My Social Security Number (SSN) is an account number. Why is it used by so many companies as a form of authentication? It's simply a string of numbers indicating where money is stored for social security benefits. The ignorance of companies in relying on this single number as a form of identification and authentication is what has caused this problem. I should feel free to give out my SSN to anyone. It's not a password and should never have been USED as one PERIOD.
So I guess the next wave is that the government will require DRM chip implants since being able to HEAR an unencrypted stream of audio permits it to be recorded thus the audio playback must be encrypted and decrypted internally via the implanted DRM chip in your brain.
Source upgrades to FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE are only supported from
FreeBSD 5.3-RELEASE or later. Users of older systems wanting to
upgrade 6.2-RELEASE will need to update to FreeBSD 5.3 or newer
first, then to FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE.
And from INSTALL.TXT:
Warning: Binary upgrades to FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE from FreeBSD
4-STABLE are not supported at this time. There are some files
present in a FreeBSD 4-STABLE whose presence can be disruptive,
but are not removed by a binary upgrade. One notable example is
that an old/usr/include/g++ directory will cause C++ programs
to compile incorrectly (or not at all).
Do not ONLY shut the water off, drain the lines as well. You can also leave one faucet on a lower level open very slightly (after shutting the water off to allow room for expansion as well.
Why eliminate the modem?! It's bad enough I have to drag around a serial port dongle for router/switch configuring, now I need to drag around ANOTHER one for modem functionality? Hey Apple, why not eliminate the hard drive too, we could just run it off Firewire! Heck, drop the monitor too, will make it thinner...:-(
Modems are essential for business. Broadband/wireless is not always available and the ability to send and receive faxes was quite nice on my PowerBoook...it's sad to see this drop off. But Apple seems to be changing quite a bit. The latest series of iPods show all the cost-cutting they are doing to increase profits. No more dock, no more foam pads for the headphones, no video cable, etc etc etc.
"(Historical precedent: Anyone who's ever bought a retail box with a CD key that was already revoked before the box was shipped, because teh warez d00dz were using keygens that mapped onto the set of actual, legitimate keys.)"
This occured to me with the game Battlefield 1942. I had to contact EA, send in photos of my box, CD's etc on my desk but they were kind enough to send me a new key which I then had to write on my CD's... What a pain.
Dude, they said INTERNET not WEB, JESUS...the net's been around before the web you know. *Sigh*
Repeat after me:
WEB != INTERNET
INTERNET BEFORE WEB.
INTERNET 1970's, not 1990's.
dweeb!
Some of us remember when USENET was a nice place to chat and have pleasant conversations without all the commercial posts as commercial posting was PROHIBITED. When FTPing was done at OFF-HOURS out of respect for limited bandwidth at various sites.
I can't believe they eliminated the modem. First serial ports went poof! on laptops, now modems. These are essential things for IT people. Sure, we can haul around USB dongles, but what a pain in the ass! I need serial ports for configuring switches and routers, and a modem comes in DARN handy when on the road and broadband ethernet isn't available OR if you want to send/receive a FAX. In fact it's the FAX function that is the most handy. It's sad to see these things dropped off.:(
Weren't these the morons that limited their binary to allow the conferencing features to work on Intel platforms even though the AMD platforms could handle the load just fine? I wonder if my AMD X2 proc will be able to handle these calls! *sniff*
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My Social Security Number (SSN) is an account number. Why is it used by so many companies as a form of authentication? It's simply a string of numbers indicating where money is stored for social security benefits. The ignorance of companies in relying on this single number as a form of identification and authentication is what has caused this problem. I should feel free to give out my SSN to anyone. It's not a password and should never have been USED as one PERIOD.
Stop looking at MY chromosomes!
An invading species of audio format sold by Ikea!
:-P
No wonder it's not used in many audio players!
Run away! Run away!!!!
...now where'd I put my DEC VT102? *Scurries off to the attic* Time to eBay it! :)
Aha, good point, singing the lyrics would be duplicating copyrighted material and must be prevented!
