I'm mad 'cause when I called to sign up and I told them I'd be running linux they said I couldn't and I did - so why I am being cut off when it is impossible for me to get infected with code red???
Waitaminute... you're mad because you're using their service in a way they say not to, and their filtering a bunch of traffic that, even while harmless to your machine, could cause degradation of that service you are using improperly. aha! I think the problem is on your end.
Personally, I think its my god given right to use allocated bandwidth however I choose. Its one thing to limit bandwidth, quite another to censor what bytes are allowed in my incoming or outgoing tcp segments
You have very few "God-given rights" and bandwidth is certainly not one of them.
My boss has just told our head of technical support to download the patches.
I said to our head of technical support "We don't need no steenkin' patches!"
Running Apache on Linux has turned out to be the right choice!
The postage (bulk rate) that snail-mail spammers pay covers the cost of transmission of the spam to you. If you are in an area where you have to pay by the bag to have your trash hauled away, no one expects Sears to reimburse you for it.
The postage (bandwidth) that email spammers pay also covers only the cost of transmission of the spam to you. You are not billed by every router between you and goatse.cx, why should a spammer?
Spamming is market-driven. As long as people continue to see spamming as a profitable venture it will continue to happen. Laws against spamming should NOT be designed to limit commerce, but instead should focus on theft of service (hacked mail servers) and privacy issues.
As I stated in one of the earlier TiVo threads, hackers have avoided anything to do with the program guide data because it's where TiVo makes its money.
Should TiVo go belly up (which I doubt will happen, but whatever) one of the first things I can see these brilliant people turning to is a free source of programming data (ala Guide+ or something)
And you can even make a wager on whether it will happen or not: spend $10 / month? spend $100 / year? spend $250 lifetime... think they'll go under in less than 2.5 years? avoid the lifetime subscription:-)
I agree with you, but remember: all TiVo has to do to shut this down is change the codec used to store the data. The real depressing thing is that it could cause the programmers to engage in an AIM-like way with hackers instead of working on much cooler, more legitimate features.
There were always two things that I thought were off-limits to the TiVo hacking community:
1) the program guide - TiVo makes its money here
2) exporting the movies - copyright problems... it's no longer a time shifting device, but a digital format copying device
"Does this mean that common sense is no longer a virtue in the Internet age?"
ummm... lessee, Amazon trading over $140 despite 5 negative earnings reports. Ebay over $190 (well, they were at least making some money). And Cisco as well.
When was common sense ever a virtue in the Internet age?
If it's just file server space you're talking about, maybe you should consider something like a NetApp Filer. Native support for both NT ACLs and unix-type security as well, and you can get something like a terrabyte in a rack.
I can do anything on this laptop you can do on a M$ machine
Okay, I'm calling your bluff...
Let's see you generate a BSOD. (ob. humor)
Let's see you do what the orignal poster asked for: run fully localized for the Hebrew language, or even open a word file from the Hebrew version. (ob. on topic)
Computers are a tool. OS's are a tool. Applications are a tool. Use the best tools for your job. This constant bitching about where your tools come from is kind of silly.
Secondly, even there would be no need to add the offending code bit by bit, you could just send 1 update. The only reason to send it bit by bit is to save bandwidth and this isn't a concern. Sounds mildly improbable eh?
a possible explanation, don't know if it's correct or not. One of the tools Hughes was using was to write code and then check to be sure it was present. by sending the code in small chunks, say every day, it forced the hackers to have to update any cards they had lying around relatively quickly or they stop working. by doing it over an extended period of time, they are more likely to "overwrite you oldest backup" so to speak. Like a virus waiting a few months before it goes off.
And most probably the best thing is that all three movies are about done and could be released at once
not technically correct. Principal photography has been wrapped on all three (I think, if not it will be soon). but post production for each movie will take about 8-12 months due to the CGI effects involved.
It's a great way to make a series of movies as the actors won't appear to age 15 years from beginning to end (as in our other favorite trilogy) but it requires the commitment of big bucks up front. $365 million? If the first one flops there will be some very unhappy investors.
