do they turn? Do they just call up Redhat? Are there companies out there specializing in this sort of thing, or do they just hire a few geeks to switch the whole company to linux? Where do these companies or agencies turn when they actually want to implement something like this?
one piece hooks up to your pc, the other to the rca inputs of your stereo. it will transmit the audio out of your computer to your stereo, and it's only $69 dollars. Mush less of a hassle, no wires, and it achieves the same result- the gig's of mp3's on your computer will play out of your stereo in a hassle free way.
how did that get a 5? the matrix opens up so many doors for sequels, many of which are mentioned in other posts. to add to these, the working title for the next matrix is "The Matrix Reloaded". this could mean that the matrix code has been re-written. perhaps neo can't control the new matrix. not only do i feel that the story has just begun- even if the matrix stays the same, but if it truly is 'reloaded', there are infinite possibilities.
I'm late with this post so it may not be seen by too many people but i had to share my story.
we had to rebuild a win2k web server for a client. the box is hosted at dell host, but managed by us. we sent dell specific instructions on how to initially set up the box- basically do NOT install IIS (we don't run IIS anyway for this client). they contacted us and said the box was online and ready for us to configure. of course, IIS web and ftp were up and running, and a scan of the box showed it was already infected with code red. the guy at dell tried to blame it on us saying it's up to us to patch it- no mention of the fact that their default image is insecure, no mention of our specific instructions to not install IIS. now we and they need to do more work all because they f*cked up in the first place. they also said they have about 30-40 boxes that are infected. i wonder why.
Emacs Already Has FTP File Editing
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Lot's of improvements (i.e. you can edit files via FTP!)
from the emacs documentation:
You can refer to files on other machines using a special file name syntax:
/host:filename
/user@host:filename
When you do this, Emacs uses the FTP program to read and write files on the specified host. It logs in through FTP using your user name or the name user. It may ask you for a password from time to time; this is used for logging in on host.
Normally, if you do not specify a user name in a remote file name, that means to use your own user name. But if you set the variable ange-ftp-default-user to a string, that string is used instead. (The Emacs package that implements FTP file access is called ange-ftp.)
You can entirely turn off the FTP file name feature by setting the variable file-name-handler-alist to nil.
...I had an escort that walked with me from the final meeting to my desk, then watched as I packed up what was mine, and made sure that I didn't walk with anything expensive. I wouldn't have stolen anything anyway. But I still took advantage of the company's unfortunate situation. They had several foosball tables and were planning on moving to a smaller office after the layoffs. I was able to purchase a foos table off of them for a fraction of the real price, and it was in mint condition. If you are not a criminal and are not willing to steal the equipment, it doesn't hurt to ask if they will sell you what you want for cheap.
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I agree that no matter what changes happen to airport security, it will not prevent this type of action. anything can be a weapon. i also agree that there should be sky marshals on every flight. but i also think another defense is to lock down the cockpits and train pilots NEVER to open the door in these situations. supposedly cockpit doors are locked and the terrorists lured the pilots out by killing passengers and flight attendents (god that is horrible). as awful as that is, control of the planes should NEVER be given over- no matter what.
of course, we can figure out exactly how to defend against this specific type of attack, but it might never happen again. there could already be thousands of evil, sub-human people living among us planning the next form of attack.
on a different note, i was vehemently opposed to carnivore until 9/11/2001. if carnivore could have helped prevent this from happening, i support it. i have no electronic communication that i need to hide that badly from snoopers. i already assume all of my phone calls and emails can be picked up anyway. big deal.
i also think we have a perfect example of a use for GPS, and face recognition technology. why wasn't it discovered instantly that these flights were off course? perhaps GPS could have helped alert us. i can also accept face recognition technology at places as high-profile as airports.
also, why do we have to wait for black boxes before we know what was said in the cockpit? why aren't we streaming live audio, perhaps video from every plane to mass storage facilities somewhere? we wouldn't even need to hold on to the tapes for more than a few days at a time.
again, most of this addresses the flight hijacking scenario, which may not ever be attempted in this way again. these are just a few of my thoughts. i feel more patriotism for my amazing country than ever before in my life. my heart, thoughts, and prayers are with everyone hit by this tragedy. America will stay strong, and we all know it. God Bless America.
Why is/. searching for google's successor when it is a damn fine search engine? Is it dead? out of business? What a waste. even the poster of this story says But I still say that nothing is better then the almighty Google. Perhaps there should be a new story: "Searching for Linux's Successor" or "Searching for a new technology/pop culture discussion web site".
