BITCH WHINE AND MOAN the whole time today!!!! Man its like you people dont have anything better to do. Why do you crack a site or an encryption scheme? To show it up, why do you ask tough questions because either get good answers or stupid responses. "Better to be perceived a fool, then to open your mouth and remove all doubt." What I heard every last post today, whine "He sucks, he shouldnt be here. He sues everyone." Personally, I dont give a crap less but you all choose to go into bitch mode instead of putting your thinking caps on. BTW, if someone had put shit about my family on a website, number 1 I wouldnt have threatend to sue I would have taken my metal softball bat to the somebody's ass. As far as being credited for work, hey more power to him. If he can get favorable mainstream media coverage all the more better. No smart questions, no stupid answers here people and the cycle propagates itself. SOOOOOO, either a. shut him up with good questions or b. quit bitching about him and not knowing anything and being able to spread his image throughout the media land. Hangtime
I think I sum up a lot of people's thoughts about the article and say that was a complete waste of my time. I got the feeling my little brother who is in the 4th grade could have written it. I for one would like to moderate the article down also. Waste of my time.
Why can't all the distros for Linux and perhaps all the Unices for that matter turn off those things that could are "MAJOR" security risks. Had a couple of Israelis put a sniffer on two Solaris boxes that weren't locked down very well on campus and therefore a whole zone of IPs had to change passwords because of it. Just no need for that sort of thing. Linux and all Unices should come locked down or close to it, then an FAQ explaining all the things that are turned off and why including the security risk they pose. Just one man's opinion.
I glean nothing useful from either one, however, I will say that many of the Chinese articles that appear on Antionline are interesting reading. Wisdom from the country as far as ULG and Attrition: If a walks like a duck, talks like a duck, and happens to do everything that a duck did before it most likely is. Too many similarities in both cases and I do think we will find out it was Attrition or someone who has associated themselves with that staff who hacked the sites. Thinking someone needed some extra hits this month from a site "exclusive". BTW Cant get into Antionline right now seems like somebody has attacked an up bandwith channel from Antionline. Nobody has still hacked the page.
No dont do it Kermit. Resist. FREEDOM!!!! Kermit must have a gun pointed at him, its just like those propaganda films they do with prisoners who have been captured. A truly sad day.
I am always one for self regulation but the emphasis on "self." Forcing someone to actually use the software is no different then Taiwan running their huge proxies keeping everyone from reading porn and such.
For those who haven't read it I would suggest one of my favorite books of all time Fahrenheit 451. F451 in its day was a great groundbreaker however it has become even more pertinent now then it was in 1954. The world is a very dangerous and not so nice place sometimes but we can't put kid gloves on every little thing so Junior doesnt see naked boobs, heck thats what Dad's old Playboys were for anyhow.
I urge everyone to help out our friends Down Under and just tell someone, get the word out. For those that read it for a book report or rented the movie take another look back at the book and tell how far we are from that society. Live by the quote.
If somebody wants to make a buck from something they wrote, thats there perogative. To be honest, going through most of the so-called "academic" journals are only there so professors and wannabe professors can get published and say "oohh oohh Look at me." Publish or perish is a very bad thing. Those that benefit from a system such as academic publishing are those that protect it the most. Guess what, Im a big boy and I can take care of myself. If your in the market for the material at ebrain, I believe you will be smart enough to know the wheat from the chaff. Take the same approach to/. Highest scores first but set to 0. You will be amazed at the insightful comments that never get a rating. For those of you that believe we need some sort of editorial control on papers, I think there is some baby proofing in your house that needs to be done.
BTW I have been published in a real magazine.
'Old Ugly' Saving Face http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164 ,408616,00.html
So of course. Lets just forget about the 85% of students that attend public school in this country this year. We will only work in private schools where its much more free and open and easy. No sir. Whether we admit it or not, the public education system in this country (U.S. and all other free nations) is our backbone. If people can't read, write, spell, multiply, and critically think we are all doomed. "Well I dont have kids in school, or my kids goto private school. I dont have to worry about the system."
