> MAC filtering as you mentioned is an even bigger security hole than wep. Look up the 'hwaddr' option in the ifconfig man page.
Relying only on MAC filtering is a problem, yes, because even Windows can change the MAC address of the card through software; however, all else being equal, a network with MAC filtering on is more secure than the same network with it off - at least it requires an intruder to perform enough sniffing to acquire an authorized MAC.
Have you understood that the two major problems (wallhacks and aimbots) stem from the facts that a) in order to keep the GAME running smoothly, the GAMEplayer's computer needs to know stuff that the GAMEplayer doesn't and b) the GAMEplayer can cheat by taking advantage of the computer's superior reflexs and calculating abilities?
Did you even read the paragraph where ESR points out that the problems mostly come from trading off security for performance? Did you see the sentence where ESR states that "a closed-source program [...] is indeed a good idea for security -- but only if you're a hyperadrenalized space marine on a shooting spree."?
Or did you just skim the essay and then run off to post?
Springfield, as proven in the Best Episode Ever, 3F24, the Chili Cookoff Episode (and no, I didn't know the number offhand, I had to look it up), slopes down westward, toward the lighthouse.
In this map, the lighthouse is at the south end of town.
"You can't say what kind of information FBI agents can request under the Patriot Act." "Can we say you said that we couldn't say what kind of information FBI agents can request under the Patriot Act?" "No." "Can we say you said that we couldn't say that you said that we couldn't say what kind of information FBI agents can request under the Patriot Act?" "No." "Can we say you said that we couldn't say that you said that we couldn't say that you said that we couldn't say what kind of information FBI agents can request under the Patriot Act?" "No." "Can we say you said that we couldn't say that you said that we couldn't say that you said that we couldn't say that you said that we couldn't say what kind of information FBI agents can request under the Patriot Act?" "Arrrrrrgh!"
In elementary school (and even high school still!) we are taught that gravity is...
Then we are taught that...
Then we are taught that...
And what's special about that? They do it with a lot of other topics.
For instance, in 5th grade I was taught that the Revolutionary War was about slavery, that the good and pure North saw that the slavery of the bad and wicked South was evil, and when they tried to outlaw it, the South went to war.
Then in 8th grade, I was taught that it was really about economic and political imbalances... oh, and slavery.
In college, I learned that slavery was really something of an afterthought, and a point lincoln was willing to compromise on.
Doesn't surprise me that the same sort thing gets done in physics, or in chemistry (ever get told about "electron 'orbits'" in middle or high school?) or even in math.
> 1 GHz Pentium III, 256 MB RAM. Please tell me that's enough to run a game.
Depends on the video card and on the game. Also, that RAM amount is a little low. Anything you run will be much happier with 512.
Advice: find your local heatseeker. Not the kind of heatseeker that buys the newest gear and then overclocks it, just the kind that buys the newest gear. After Doom 3 comes out - and he runs to the store with cash clutched in hand - offer to buy his old video card off of him for half of what he paid. Knowing those types, it'll be just fine for playing.
Actually, you could save some more cash and buy his copy of Doom 3 off of him when he gets bored with it. Those types quickly do.
6) Install Firebird/Fox or Moz or Opera or whatever. NOT Avant, because that's still IE. Install Pegasus or Thunderbird or Eudora or whatever and dump Outlook.
> If someone runs out of gas on the freeway or blows something becuase they never knew they had to change oil in a car - we think they're idiots. But if you are equally as daft about technology (especially computers), you're forgiven.
Remember, it's considered manly and macho to be a car expert. Computer experts are widely seen as pasty, overweight, greasy-haired, acne-marked antisocialites.
> And it's also worth noting that installing two firewalls like that is paranoid and stupid.
Ahem. Many hardware SOHO firewalls don't inspect outgoing traffic - mainly for end-user ease of use reasons - and to block X or Y program off the net completely, you need a software suite living on the same machine.
Before you call someone paranoid or stupid, make sure you're not just ignorant.
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GNUWin. For all your Win32 OSS needs.
To workaround: increase then decrease the font size. (Ctrl +, Ctrl - on Windows)
> Weird Al introducing the deleted scenes is classic.
Especially if you're on the wrong side of the disk.
> in satin we trust
Scuse me, I think you misspelled a word here.
Yeah, it's spelled t-h-r-u-s-t.
HTH, HAND, drive through please.
> MAC filtering as you mentioned is an even bigger security hole than wep. Look up the 'hwaddr' option in the ifconfig man page.
Relying only on MAC filtering is a problem, yes, because even Windows can change the MAC address of the card through software; however, all else being equal, a network with MAC filtering on is more secure than the same network with it off - at least it requires an intruder to perform enough sniffing to acquire an authorized MAC.
Have *you* really read and understood that paper?
Have you understood that the two major problems (wallhacks and aimbots) stem from the facts that a) in order to keep the GAME running smoothly, the GAMEplayer's computer needs to know stuff that the GAMEplayer doesn't and b) the GAMEplayer can cheat by taking advantage of the computer's superior reflexs and calculating abilities?