I have been very seriously considering buying one of the current iPaq's loaded with windows. I would much rather run linux on it, but the thing sells with windows- and i'm sure it runs very nicely with that OS. I am torn because of the whole 'best tool for the job' issue. Why should i load linux on it when every option for the iPaq runs smoothly with windows? I know compaq has mentioned that they might actually release iPaq's with linux instead of windows. hell, they even have an entire site dedicated to running linux on it. but i'm not sure i want to wait for that.
i guess what i'm looking for is comments from people who have loaded linux on their iPaq. Any problems? I read the latest stable release of Familiar doesn't support the 2 card expansion pack- which i would definitely want.
I have seen this idea before, but it's worth mentioning again. Wouldn't it be possible to write a variation on the code red worm that goes around patching IIS servers instead of infecting them? If this thing infected 250,000 computers in a day (or whatever it was), why not distribute the patch the same way?
Well, I'm glad I was able to start a tiny discussion, unfortunately most of you who responded chose to call me names instead of making valid points. Luckily, there are a few intelligent people that actually came up with valid arguments.
1. What to do with dead batteries.
2. Emissions are just switched from the car to the power plants.
3. Limited range of batteries
4. Batteries don't work well in cold
I have been reading about GM's electric car. According to them, their batteries are 98% recyclable. And here is a quote from their environment page:
The EV1 helps contribute to a cleaner environment. In California, for instance, there are 97% fewer emissions with the EV1 than a conventional gasoline engine -- this includes the electricity-generating emissions from the power plant. Also, when you use electricity at night to charge the EV1, it actually helps power plants operate more efficiently because of power plant load leveling.
That leaves limited range, and battery performance- both of which are strong arguments. But for those people who only need a car to get to work every day, an electric car seems like a step in the right direction- certainly better than gas cars.
What I don't understand is why we don't have electric cars yet. No emissions, no high gas prices. Is it because of the influence of oil companies? lack of electricity (ex. rolling blackouts)? I just don't get it. Environmentally it makes so much sense- unless there is some huge problem with electric cars I am missing.
The Vines is an example of an emerging class of what are called self-organizing Web sites.
The Web in 1996 didn't need to organize itself
emerging class?/. has been here since '97. and that second quote comes from the cheif editor of plastic.com. too bad a site running your own code doesn't give you credit for getting it right a few years ago.
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30% of college grads get a degree directly related to their major
i meant "30% of college grads get a job directly related to their major" (duh)
If you've lost interest in CS, what are you interested in? Perhaps you should look for careers in something else. As a new college grad you will have the option to go into almost any career you want. A lot of companies look for people with no experience and train them- not just for computer jobs.
At my school (semi-prestigious college), there was some crazy statistic saying that only 30% of college grads get a degree directly related to their major. I took that to mean "study what you love, you can still get a job". So i studied music theory and composition (at a school dominated by science and business majors). After college, while working a job I knew was just to pay the bills, I took night computer classes. I then landed a job as a web developer and got trained even more. While i was doing that job i decided i liked networks and systems more than development, so i took more night classes and got a new job as a sysadmin- and that company actually paid for the classes.
My point- you're almost done. Finish your CS program and SERIOUSLY consider looking for work in an area that really interests you. You are not locked in to computers even with that degree- and you can still read slashdot all you want.
"I love eye candy kids"
okay, so he said "kids movies". Talk about taking a quote out of context.
It's true. This is big, especially since i heard that XP asks you 5 times during the install if you want to sign up for Passport. Less people read this site on Saturday. This would be a better story for Monday.
At the company I used to work for, we did a security consulting gig where the client asked us to try to gain physical access to their cage at Exodus' facility. If any of you have ever been to an Exodus data center, it is (supposedly) extremely secure. No one gets in without an access card, and there are security guards at the entrance. Even inside all cages are locked, and there are several other secure access points to get through.
Here's how we got in: We called Exodus posing as an employee of our client and said that a phone tech needed access to our cage to fix a phone line. We then set up a dummy voice mailbox with a fake message as if it was that employee's phone. That is the number we gave Exodus. Exodus did call and leave a message on that line, but never spoke to anyone. We sent a guy to Exodus the next day saying he was the phone tech. He got full access to our client's cage.
