Under those two presidents, which political party held majorities in Congress, the branch of the government that writes the budgets and controls the budgetary process?
I updated and ran Ad-aware last night. It found nothing. I haven't downloaded anything other than text files in about 6 weeks.
Prior to the reboot, I hit my hotkey, and Yahoo mail opened properly. (I'm one of those obsessive e-mail checkers.)
I then downloaded and installed the MS patch. This was followed by the required reboot.
After the reboot, hitting my mail hotkey opened Outlook.
After fixing that issue, I ran Ad-Aware again. It found nothing. I confirmed this by going through the standard locations in the registry, as well as checking my startup configurations.
Again, nothing.
After that, I rebooted again. The mail hotkey stayed on Yahoo. The seach hotkey stayed on Google. Were there some malware on my computer, one would think that it would try to repeat its activities.
The lack of a repetition indicates the lack of such malware.
I had an update today that changed by iTouch quick-key settings. The e-mail button opened Outlook (first time it's ever been run), the search button was remapped to some random search engine (not MS, but not Google either), and the other buttons were likewise messed up.
And this happened after a Media Player (I think it was Media Player) patch.
Probably won't make the top 10...
on
Ask Warren Ellis
·
· Score: 2, Insightful
I was just wondering, was former Senator Longmarch supposed to look like Mao, or was his name and my thinking he looked like Mao just a coincidence?
However, the way Westlaw and LexusNexus work is kind of like crack.
They get the lawyers hooked while they are young, by offering reduced or even free subscriptions while they are in law school. They then charge the hell out of them when they go into practice.
Lawyers are generally a cheap bunch. If they could go (or send a legal aide) to the library to look up stuff on the cheap, they would.
If you don't believe me, go to your nearest law school, find the library, and ask them how many overdue books they have that are checked out to law firms. Then ask how long they've had them.
Try not to look too incredulous when the answer is on the order of years...
It isn't like Lexus Nexus and Westlaw have a monopoly on the information. You can still look it up on your own. All these services do is provide convienence via their search engines.
If you don't want to pay for it, look up the information yourself...
Except a lot of the time, the cartridges that come with a printer are only half full.
So that would raise the cost of the printer to $43.50; not that I think the printer is that inexpensive, I just want to make sure that we're using better numbers.
As others have said, the printer is a loss leader.
If the 'strings' had said "No French" or "No Germans", then this conversation wouldn't be happening.
In this case, the NSA wanted to pre-screen any foreign nationals working on the project.
I'm sorry, but I don't see the racism there. They didn't say that they (the foreign nationals) automatically couldn't work on the project, they just wanted to check out whichever ones did.
Profiling? Maybe. But it happens regularly in government and business. The last two companies I worked for had a much more rigorous screening process for foreign nationals. In their defense, they'd gotten burned at least once.
But then so has the US Government. I don't blame them for being careful.
Actually, sums that small, and that is small, are in discretionary funds that many Government departments can access for "miscellaneous" projects.
I don't recall the exact number, but I think it's in the neighborhood of half a million or so that triggers the entire government accounting process. These days, it's probably higher.
Since MS has shown that they won't honor that part of the EULA, does that not invalidate the entire EULA for anyone who attempts the refund?
What I'm getting at is, MS considers the EULA to be a contract. By not honoring their part of it, does that mean that we don't have to honor our part of it?
I think he's laying more of the fault at the bad network design than any app that was run on it.
I.e., the app was only able to do as much damage as it did because the network was so bad; if the network have been set up 'properly', then the app could have only done localized damage.
I was at a convention where David Weber auctioned off an appearance in his (then) next book. I wasn't at the auction, found out about it later, and complained to the winner that I could have easily outbid him.
What I didn't know was that the guy standing next to him was David Weber. On the spot he sold me a 'glorious death', the same as the winner got.
Re:What what ?
on
War of Honor
·
· Score: 5, Informative
It's a decent Sci-Fi series, with a such a good following that other authors have done anthology pieces.
What I find most interesting is that the main character is the one who gets hurt most often. Every other main character has gotten through the series without permanent injury, whereas Honor is currently down one eye and one arm.
The rest of the characters, even the minor ones, are generally well developed, with distinct personalities. Tho, I may be biased there, as I am one of the minor characters. (The look on Mom's face when she read my name was priceless.)
Because there are still quite a few of us who still use Windows...
I've got half a dozen software packages that are currently only available for Windows or Mac, and as I don't like Macs, I'm stuck with Windows for the time being.
This kind of story is "News for Nerds", and as such, is, IMO, much more valid a story than most that get posted here.
And as far as the Open Source comment; yes, Open Source systems have bugs. However, I don't know of a single one that will have a website pop-up ask you to download a major security hole under the name of trusted computing.
Send a letter to the editor of your local papers, letting them know how bad this bill is.
I did, and they actually printed it. Of course, I have the (mis)fortune to be in South Carolina, the state that Hollings represents. And I would gladly help un-elect him, if I wasn't moving to California in two weeks...
Slashdot Mirror
Somebody else take note that the link that Surak gave says nothing about /., and yet he claims it does?
Third paragraph down, monkeyboy.
It mentions both slashdot and Mytrix.
YHL. HAND.
Pop Quiz:
Under those two presidents, which political party held majorities in Congress, the branch of the government that writes the budgets and controls the budgetary process?
Answer: Not the same one as the Reagan or Bush.
No, I don't.
I updated and ran Ad-aware last night. It found nothing. I haven't downloaded anything other than text files in about 6 weeks.
Prior to the reboot, I hit my hotkey, and Yahoo mail opened properly. (I'm one of those obsessive e-mail checkers.)
I then downloaded and installed the MS patch. This was followed by the required reboot.