EHHHHH!!! Wrong Answer. Guess where most all our citizens come from, where do our workers and professionals come from, here's a clue. IT AINT PRIVATE SCHOOL!! Your either part of the solution or through your ignorance, stupidity or apathy are part of the problem.
I do some work on the side for an public elementary school here in town that works with the university. The school administrators apprectiate any help they can get and will more then likely in your area welcome it. People always complain about public schools but dont do anything about it. A little time and little talent can help a school put computers in classrooms while sharpening your skill set. Im sorta lucky because the school I work with has 3 T1 connections, almost a many as the university's. =).
I dont think I would lump Linus anywhere near some our century's greatest leaders the few above included. Priorties people.
Martin Luther King Jr. - effected a social revolution in this country peacefully
Yithzak Rabin - was the equivalent of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln to the people of Israel in creation of the Jewish state
Gahndi - effected a social revolution that ultimately ended English colonialism and effectively ended all colonialism around the world
Linus Tovalds - made a snappy OS, and started a movement to make source code free
In the big picture the people above and COUNTLESS others brought more to our century then Linus did. Sorry but I think I will cast my vote for someone else.
Unix admin vs NT admin (Security: General situations - workstations, server lockdowns)
Unix admin: Defends his or her castle against a small band of extremely skillful ninjas that go around his network (Unix still has less marketshare then Apple which was 5%). However, he or she has a team of fighters at their fingertips to help with any situation (ie mailing lists, Slashdot, etc.)
NT admin: Defends his or her castle against that same band because they dont like his or her choice of OS (same 5%). Also he or she has to defend against the rampaging hordes of STUPID endusers and script kiddies that want to make a mockery of their computers (remember the statistic 1 virus for Unix in the past year something like 4000 for Windows) add 85% of general computing population. So the WinNT has to defend against the best of the best (those that right exploits) and also the shear volume of users (those that like to use exploits and those dumb enough to use them). On top of that are belittled by the group above because its easier to learn their system. (There's a reason that Windows and Apple own 90% of the worldwide market for Operating Systems, its user friendliness;) ).
If you compare the two yes the Unix admin has most of the time more responsiblitity because they have more experience and he or she is in a more mission critical area. However, The NT admin is more then likely going to hear from an enduser and going to have to deal with way more shit then a Unix admin will because unlike the Unix admin EVERYBODY knows and can use Windows and the admin is the guy to call. I dont know everything but I do know some pretty damn talented NT admins and MCSEs.
One final note: Just because you dont like Microsoft products doesnt mean that everyone that uses them is stupid when it comes to computers. I work with some exceptionally bright admins everyday, we have an NT Server running on a Dell Poweredge 6300 that handles all the networked printers on campus along with all network installations of software and hasnt gone down once in the 8 months since they set it up. The Unix admin most of the time will have the more important job but the NT guy puts up with a lot more shit. Take care and take it easy.
Guess what? We all cant be absolute security gods. You know what, the kid broke the LAW!!! To be honest, I dont like security work. Its mundane and tedious work, ie not the movies. Instead of doing things that I like to do and better serve the customers out on campus I have to devote time to defending against script kiddies. No its not the man's fault that someone broke into his computer its the Script kiddie. Just because you leave your door open doesnt give somebody the right to come through it and clean your house of belongings. We all cant be security gurus so lay off.
Yes you make the argument that perhaps file sharing can be used for evil but so can guns, knives, tape recorders, large sticks, etc. However, I dont believe locking up a computer remotely or looping a sound so that it plays repeatedly can be construed as having redeeming value where as file sharing can. Of course file sharing could be dangerous but more then often then not its a helpful application that saves many floppy disks, playing with people's minds is not a redeeming social value.
Second: Privacy
I will use a scenario here it makes it easier to explain. Here at the school, we are putting out onto campus the Dell M770MM, a monitor with speakers and microphone built in. You have chosen BO2K as your remote tool of choice. One day either you or someone you work with is bored so they decide to turn the microphone on and listen to some conversations in the President's office. Oops. That is a crime punishable by jail time and you are libel because it's your software you installed. No U.S. State will allow you to record or listen to a conversation without knowledge of at least one party (in a few states) and all parties (in the majority of states). That's why it takes a court order for a wire tap. Do not fall into the trap of thinking listening to conversations and delving into the computers of employees is a right of every network admin. Yes, the Supreme Court has said that you can look at people's email but once you start going further from there protection for you becomes a lot murkier.