It was that easy.
great! thank you very much. after you referred me to that page, i was able to find it through your website also, but it was not in an obvious place (at least to me). I first had to look at list archives, then there is the link at the upper right "manage subscriptions". and a search for "mailing list" brought up some "Insight" mailing list as the first result.
of course, further down the search results was the list archives page. i just didn't look hard enough, but since it seems like an important list i expected it to be in a more conspicuous place (like with the errata pages). Thanks again.
Even though Microsoft has a new security hole every week, they have a security bulletin mailing list which lets subscribers know quickly of security issues (of course recently my inbox has been stuffed with them). Can someone recommend a good mailing list for linux issues? I am using mostly RedHat boxes, but they don't seem to have any free mailing list that I can find (perhaps they have one i don't know about).
It's not like every machine that was infected by nimda or code red was done so by a separate cracker. Those worms propogated themselves. One black hat gets the exploit code, then the worm does the rest. Keeping code snippets off the web isn't going to do a damn thing. Like everyone here already understands, that is not the issue. The issue is MS needs to make better software. Stop blaming others for your own faults.
I keep reading about different companies and agencies that are thinking about switching to open source, but I never hear how they plan on doing this, and if it is ever done. If one of these agencies really decides to go for it, where do they turn? Do they just call up Redhat? Are there companies out there specializing in this sort of thing, or do they just hire a few geeks to switch the whole company to linux? Where do these companies or agencies turn when they actually want to implement something like this?
Jensen Wireless Internet Audio Transmitter
one piece hooks up to your pc, the other to the rca inputs of your stereo. it will transmit the audio out of your computer to your stereo, and it's only $69 dollars. Mush less of a hassle, no wires, and it achieves the same result- the gig's of mp3's on your computer will play out of your stereo in a hassle free way.
how did that get a 5? the matrix opens up so many doors for sequels, many of which are mentioned in other posts. to add to these, the working title for the next matrix is "The Matrix Reloaded". this could mean that the matrix code has been re-written. perhaps neo can't control the new matrix. not only do i feel that the story has just begun- even if the matrix stays the same, but if it truly is 'reloaded', there are infinite possibilities.
I'm late with this post so it may not be seen by too many people but i had to share my story.
we had to rebuild a win2k web server for a client. the box is hosted at dell host, but managed by us. we sent dell specific instructions on how to initially set up the box- basically do NOT install IIS (we don't run IIS anyway for this client). they contacted us and said the box was online and ready for us to configure. of course, IIS web and ftp were up and running, and a scan of the box showed it was already infected with code red. the guy at dell tried to blame it on us saying it's up to us to patch it- no mention of the fact that their default image is insecure, no mention of our specific instructions to not install IIS. now we and they need to do more work all because they f*cked up in the first place. they also said they have about 30-40 boxes that are infected. i wonder why.
Lot's of improvements (i.e. you can edit files via FTP!)
from the emacs documentation:
You can refer to files on other machines using a special file name syntax:
/host:filename
/user@host:filename
When you do this, Emacs uses the FTP program to read and write files on the specified host. It logs in through FTP using your user name or the name user. It may ask you for a password from time to time; this is used for logging in on host.
Normally, if you do not specify a user name in a remote file name, that means to use your own user name. But if you set the variable ange-ftp-default-user to a string, that string is used instead. (The Emacs package that implements FTP file access is called ange-ftp.)
You can entirely turn off the FTP file name feature by setting the variable file-name-handler-alist to nil.
...I had an escort that walked with me from the final meeting to my desk, then watched as I packed up what was mine, and made sure that I didn't walk with anything expensive. I wouldn't have stolen anything anyway. But I still took advantage of the company's unfortunate situation. They had several foosball tables and were planning on moving to a smaller office after the layoffs. I was able to purchase a foos table off of them for a fraction of the real price, and it was in mint condition. If you are not a criminal and are not willing to steal the equipment, it doesn't hurt to ask if they will sell you what you want for cheap.
