Well, actually the PS/2 would be running an 80286 with 3.5 inch drives (high density! 1.44 MB!) and the dear, departed Micro Channel Architecture. Of course it does have the PS/2 mouse port, so perhaps you can use your Cuecat with it?
Seriously, though, I wonder what Sony had to pay IBM to use that trademark. I bet it was something.
This is such a basic concept it's stunning, but so many adults are so afraid of kids they can't do it. Certainly our candidates du jour have no clue about this, but at least some parents and teachers get it...
I was very lucky to go to an alternative junior high program that was built around this assumption. Learned a ton. Would send my kids there in a second, if I have any.
many believe that business adoption is necessary for the peer-to-peer concept to
be accepted by the mainstream masses, as well as to overcome today's technological barriers.
Who's "many"?
Sounds like a biz journalist looking for the Next Big B2B Thing and, coming up empty, bitching about it. Last time I checked Napster was still going strong. If 30M users aren't "the mainstream masses," um, who is?
I actually thought it was kinda cool. Admittedly the patterns created were fairly simple, but they were an awfully good start for a completely new concept. Think of what Sol LeWitt could have done with this - and what this guy might be able to come up with after getting (constructive!) criticism of this piece.
So quit yer bellyaching, all of you who didn't think it was the next Sistine Chapel. So what? It's a good idea nonetheless.
These "kids" are single adults. So their parents get to keep their money. No help there. Their parents are probably not old enough to be on Medicare. No help there. They might benefit from the Bush tax cut - a little. No benefit whatsoever from Gore's, as you get a big goose egg if you're single.
I'm not saying that people should vote based on issues like these - I'm not. I'm voting on fiscal responsibility, foreign policy, and free trade. But if all the candidates are going to do is pander, at least they ought to pretend to pander to "America's future." They don't, because they think young people don't vote, and it's an insult.
Well, maybe it's because 100% of the major candidates don't have jack for policy that is of interest to anyone under 40. I mean, come on, prescription drugs in Medicare? Eliminating the marriage penalty? More crackdowns on kids surfing for porn or safe sex advice? None of this is of any value to anyone who isn't old, or married, or getting married, or with kids old enough to have their own personalities, which pretty much excludes the old 18-29 demographic.
I'm 29, and I'm voting for Gore, for various reasons, but I'm also a political junkie. Non junkies not in the "swing demographic" can be forgiven for feeling ignored. When they're ignored, well, of course they don't vote.
Look at Nader, for fuck's sake. The guy's policies would be a disaster in my view - but you've gotta hand it to him, he sure knows how to make younger voters feel like they're not just ATMs to be tapped to pay for the Pentagon and corporate welfare. Friends of mine who work for Nader have been brought to tears by his concern for us. Ask the Young Republicans for Dubya if they feel that way -- if you can find any.
KnightStalker seems to have found the exception that proves the rule in this case. If use to test system security (their words) is legitimate ("within right"), then isn't this whole thread (-1, Redundant)?
I mean, yes, they are taking away all our rights, etc., but someone seems to have taken appropriate action to get them back. So this is good news on a generally bad-news day.
No, silly, mobile PC users who switch from office networks to DSL connections at home. Carry a laptop around from office to office and you'll quickly see that typing in IPs is a pain in the ass. That's a major reason DHCP is in common use on office networks, and in hotels, and it's why we use it in our DSL service.
Well, of course the employer owns the computer, so the employer has certain rights. But that doesn't make it good practice to do so. I know that if I had reason to believe that my employer routinely monitored my email for anything other than patently criminal activity, e.g. stock manipulation or corporate espionage, I would quit.
Good employers know how to treat their workers. It's up to the employee to choose a company that treats him/her right - particularly in this tight job market.
Presumably the DHCP relay in the CMTS, as advertised by 3Com, or the DSL aggregation router could be set to prevent the attack described in this paper:
DHCP Server Spoofing: In DHCP server spoofing, a server that is not the one designated by the carrier responds to the cable client DHCP requests. This may be done
maliciously or accidentally. A Windows NT user can by default enable a PC as a DHCP server. A DHCP client, a cable modem or host PC on the
cable network, would accept DHCP responses from any server, generally taking the one first received. Rogue DHCP responses can play havoc with
network clients' ability to get service. The 3Com smart DHCP relay agent on the CMTS is configurable to distinguish and honor operator-defined
DHCP server addresses.
Is this something that ISPs or users here have experienced in the real world??
I work for a major ISP that offers DSL service, and we use DHCP to allocate IP addresses. We do this because it's a pain to type in your IPs, particularly for mobile users, and because it does help allocate IP addresses a bit more efficiently. It's not a protection against someone who scans a pool of IP addresses looking for open shares, as the "911 Worm" did some months ago. Just for IP allocation, that's all.