Also, having read LOTR over and over again since I was a child, as well as The Silmarillion and other works so many times I can almost recite major passages, I am fairly certain that Arwen never rolls around on a bed of rose petals, eyes closed and smiling dreamily. Or if she did, Tolkien never told anyone. Except for maybe his wife.
Unsure about that one, but the best I can come up with: it's a fantasy sequence designed to get around some of the huge narration involving her effect on the characters. Hey! just like in American Beauty!;-)
a stretch to be sure, but in this case I'm trusting Mr. Jackson until he give's me reason not to.
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SeanBaby is part of the PortalOfEvil network which is composed primarily of tasteless (but funny) content.
Isn't SeanBaby the home of Fat Chicks In Party Hats?
I just want my Okama GameSphere.
I'm mad 'cause when I called to sign up and I told them I'd be running linux they said I couldn't and I did - so why I am being cut off when it is impossible for me to get infected with code red???
Waitaminute... you're mad because you're using their service in a way they say not to, and their filtering a bunch of traffic that, even while harmless to your machine, could cause degradation of that service you are using improperly. aha! I think the problem is on your end.
Still seems draconian to me. "We're going to close the intersection of Pine and Elm because there are too many accidents there."
I think of it more as "We're closing this road to commercial traffic because it causes too much congestion"
By the time you read this, the people who want to keep their webservers will have moved them to nonstandard ports
And in this case, it's a perfectly valid way to keep them from being the targets of the original problem (the Code Red worm, remember?)
Personally, I think its my god given right to use allocated bandwidth however I choose. Its one thing to limit bandwidth, quite another to censor what bytes are allowed in my incoming or outgoing tcp segments
You have very few "God-given rights" and bandwidth is certainly not one of them.
My boss has just told our head of technical support to download the patches.
I said to our head of technical support "We don't need no steenkin' patches!"
Running Apache on Linux has turned out to be the right choice!
riiiight. Apache needs no patches
The tooth fairy will protect you.
The postage (bulk rate) that snail-mail spammers pay covers the cost of transmission of the spam to you. If you are in an area where you have to pay by the bag to have your trash hauled away, no one expects Sears to reimburse you for it.
The postage (bandwidth) that email spammers pay also covers only the cost of transmission of the spam to you. You are not billed by every router between you and goatse.cx, why should a spammer?
Spamming is market-driven. As long as people continue to see spamming as a profitable venture it will continue to happen. Laws against spamming should NOT be designed to limit commerce, but instead should focus on theft of service (hacked mail servers) and privacy issues.
As I stated in one of the earlier TiVo threads, hackers have avoided anything to do with the program guide data because it's where TiVo makes its money.
:-)
Should TiVo go belly up (which I doubt will happen, but whatever) one of the first things I can see these brilliant people turning to is a free source of programming data (ala Guide+ or something)
And you can even make a wager on whether it will happen or not: spend $10 / month? spend $100 / year? spend $250 lifetime... think they'll go under in less than 2.5 years? avoid the lifetime subscription
I agree with you, but remember: all TiVo has to do to shut this down is change the codec used to store the data. The real depressing thing is that it could cause the programmers to engage in an AIM-like way with hackers instead of working on much cooler, more legitimate features.
There were always two things that I thought were off-limits to the TiVo hacking community:
1) the program guide - TiVo makes its money here
2) exporting the movies - copyright problems... it's no longer a time shifting device, but a digital format copying device
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:-)
Never underestimate the bandwidth of a 747 filled with CD-ROMs.
which is exceeded by a 747 filled with 70GB DAT tapes.
And try not to let your overly-pc mind cause you to fail to get the joke (yes the much over-abused "Launch every zig for justice" thing)
What you've just described is amazingly similar to the RASCi internet ratings that are available in IE. (Tools | Internet Options | Content Advisor)
:-)
I've yet to see a host of alternative ratings systems as of yet, and I frequent a number of extremely conservative sites mostly for the humor value
"Does this mean that common sense is no longer a virtue in the Internet age?"
ummm... lessee, Amazon trading over $140 despite 5 negative earnings reports. Ebay over $190 (well, they were at least making some money). And Cisco as well.