Quick Sidenote:
By default, LANdesk will let the user know when the computer is being audited, which is just a better overall strategy. Even if you don't want your users to know when there being watched its still a wonderful idea to put into a place a written Information Systems usage policy. This can save a lot of court costs, the policy here on campus has been used to terminate employees and since everyone signs it, it makes you a little safer. Take care and take it easy.
Think about it. Kennedy was flying recklessly at night beyond his capabilities. The three tookoff later in evening when he knew he couldnt fly instruments endangering the lives (and abruptly ending them)of his passengers. Sue the JFK Jr estate for all its worth including insurance. If OJ can be made to pay for wrongful death even after skipping the criminal charges, JFK Jr could certainly end up paying as well.
I have a friend who attends the Coast Guard academy right now and he dropped me a few ideas of what would have happened if one of us had gone down.
The CG would have taken a ship or two, ran zig zag patterns for 24 hours and if you had not been found? Well you would have been categorized lost at sea and be swimming with the fish. No 8 CG ships and no Navy destroyer with massive amounts of divers. No, no great tragedy for you justa stat.
Yada Yada Yada, welcome to the wonderful world of corporate remote administration. While SMS and may BO2k both can be stealthiy, I would add the leader in the field Intel's LANdesk to the mix. Each of the three allows remote administration, but SMS and LANdesk also allow cataloging of inventory both hardware and software which BO2K lacks. Also I would might add they dont add the convienent features of BO2K of endless looping of sound, locking out keyboards and mice, spying through perpherials, locking up systems and so on. The reason its not considered a remote admin tool is not the fact thats its "stealthy" but has the ability to do serious damage to an endusers computer. No if you deplyoyed BO2K into a real enviorment you would probably get tagged for privacy invasion or worse. Something to think about as everyone jumps on the Microsoft hate bandwagon.
I think it would be worth a half a day of productivity around the U.S. to allow people to vote. This would destroy the most notorious of all election excuses, I didnt have the time or energy. Require the first Tuesday after the first Monday every two years to be a half day holiday. No work during the afternoon. Also since this in the middle of the week, nobody would skip out and go on vacation. Think about it if there was nothing open outside of essentials water, electric companies, grocery stores there would be nothing to do but go vote. I like the idea and it should be pushed in Congress.
Let's face it boys and girls, these two are not very likeable characters. Neither one of these guys will win contests for likeablity. But like what happens when most things come through this forum, we shoot first, ask questions latter.
FACT: I doubt Harvard wouldnt have looked at the link on the site before the pulled the page. More then likely it was full of alot of the crap that was said about it or Harvard would have said to go screw yourself. Being from a private university, appearances must be kept up. In fact, here where I goto school three staff members were fired for posting a Playboy nude of Pamela Andersen. Harvard's covering their ass.
FACT: These two have had a long running feud between each other and this a pissing contest. However, somebody got caught were their pants down this time. I doubt anybody here would have want their work copied like antionline has been for the past how many months by packetstorm.
FACT: I doubt the FBI, Air Force, Computer Associates as well as numerous others would have put their trust into someone who they didnt throughly check out.
My point, grab both sides of the story before you start taking sides. Both of these sites have been credits to web but when they dengerate to this stuff like making threats or taking each others sites down, it just feeds the fire. This is a pissing contest plain and simple. Nothing less and nothing more. Pack up the stuff and move on.
Because you know what, the backup from this sewer system stinks like Hell and so does this deal from @home. We need to all broadcast alot of light on it.