I agree that no matter what changes happen to airport security, it will not prevent this type of action. anything can be a weapon. i also agree that there should be sky marshals on every flight. but i also think another defense is to lock down the cockpits and train pilots NEVER to open the door in these situations. supposedly cockpit doors are locked and the terrorists lured the pilots out by killing passengers and flight attendents (god that is horrible). as awful as that is, control of the planes should NEVER be given over- no matter what.
of course, we can figure out exactly how to defend against this specific type of attack, but it might never happen again. there could already be thousands of evil, sub-human people living among us planning the next form of attack.
on a different note, i was vehemently opposed to carnivore until 9/11/2001. if carnivore could have helped prevent this from happening, i support it. i have no electronic communication that i need to hide that badly from snoopers. i already assume all of my phone calls and emails can be picked up anyway. big deal.
i also think we have a perfect example of a use for GPS, and face recognition technology. why wasn't it discovered instantly that these flights were off course? perhaps GPS could have helped alert us. i can also accept face recognition technology at places as high-profile as airports.
also, why do we have to wait for black boxes before we know what was said in the cockpit? why aren't we streaming live audio, perhaps video from every plane to mass storage facilities somewhere? we wouldn't even need to hold on to the tapes for more than a few days at a time.
again, most of this addresses the flight hijacking scenario, which may not ever be attempted in this way again. these are just a few of my thoughts. i feel more patriotism for my amazing country than ever before in my life. my heart, thoughts, and prayers are with everyone hit by this tragedy. America will stay strong, and we all know it. God Bless America.
Why is /. searching for google's successor when it is a damn fine search engine? Is it dead? out of business? What a waste. even the poster of this story says But I still say that nothing is better then the almighty Google . Perhaps there should be a new story: "Searching for Linux's Successor" or "Searching for a new technology/pop culture discussion web site".
I have been very seriously considering buying one of the current iPaq's loaded with windows. I would much rather run linux on it, but the thing sells with windows- and i'm sure it runs very nicely with that OS. I am torn because of the whole 'best tool for the job' issue. Why should i load linux on it when every option for the iPaq runs smoothly with windows? I know compaq has mentioned that they might actually release iPaq's with linux instead of windows. hell, they even have an entire site dedicated to running linux on it. but i'm not sure i want to wait for that.
i guess what i'm looking for is comments from people who have loaded linux on their iPaq. Any problems? I read the latest stable release of Familiar doesn't support the 2 card expansion pack- which i would definitely want.
I have seen this idea before, but it's worth mentioning again. Wouldn't it be possible to write a variation on the code red worm that goes around patching IIS servers instead of infecting them? If this thing infected 250,000 computers in a day (or whatever it was), why not distribute the patch the same way?
Well, I'm glad I was able to start a tiny discussion, unfortunately most of you who responded chose to call me names instead of making valid points. Luckily, there are a few intelligent people that actually came up with valid arguments.
1. What to do with dead batteries.
2. Emissions are just switched from the car to the power plants.
3. Limited range of batteries
4. Batteries don't work well in cold
I have been reading about GM's electric car. According to them, their batteries are 98% recyclable. And here is a quote from their environment page:
The EV1 helps contribute to a cleaner environment. In California, for instance, there are 97% fewer emissions with the EV1 than a conventional gasoline engine -- this includes the electricity-generating emissions from the power plant. Also, when you use electricity at night to charge the EV1, it actually helps power plants operate more efficiently because of power plant load leveling.
That leaves limited range, and battery performance- both of which are strong arguments. But for those people who only need a car to get to work every day, an electric car seems like a step in the right direction- certainly better than gas cars.
What I don't understand is why we don't have electric cars yet. No emissions, no high gas prices. Is it because of the influence of oil companies? lack of electricity (ex. rolling blackouts)? I just don't get it. Environmentally it makes so much sense- unless there is some huge problem with electric cars I am missing.
Using suction cups to climb a building has been done before.
also, scaling buildings isn't new either.
The Vines is an example of an emerging class of what are called self-organizing Web sites.
/. has been here since '97. and that second quote comes from the cheif editor of plastic.com. too bad a site running your own code doesn't give you credit for getting it right a few years ago.
The Web in 1996 didn't need to organize itself
emerging class?
i saw a post on /. a few months ago that read something like:
i worry about a country where the shooter has the right to carry a gun, but the shootee does not have the right to hospital treatment.
i don't have the link to the post. i only remember what it said.
ahhh.. the light just turned on, thank you. the verizon story is still an interesting read.
according to this story at 2600.com, the current maximum allowed characters for a domain name is 67. that story is a very intersting read about how verizon sued 2600 for registering www.verizonreallysucks.com, so 2600 took advantage of the 67 character max and registeredL awyers.com
www.Veri zon ShouldSpendMoreTimeFixingItsNetworkAndLessMoneyOn