So I guess the next wave is that the government will require DRM chip implants since being able to HEAR an unencrypted stream of audio permits it to be recorded thus the audio playback must be encrypted and decrypted internally via the implanted DRM chip in your brain.
From RELNOTES.TXT:
/usr/include/g++ directory will cause C++ programs
3 Upgrading from previous releases of FreeBSD
Source upgrades to FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE are only supported from
FreeBSD 5.3-RELEASE or later. Users of older systems wanting to
upgrade 6.2-RELEASE will need to update to FreeBSD 5.3 or newer
first, then to FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE.
And from INSTALL.TXT:
Warning: Binary upgrades to FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE from FreeBSD
4-STABLE are not supported at this time. There are some files
present in a FreeBSD 4-STABLE whose presence can be disruptive,
but are not removed by a binary upgrade. One notable example is
that an old
to compile incorrectly (or not at all).
You're confusing this with NetBSD...
You haven't been a Cingular customer, have you? :-P
Cingular, and 2 year contract, pfft, oh well, lost a customer.
Do not ONLY shut the water off, drain the lines as well. You can also leave one faucet on a lower level open very slightly (after shutting the water off to allow room for expansion as well.
Don't worry, I'm sure we'll get a dupe by then... :-P
OK for me TOO 'cause I'm not compatible with Zune...
Amen, this is a pitiful article, why the heck did it make it on here? This place is going down the crapper...
Where are the modems? Can't find them...
:-(
*sigh*
Why eliminate the modem?! It's bad enough I have to drag around a serial port dongle for router/switch configuring, now I need to drag around ANOTHER one for modem functionality? Hey Apple, why not eliminate the hard drive too, we could just run it off Firewire! Heck, drop the monitor too, will make it thinner...
Modems are essential for business. Broadband/wireless is not always available and the ability to send and receive faxes was quite nice on my PowerBoook...it's sad to see this drop off. But Apple seems to be changing quite a bit. The latest series of iPods show all the cost-cutting they are doing to increase profits. No more dock, no more foam pads for the headphones, no video cable, etc etc etc.
Call them yourself, I just confirmed this via: +1-650-628-8468. Voice your concern.
Why not just call up EA (+1-650-628-8468) and ask them if it does do this, ask for a copy of the full EULA while you're at it and voice your concern.
She looks stressed...heh...
"If your company uses 17" or 19" monitors, 30" monitors will make the employees more productive, Apple-sponsored research says."
Hm, my previous job we had 15" monitors, so I guess that's why they never upgraded to 30", the productivity from 15" to 30" must be bad.
"(Historical precedent: Anyone who's ever bought a retail box with a CD key that was already revoked before the box was shipped, because teh warez d00dz were using keygens that mapped onto the set of actual, legitimate keys.)"
This occured to me with the game Battlefield 1942. I had to contact EA, send in photos of my box, CD's etc on my desk but they were kind enough to send me a new key which I then had to write on my CD's... What a pain.
Dude, they said INTERNET not WEB, JESUS...the net's been around before the web you know. *Sigh*
Repeat after me:
WEB != INTERNET
INTERNET BEFORE WEB.
INTERNET 1970's, not 1990's.
dweeb!
Some of us remember when USENET was a nice place to chat and have pleasant conversations without all the commercial posts as commercial posting was PROHIBITED. When FTPing was done at OFF-HOURS out of respect for limited bandwidth at various sites.
You can cut brick with a Leatherman? You're more patient than me.
I can't believe they eliminated the modem. First serial ports went poof! on laptops, now modems. These are essential things for IT people. Sure, we can haul around USB dongles, but what a pain in the ass! I need serial ports for configuring switches and routers, and a modem comes in DARN handy when on the road and broadband ethernet isn't available OR if you want to send/receive a FAX. In fact it's the FAX function that is the most handy. It's sad to see these things dropped off. :(
Weren't these the morons that limited their binary to allow the conferencing features to work on Intel platforms even though the AMD platforms could handle the load just fine? I wonder if my AMD X2 proc will be able to handle these calls! *sniff*
I can't, I don't allow spoofed traffic in or out. Duh.