@home I feel is in violation of a couple of FTC laws regarding advertising. I know listening to the Dallas radio stations that @home advertises speeds of 50 times faster then a modem. The cap thing would be like the water company saying to you "Were sorry you can have all the water you can pump but as a feature to our customers you can only give x amount of gallons of water to clean per day." Pretty pathetic isnt it. I would go ahead and contact your public utilities commision about this also might be a good idea to write the FTC. I have no problem with @home needing to restrict pipeflow while they upgrade backbone but
1. Dont advertise what you cant deliever 2. Dont tell someone a restriction on your service is an added feature. 3. Dont do the above unless you plan on compensating subscribers with a rate reduction. 4. Dont be go sneaking around about it and not tell your
Any sort of move an RBOC, electric company, water company makes has to be approved by the state governing body and also clearly explained to new and exisiting subscribers in the form of correspondence. Bad @home, Bad. No cookie.
Mom always said when I left to go play a Little League baseball game "Play hard and remember your not just representing yourself, your representing where you live as well." The Net has become that. Linux is a community and Little League Linuxers when the Ump doesnt make a correct call, even if one player on the field talks back to the Ump everyone hears it and sees it. One person can cast a bad view of where your from and the mumblings in the crowd and the conversations after the game affect you all. Even if the call didnt influence the outcome win or lose, you still project a bad view opf your town. Sound advice from Mom. Remember it, Live by it.
Ellison likes media attention. So when Larry shot his mouth off at Comdex about the challenge to Microsoft I knew he was in for trouble. This is what happens when the world's 2nd largest ego tries to challenge the first. Fork over the cash to charity Ellison, keep your mouth shut and continue to make a good database product.
At my job here on campus, we install HP 4000TN printers that we can hook into any protocol here on campus but predominatly Appletalk and IP. HP offers a very nice software package with these printers where we can scan for the actual hardware address and perform administartion from numerous locations. Many of these printers have their own IP and are printed to by using a client called NiPrint which allows printing to printers with an IP. Finally, the firewall extends so that no outside subnet traffic can reach these printers. Simple. It does make it a little nicer since the school has a Class B IP so we have more available IPs then we need...for right now.
Slashdot Mirror
BITCH WHINE AND MOAN the whole time today!!!! Man its like you people dont have anything better to do. Why do you crack a site or an encryption scheme? To show it up, why do you ask tough questions because either get good answers or stupid responses. "Better to be perceived a fool, then to open your mouth and remove all doubt." What I heard every last post today, whine "He sucks, he shouldnt be here. He sues everyone." Personally, I dont give a crap less but you all choose to go into bitch mode instead of putting your thinking caps on. BTW, if someone had put shit about my family on a website, number 1 I wouldnt have threatend to sue I would have taken my metal softball bat to the somebody's ass. As far as being credited for work, hey more power to him. If he can get favorable mainstream media coverage all the more better. No smart questions, no stupid answers here people and the cycle propagates itself. SOOOOOO, either a. shut him up with good questions or b. quit bitching about him and not knowing anything and being able to spread his image throughout the media land. Hangtime
I think I sum up a lot of people's thoughts about the article and say that was a complete waste of my time. I got the feeling my little brother who is in the 4th grade could have written it. I for one would like to moderate the article down also. Waste of my time.
Hangtime
Why can't all the distros for Linux and perhaps all the Unices for that matter turn off those things that could are "MAJOR" security risks. Had a couple of Israelis put a sniffer on two Solaris boxes that weren't locked down very well on campus and therefore a whole zone of IPs had to change passwords because of it. Just no need for that sort of thing. Linux and all Unices should come locked down or close to it, then an FAQ explaining all the things that are turned off and why including the security risk they pose. Just one man's opinion.
Hangtime
I glean nothing useful from either one, however, I will say that many of the Chinese articles that appear on Antionline are interesting reading. Wisdom from the country as far as ULG and Attrition: If a walks like a duck, talks like a duck, and happens to do everything that a duck did before it most likely is. Too many similarities in both cases and I do think we will find out it was Attrition or someone who has associated themselves with that staff who hacked the sites. Thinking someone needed some extra hits this month from a site "exclusive". BTW Cant get into Antionline right now seems like somebody has attacked an up bandwith channel from Antionline. Nobody has still hacked the page.