Very smart guys. If I were Steve Case I would take a totally hands-off approach, so long as Nullsoft is happy and producing good shit. I bet AOL could find good ways to use and promote this stuff without stifling them. Maybe they learned their lesson after buying, and destroying, Netscape.
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Reuters at Yahoo.
The publicity would certainly be favorable to Oracle...
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/technology/27MICRO SOFT.html
The Reichstag Fire analogy is relevant in my view.
So will they be at Burning Man next year?
Seriously, though, I wonder what Sony had to pay IBM to use that trademark. I bet it was something.
The Tom Paine article is almost a month old, so take it with a grain of salt. Today's NY Times says Nader may be "spoiling" in California...
Damn Electoral College.
This refers to "Internet Keywords" (tm) from Real Names. I don't know a soul who uses them, though, except possibly Mado nna .
I was very lucky to go to an alternative junior high program that was built around this assumption. Learned a ton. Would send my kids there in a second, if I have any.
Who's "many"?
Sounds like a biz journalist looking for the Next Big B2B Thing and, coming up empty, bitching about it. Last time I checked Napster was still going strong. If 30M users aren't "the mainstream masses," um, who is?
So quit yer bellyaching, all of you who didn't think it was the next Sistine Chapel. So what? It's a good idea nonetheless.
I'm not saying that people should vote based on issues like these - I'm not. I'm voting on fiscal responsibility, foreign policy, and free trade. But if all the candidates are going to do is pander, at least they ought to pretend to pander to "America's future." They don't, because they think young people don't vote, and it's an insult.
Harry Potter for President!
Hey, it's better than Tetris for those long meetings!
Okay, but does ANYONE know who their electors are??
Well, maybe it's because 100% of the major candidates don't have jack for policy that is of interest to anyone under 40. I mean, come on, prescription drugs in Medicare? Eliminating the marriage penalty? More crackdowns on kids surfing for porn or safe sex advice? None of this is of any value to anyone who isn't old, or married, or getting married, or with kids old enough to have their own personalities, which pretty much excludes the old 18-29 demographic.
I'm 29, and I'm voting for Gore, for various reasons, but I'm also a political junkie. Non junkies not in the "swing demographic" can be forgiven for feeling ignored. When they're ignored, well, of course they don't vote.
Look at Nader, for fuck's sake. The guy's policies would be a disaster in my view - but you've gotta hand it to him, he sure knows how to make younger voters feel like they're not just ATMs to be tapped to pay for the Pentagon and corporate welfare. Friends of mine who work for Nader have been brought to tears by his concern for us. Ask the Young Republicans for Dubya if they feel that way -- if you can find any.
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I mean, yes, they are taking away all our rights, etc., but someone seems to have taken appropriate action to get them back. So this is good news on a generally bad-news day.
No, silly, mobile PC users who switch from office networks to DSL connections at home. Carry a laptop around from office to office and you'll quickly see that typing in IPs is a pain in the ass. That's a major reason DHCP is in common use on office networks, and in hotels, and it's why we use it in our DSL service.
Well, you may be able to sue the government for violation of an implied contract. This would be a good exercise for the EFF...
Well, you can't on Windows...
Good employers know how to treat their workers. It's up to the employee to choose a company that treats him/her right - particularly in this tight job market.
it got a great score on the Slashdot Poll! (Well, it came in fifth after Hemos, but who cares.)
DHCP Server Spoofing: In DHCP server spoofing, a server that is not the one designated by the carrier responds to the cable client DHCP requests. This may be done maliciously or accidentally. A Windows NT user can by default enable a PC as a DHCP server. A DHCP client, a cable modem or host PC on the cable network, would accept DHCP responses from any server, generally taking the one first received. Rogue DHCP responses can play havoc with network clients' ability to get service. The 3Com smart DHCP relay agent on the CMTS is configurable to distinguish and honor operator-defined DHCP server addresses.
Is this something that ISPs or users here have experienced in the real world??
I work for a major ISP that offers DSL service, and we use DHCP to allocate IP addresses. We do this because it's a pain to type in your IPs, particularly for mobile users, and because it does help allocate IP addresses a bit more efficiently. It's not a protection against someone who scans a pool of IP addresses looking for open shares, as the "911 Worm" did some months ago. Just for IP allocation, that's all.
Very smart guys. If I were Steve Case I would take a totally hands-off approach, so long as Nullsoft is happy and producing good shit. I bet AOL could find good ways to use and promote this stuff without stifling them. Maybe they learned their lesson after buying, and destroying, Netscape.