When was common sense ever a virtue in the Internet age?
If it's just file server space you're talking about, maybe you should consider something like a NetApp Filer. Native support for both NT ACLs and unix-type security as well, and you can get something like a terrabyte in a rack.
Speaking of this, does anyone know how to:
0 .html it replaces the functionality of the "Advance" button
1. Make a skip-forward-15-seconds button (the only feature of ReplayTV I envy)?
There is supposedly a code to enable 30 second skip on versions of tivo software less than 2. Details here: http://www.avsforum.com/ubbtivo/Forum1/HTML/00554
2. Make it so that when you press record mid-way through a show that you've been watching it doesn't discard what you've already watched?
That functionality will be in 2.0. But no one has yet discovered the code to enable 30-second-skip in 2.0...
TiVo rocks.
really... If something important happens today, why should I believe it?
And what programming IDIOT decided to put this premiere up against the Sopranos?
Re:ReplayTV... (Score:0)
by CerebusUS (sfrazer_NOSPAM_@va.com) on Saturday February 03, @10:16PM EST (#51)
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Sony licenses TiVo tech.
Moderation Totals:Overrated=1, Total=1.
ummm.. how can something be overrated when it hasn't been rated yet? oh, wait: Moderators == stupid.
Actually yes, Its called postscript.
Ah, so he'll just tell everyone he works with to save their docs in PS format?
This constant ignorance on your part is kind of silly.
no sillier than your inability to recognize when a personal crusade on your part infringes on the productivity of you and those around you.
BSOD? hehe, no problem, xscreensaver has it.
Ah, you can recognize humor, at least.
I can do anything on this laptop you can do on a M$ machine
Okay, I'm calling your bluff...
Let's see you generate a BSOD. (ob. humor)
Let's see you do what the orignal poster asked for: run fully localized for the Hebrew language, or even open a word file from the Hebrew version. (ob. on topic)
Computers are a tool. OS's are a tool. Applications are a tool. Use the best tools for your job. This constant bitching about where your tools come from is kind of silly.
Secondly, even there would be no need to add the offending code bit by bit, you could just send 1 update. The only reason to send it bit by bit is to save bandwidth and this isn't a concern. Sounds mildly improbable eh?
a possible explanation, don't know if it's correct or not. One of the tools Hughes was using was to write code and then check to be sure it was present. by sending the code in small chunks, say every day, it forced the hackers to have to update any cards they had lying around relatively quickly or they stop working. by doing it over an extended period of time, they are more likely to "overwrite you oldest backup" so to speak. Like a virus waiting a few months before it goes off.
I'm not sure on this, but I'd wager that this will seriously hurt their business and they'll change if they want to survive.
... screw DirecTV.
Especialy since their competitor doesn't build the protection into their devices.
Buy DISH
And most probably the best thing is that all three movies are about done and could be released at once
not technically correct. Principal photography has been wrapped on all three (I think, if not it will be soon). but post production for each movie will take about 8-12 months due to the CGI effects involved.
It's a great way to make a series of movies as the actors won't appear to age 15 years from beginning to end (as in our other favorite trilogy) but it requires the commitment of big bucks up front. $365 million? If the first one flops there will be some very unhappy investors.
Also, having read LOTR over and over again since I was a child, as well as The Silmarillion and other works so many times I can almost recite major passages, I am fairly certain that Arwen never rolls around on a bed of rose petals, eyes closed and smiling dreamily. Or if she did, Tolkien never told anyone. Except for maybe his wife.
;-)
Unsure about that one, but the best I can come up with: it's a fantasy sequence designed to get around some of the huge narration involving her effect on the characters. Hey! just like in American Beauty!
a stretch to be sure, but in this case I'm trusting Mr. Jackson until he give's me reason not to.