Hangtime
No dont do it Kermit. Resist. FREEDOM!!!! Kermit must have a gun pointed at him, its just like those propaganda films they do with prisoners who have been captured. A truly sad day.
I am always one for self regulation but the emphasis on "self." Forcing someone to actually use the software is no different then Taiwan running their huge proxies keeping everyone from reading porn and such.
For those who haven't read it I would suggest one of my favorite books of all time Fahrenheit 451. F451 in its day was a great groundbreaker however it has become even more pertinent now then it was in 1954. The world is a very dangerous and not so nice place sometimes but we can't put kid gloves on every little thing so Junior doesnt see naked boobs, heck thats what Dad's old Playboys were for anyhow.
I urge everyone to help out our friends Down Under and just tell someone, get the word out. For those that read it for a book report or rented the movie take another look back at the book and tell how far we are from that society. Live by the quote.
Hangtime
If somebody wants to make a buck from something they wrote, thats there perogative. To be honest, going through most of the so-called "academic" journals are only there so professors and wannabe professors can get published and say "oohh oohh Look at me." Publish or perish is a very bad thing. Those that benefit from a system such as academic publishing are those that protect it the most. Guess what, Im a big boy and I can take care of myself. If your in the market for the material at ebrain, I believe you will be smart enough to know the wheat from the chaff. Take the same approach to /. Highest scores first but set to 0. You will be amazed at the insightful comments that never get a rating. For those of you that believe we need some sort of editorial control on papers, I think there is some baby proofing in your house that needs to be done.
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BTW I have been published in a real magazine.
'Old Ugly' Saving Face
http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,416
http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,416
So of course. Lets just forget about the 85% of students that attend public school in this country this year. We will only work in private schools where its much more free and open and easy. No sir. Whether we admit it or not, the public education system in this country (U.S. and all other free nations) is our backbone. If people can't read, write, spell, multiply, and critically think we are all doomed.
"Well I dont have kids in school, or my kids goto private school. I dont have to worry about the system."
EHHHHH!!! Wrong Answer. Guess where most all our citizens come from, where do our workers and professionals come from, here's a clue. IT AINT PRIVATE SCHOOL!! Your either part of the solution or through your ignorance, stupidity or apathy are part of the problem.
Hangtime
I do some work on the side for an public elementary school here in town that works with the university. The school administrators apprectiate any help they can get and will more then likely in your area welcome it. People always complain about public schools but dont do anything about it. A little time and little talent can help a school put computers in classrooms while sharpening your skill set. Im sorta lucky because the school I work with has 3 T1 connections, almost a many as the university's. =).
Hangtime
I dont think I would lump Linus anywhere near some our century's greatest leaders the few above included. Priorties people.
Martin Luther King Jr. - effected a social revolution in this country peacefully
Yithzak Rabin - was the equivalent of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln to the people of Israel in creation of the Jewish state
Gahndi - effected a social revolution that ultimately ended English colonialism and effectively ended all colonialism around the world
Linus Tovalds - made a snappy OS, and started a movement to make source code free
In the big picture the people above and COUNTLESS others brought more to our century then Linus did. Sorry but I think I will cast my vote for someone else.
Unix admin vs NT admin
;) ).
(Security: General situations - workstations, server lockdowns)
Unix admin: Defends his or her castle against a small band of extremely skillful ninjas that go around his network (Unix still has less marketshare then Apple which was 5%). However, he or she has a team of fighters at their fingertips to help with any situation (ie mailing lists, Slashdot, etc.)
NT admin: Defends his or her castle against that same band because they dont like his or her choice of OS (same 5%). Also he or she has to defend against the rampaging hordes of STUPID endusers and script kiddies that want to make a mockery of their computers (remember the statistic 1 virus for Unix in the past year something like 4000 for Windows) add 85% of general computing population. So the WinNT has to defend against the best of the best (those that right exploits) and also the shear volume of users (those that like to use exploits and those dumb enough to use them). On top of that are belittled by the group above because its easier to learn their system. (There's a reason that Windows and Apple own 90% of the worldwide market for Operating Systems, its user friendliness
If you compare the two yes the Unix admin has most of the time more responsiblitity because they have more experience and he or she is in a more mission critical area. However, The NT admin is more then likely going to hear from an enduser and going to have to deal with way more shit then a Unix admin will because unlike the Unix admin EVERYBODY knows and can use Windows and the admin is the guy to call. I dont know everything but I do know some pretty damn talented NT admins and MCSEs.