Did you even read the paragraph where ESR points out that the problems mostly come from trading off security for performance? Did you see the sentence where ESR states that "a closed-source program [...] is indeed a good idea for security -- but only if you're a hyperadrenalized space marine on a shooting spree."?
Or did you just skim the essay and then run off to post?
Yeah, thought so.
ITYM this episode.
Lesson #1: Hyperlinks good.
Lesson #2: Linking to page with transcript so he doesn't have to wait for the episode to reair doubly good.
> [Was] I the only one who saw the adobe acrobat plugin for firefox on his knees loading this?
The acrobat browser plugins do tend to spike CPU use all the way up to 100%...
They did leave it off the map - in the far southeast, it says "Springfield Tire Yard Fire >"
Where's Moe's?
Springfield, as proven in the Best Episode Ever, 3F24, the Chili Cookoff Episode (and no, I didn't know the number offhand, I had to look it up), slopes down westward, toward the lighthouse.
In this map, the lighthouse is at the south end of town.
The Maison Derriere is just east of the south end of the river.
Alternatively, go one block west of the Simpson house and then straight south.
> distinctive rings offer the advantage of not having everyone in the room running to check their phones when a phone rings.
Also, where you can assign rings to specific phone book entries, you can tell who's calling without getting up.
Three.
Damn road ice advantage...
This guy did it:
Cockeyed Presents: Incredible Stuff - Mirrored Parabolic Solar Cooker
Mea culpa. I should really have caffeine before I post.
How to get around this:
"You can't say what kind of information FBI agents can request under the Patriot Act."
"Can we say you said that we couldn't say what kind of information FBI agents can request under the Patriot Act?"
"No."
"Can we say you said that we couldn't say that you said that we couldn't say what kind of information FBI agents can request under the Patriot Act?"
"No."
"Can we say you said that we couldn't say that you said that we couldn't say that you said that we couldn't say what kind of information FBI agents can request under the Patriot Act?"
"No."
"Can we say you said that we couldn't say that you said that we couldn't say that you said that we couldn't say that you said that we couldn't say what kind of information FBI agents can request under the Patriot Act?"
"Arrrrrrgh!"
They'd crack eventually...
And what's special about that? They do it with a lot of other topics.
For instance, in 5th grade I was taught that the Revolutionary War was about slavery, that the good and pure North saw that the slavery of the bad and wicked South was evil, and when they tried to outlaw it, the South went to war.
Then in 8th grade, I was taught that it was really about economic and political imbalances... oh, and slavery.
In college, I learned that slavery was really something of an afterthought, and a point lincoln was willing to compromise on.
Doesn't surprise me that the same sort thing gets done in physics, or in chemistry (ever get told about "electron 'orbits'" in middle or high school?) or even in math.
> 1 GHz Pentium III, 256 MB RAM. Please tell me that's enough to run a game.
Depends on the video card and on the game. Also, that RAM amount is a little low. Anything you run will be much happier with 512.
Advice: find your local heatseeker. Not the kind of heatseeker that buys the newest gear and then overclocks it, just the kind that buys the newest gear. After Doom 3 comes out - and he runs to the store with cash clutched in hand - offer to buy his old video card off of him for half of what he paid. Knowing those types, it'll be just fine for playing.
Actually, you could save some more cash and buy his copy of Doom 3 off of him when he gets bored with it. Those types quickly do.
This is gonna take a while.
> DOOM 3 is going to be a hell of a lot closer to Tom's original vision
Uh-oh. The last time we heard something like that, Greedo shot first...
Heh, you're right, it was IPX.
I thought 'networked gaming' and UDP came to mind... or fingers.
But whatever kind of packet it was, I'm fairly sure that each chaingun bullet got its own packet.
And exactly how would you handle saving games? Not everyone has USB pendrives, and you know Linux and NTFS...
> all the network play even killed the servers.
Well, if memory serves, this was due to some primitive netcode design - for example, each chaingun bullet was a separate UDP packet.
> 1) - 5) [snipped]
6) Install Firebird/Fox or Moz or Opera or whatever. NOT Avant, because that's still IE. Install Pegasus or Thunderbird or Eudora or whatever and dump Outlook.
> If someone runs out of gas on the freeway or blows something becuase they never knew they had to change oil in a car - we think they're idiots. But if you are equally as daft about technology (especially computers), you're forgiven.
Remember, it's considered manly and macho to be a car expert. Computer experts are widely seen as pasty, overweight, greasy-haired, acne-marked antisocialites.
> And it's also worth noting that installing two firewalls like that is paranoid and stupid.
Ahem. Many hardware SOHO firewalls don't inspect outgoing traffic - mainly for end-user ease of use reasons - and to block X or Y program off the net completely, you need a software suite living on the same machine.
Before you call someone paranoid or stupid, make sure you're not just ignorant.