After the reboot, hitting my mail hotkey opened Outlook.
After fixing that issue, I ran Ad-Aware again. It found nothing. I confirmed this by going through the standard locations in the registry, as well as checking my startup configurations.
Again, nothing.
After that, I rebooted again. The mail hotkey stayed on Yahoo. The seach hotkey stayed on Google. Were there some malware on my computer, one would think that it would try to repeat its activities.
The lack of a repetition indicates the lack of such malware.
I had an update today that changed by iTouch quick-key settings. The e-mail button opened Outlook (first time it's ever been run), the search button was remapped to some random search engine (not MS, but not Google either), and the other buttons were likewise messed up.
And this happened after a Media Player (I think it was Media Player) patch.
I was just wondering, was former Senator Longmarch supposed to look like Mao, or was his name and my thinking he looked like Mao just a coincidence?
Unfortunately, they were made in only a very limited release.
It's possibile to find them on e-bay, but expect them to go for over $100 and for there to be more sniping than usual.
I do know that the version of OpenOffice Calc that I have doesn't handle nested IF statements.
If it actually does, I haven't figured out how to get them to work...
be considered prior art on this one?
I mean, really. Somebody down at
the Patent Office needs to put down
the abacus and check out that new
thing called electricity.
However, the way Westlaw and LexusNexus work is kind of like crack.
They get the lawyers hooked while they are young, by offering reduced or even free subscriptions while they are in law school. They then charge the hell out of them when they go into practice.
Lawyers are generally a cheap bunch. If they could go (or send a legal aide) to the library to look up stuff on the cheap, they would.
If you don't believe me, go to your nearest law school, find the library, and ask them how many overdue books they have that are checked out to law firms. Then ask how long they've had them.
Try not to look too incredulous when the answer is on the order of years...
It isn't like Lexus Nexus and Westlaw have a monopoly on the information. You can still look it up on your own. All these services do is provide convienence via their search engines.
If you don't want to pay for it, look up the information yourself...
It might just mean that Mitnick is tired of
the entire legal process, and just wants to
get on with his life.
Did you ever consider that?
Or the DVD rots away.
Try again.
2 to the 15th is 32768.
Which is the number of combinations from
15 two position switches.
Except a lot of the time, the cartridges that come with a printer are only half full.
So that would raise the cost of the printer to $43.50; not that I think the printer is that inexpensive, I just want to make sure that we're using better numbers.
As others have said, the printer is a loss leader.
Why would they care, other than copyright violation, even if you distributed the software?
It isn't like it does any good unless you've bought one of their printers.
Or is there some market in "printer drivers I don't have the printer for" that I haven't heard of???
There is no saying it was racist.
Nationalist, sure, but that isn't the same thing.
If the 'strings' had said "No French" or "No Germans", then this conversation wouldn't be happening.
In this case, the NSA wanted to pre-screen any foreign nationals working on the project.
I'm sorry, but I don't see the racism there. They didn't say that they (the foreign nationals) automatically couldn't work on the project, they just wanted to check out whichever ones did.
Profiling? Maybe. But it happens regularly in government and business. The last two companies I worked for had a much more rigorous screening process for foreign nationals. In their defense, they'd gotten burned at least once.
But then so has the US Government. I don't blame them for being careful.
Heh...
Actually, sums that small, and that is small, are in discretionary funds that many Government departments can access for "miscellaneous" projects.
I don't recall the exact number, but I think it's in the neighborhood of half a million or so that triggers the entire government accounting process. These days, it's probably higher.
My favorite line was the judge's closing remark to MCA and Mattel...
"The parties are advised to chill."
A thought.
Since MS has shown that they won't honor that part of the EULA, does that not invalidate the entire EULA for anyone who attempts the refund?
What I'm getting at is, MS considers the EULA to be a contract. By not honoring their part of it, does that mean that we don't have to honor our part of it?
Inquiring minds want to know....
I think he's laying more of the fault at
the bad network design than any app that
was run on it.
I.e., the app was only able to do as much
damage as it did because the network was
so bad; if the network have been set up
'properly', then the app could have only
done localized damage.
Does that make sense?
I was at a convention where David Weber auctioned
off an appearance in his (then) next book. I
wasn't at the auction, found out about it later,
and complained to the winner that I could have
easily outbid him.
What I didn't know was that the guy standing next
to him was David Weber. On the spot he sold me
a 'glorious death', the same as the winner got.
It's a decent Sci-Fi series, with a such a good
following that other authors have done anthology
pieces.
What I find most interesting is that the main
character is the one who gets hurt most often.
Every other main character has gotten through the
series without permanent injury, whereas Honor is
currently down one eye and one arm.
The rest of the characters, even the minor ones,
are generally well developed, with distinct
personalities. Tho, I may be biased there, as I
am one of the minor characters. (The look on
Mom's face when she read my name was priceless.)
All in all, a decent series, well worth the read.
Because there are still quite a few of us
who still use Windows...
I've got half a dozen software packages that
are currently only available for Windows or
Mac, and as I don't like Macs, I'm stuck
with Windows for the time being.
This kind of story is "News for Nerds", and
as such, is, IMO, much more valid a story than
most that get posted here.
And as far as the Open Source comment; yes,
Open Source systems have bugs. However, I
don't know of a single one that will have a
website pop-up ask you to download a major
security hole under the name of trusted
computing.
Do you?
Yeah, but you know that the first sign of alien "intelligence" that we find is going to be the intersteller version of "MAKE MONEY FAST".
Send a letter to the editor of your local papers, letting them know how bad this bill is.
I did, and they actually printed it. Of course, I have the (mis)fortune to be in South Carolina, the state that Hollings represents. And I would gladly help un-elect him, if I wasn't moving to California in two weeks...