One final note:
Just because you dont like Microsoft products doesnt mean that everyone that uses them is stupid when it comes to computers. I work with some exceptionally bright admins everyday, we have an NT Server running on a Dell Poweredge 6300 that handles all the networked printers on campus along with all network installations of software and hasnt gone down once in the 8 months since they set it up. The Unix admin most of the time will have the more important job but the NT guy puts up with a lot more shit.
Take care and take it easy.
Hangtime
Guess what? We all cant be absolute security gods. You know what, the kid broke the LAW!!! To be honest, I dont like security work. Its mundane and tedious work, ie not the movies. Instead of doing things that I like to do and better serve the customers out on campus I have to devote time to defending against script kiddies. No its not the man's fault that someone broke into his computer its the Script kiddie. Just because you leave your door open doesnt give somebody the right to come through it and clean your house of belongings. We all cant be security gurus so lay off.
First: File sharing
Yes you make the argument that perhaps file sharing can be used for evil but so can guns, knives, tape recorders, large sticks, etc. However, I dont believe locking up a computer remotely or looping a sound so that it plays repeatedly can be construed as having redeeming value where as file sharing can. Of course file sharing could be dangerous but more then often then not its a helpful application that saves many floppy disks, playing with people's minds is not a redeeming social value.
Second: Privacy
I will use a scenario here it makes it easier to explain. Here at the school, we are putting out onto campus the Dell M770MM, a monitor with speakers and microphone built in. You have chosen BO2K as your remote tool of choice. One day either you or someone you work with is bored so they decide to turn the microphone on and listen to some conversations in the President's office. Oops. That is a crime punishable by jail time and you are libel because it's your software you installed. No U.S. State will allow you to record or listen to a conversation without knowledge of at least one party (in a few states) and all parties (in the majority of states). That's why it takes a court order for a wire tap. Do not fall into the trap of thinking listening to conversations and delving into the computers of employees is a right of every network admin. Yes, the Supreme Court has said that you can look at people's email but once you start going further from there protection for you becomes a lot murkier.
Quick Sidenote:
By default, LANdesk will let the user know when the computer is being audited, which is just a better overall strategy. Even if you don't want your users to know when there being watched its still a wonderful idea to put into a place a written Information Systems usage policy. This can save a lot of court costs, the policy here on campus has been used to terminate employees and since everyone signs it, it makes you a little safer.
Take care and take it easy.
Hangtime
Think about it. Kennedy was flying recklessly at night beyond his capabilities. The three tookoff later in evening when he knew he couldnt fly instruments endangering the lives (and abruptly ending them)of his passengers. Sue the JFK Jr estate for all its worth including insurance. If OJ can be made to pay for wrongful death even after skipping the criminal charges, JFK Jr could certainly end up paying as well.
Hangtime
I have a friend who attends the Coast Guard academy right now and he dropped me a few ideas of what would have happened if one of us had gone down.
The CG would have taken a ship or two, ran zig zag patterns for 24 hours and if you had not been found? Well you would have been categorized lost at sea and be swimming with the fish. No 8 CG ships and no Navy destroyer with massive amounts of divers. No, no great tragedy for you justa stat.
Hangtime
Yada Yada Yada, welcome to the wonderful world of corporate remote administration. While SMS and may BO2k both can be stealthiy, I would add the leader in the field Intel's LANdesk to the mix. Each of the three allows remote administration, but SMS and LANdesk also allow cataloging of inventory both hardware and software which BO2K lacks. Also I would might add they dont add the convienent features of BO2K of endless looping of sound, locking out keyboards and mice, spying through perpherials, locking up systems and so on. The reason its not considered a remote admin tool is not the fact thats its "stealthy" but has the ability to do serious damage to an endusers computer. No if you deplyoyed BO2K into a real enviorment you would probably get tagged for privacy invasion or worse. Something to think about as everyone jumps on the Microsoft hate bandwagon.
Hangtime
I think it would be worth a half a day of productivity around the U.S. to allow people to vote. This would destroy the most notorious of all election excuses, I didnt have the time or energy. Require the first Tuesday after the first Monday every two years to be a half day holiday. No work during the afternoon. Also since this in the middle of the week, nobody would skip out and go on vacation. Think about it if there was nothing open outside of essentials water, electric companies, grocery stores there would be nothing to do but go vote. I like the idea and it should be pushed in Congress.
Hangtime
Let's face it boys and girls, these two are not very likeable characters. Neither one of these guys will win contests for likeablity. But like what happens when most things come through this forum, we shoot first, ask questions latter.
FACT: I doubt Harvard wouldnt have looked at the link on the site before the pulled the page. More then likely it was full of alot of the crap that was said about it or Harvard would have said to go screw yourself. Being from a private university, appearances must be kept up. In fact, here where I goto school three staff members were fired for posting a Playboy nude of Pamela Andersen. Harvard's covering their ass.
FACT: These two have had a long running feud between each other and this a pissing contest. However, somebody got caught were their pants down this time. I doubt anybody here would have want their work copied like antionline has been for the past how many months by packetstorm.
FACT: I doubt the FBI, Air Force, Computer Associates as well as numerous others would have put their trust into someone who they didnt throughly check out.
My point, grab both sides of the story before you start taking sides. Both of these sites have been credits to web but when they dengerate to this stuff like making threats or taking each others sites down, it just feeds the fire. This is a pissing contest plain and simple. Nothing less and nothing more. Pack up the stuff and move on.
Hangtime
Because you know what, the backup from this sewer system stinks like Hell and so does this deal from @home. We need to all broadcast alot of light on it.
@home I feel is in violation of a couple of FTC laws regarding advertising. I know listening to the Dallas radio stations that @home advertises speeds of 50 times faster then a modem. The cap thing would be like the water company saying to you "Were sorry you can have all the water you can pump but as a feature to our customers you can only give x amount of gallons of water to clean per day." Pretty pathetic isnt it. I would go ahead and contact your public utilities commision about this also might be a good idea to write the FTC. I have no problem with @home needing to restrict pipeflow while they upgrade backbone but
1. Dont advertise what you cant deliever
2. Dont tell someone a restriction on your service is an added feature.
3. Dont do the above unless you plan on compensating subscribers with a rate reduction.
4. Dont be go sneaking around about it and not tell your
Any sort of move an RBOC, electric company, water company makes has to be approved by the state governing body and also clearly explained to new and exisiting subscribers in the form of correspondence. Bad @home, Bad. No cookie.
Mom always said when I left to go play a Little League baseball game "Play hard and remember your not just representing yourself, your representing where you live as well." The Net has become that. Linux is a community and Little League Linuxers when the Ump doesnt make a correct call, even if one player on the field talks back to the Ump everyone hears it and sees it. One person can cast a bad view of where your from and the mumblings in the crowd and the conversations after the game affect you all. Even if the call didnt influence the outcome win or lose, you still project a bad view opf your town. Sound advice from Mom. Remember it, Live by it.
Ellison likes media attention. So when Larry shot his mouth off at Comdex about the challenge to Microsoft I knew he was in for trouble. This is what happens when the world's 2nd largest ego tries to challenge the first. Fork over the cash to charity Ellison, keep your mouth shut and continue to make a good database product.
Hangtime
At my job here on campus, we install HP 4000TN printers that we can hook into any protocol here on campus but predominatly Appletalk and IP. HP offers a very nice software package with these printers where we can scan for the actual hardware address and perform administartion from numerous locations. Many of these printers have their own IP and are printed to by using a client called NiPrint which allows printing to printers with an IP. Finally, the firewall extends so that no outside subnet traffic can reach these printers. Simple. It does make it a little nicer since the school has a Class B IP so we have more available IPs then we need...for right now.
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