Dockers are $20 US? Even allowing for the exchange rate, that's a lot better than around here. As for lifespan, I'd count on ten under normal use. The nice thing is that they don't degrade -- I've got endless Dockers where my wallet has rubbed a hole in the pocket, the knee has gone, or they just plain started to fall apart. They aren't bad enough to throw out, but are no good except for mucking about in the apartment. Just ordinary washing gradually destroys them.
It's like Commander Vimes in Men at Arms when he's griping about how the rich can afford to save money. He buys cardboard boots each year, the rich buy one pair of good boots. After 20 years, he's spent more money on boots.
I haven't tried the tropical weight stuff. How hot does it get in Wyandotte MI anyway?:^)
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Hmm, I'm sure I've modded a few jackets/coats as prior art to fit my walkman.
At least he didn't say anything about Open Source pants being better. (Sorry, GnuPants.) I'm not sure if having a General Public Licence on my pants would be a Good Thing.
I find that Dockers don't last too long. If I might recommend: Tilley Endurables Their washing instructions are "Give 'em hell!", and they don't need ironing.
I'm giving them a plug because I had a pair of pants that the zipper failed on after a few years. I figured what the hell, and took the pants back to get the zipper fixed. And they did it -- free of charge! (I guess they really do mean "Guaranteed for life".)
The shorts have enough capacity to handle a six-pack. (To hell with all those gadgets!) And there's a secret pocket too. They cost a bit more, but will last waay longer than Dockers under geek washing conditions. Besides, they have this neat stone head outside their Toronto store, can't go wrong! The Big Head
Ha! Too slow! I just scrubbed Windows and installed Linux (Ye olde Slackware 2.1). FreeBSD kept hanging on initing the ISA, and I had the CD handy, so why not?
Sure, it's an old insecure copy, but how secure does a burglar alarm have to be? (You know what I mean.:^)
Funny how the machine suddenly went from feeling like a wheezing basketcase to more like a mainframe...
According to the article, exploiting these bugs will terminate the DNS. There's no mention of being able to infect the server. I'm not sure why the article mentions worms, other than the possibility of h4x0red Win boxes pounding on the bug.
I gave 500M as an upper limit. The last disk farm I saw (Honeywell, 1990) topped out at that per unit. On the other hand, I remember when the school board got a *big* 50M drive for their HP2000 in the 70's.
Applying Moore's law backwards into the 60's, the smallest drive I have (Atari ST 30M) could probably replace a chunk of that farm, and the ST almost certainly has more power than the CPU. (Not that I use it, just can't stand throwing out computers.)
I doubt that's going to happen. Now that I've refreshed my memory of the Bad Old Days, 286 protected mode is a different animal than 386 (and onwards) protected mode. For one thing, 286 protected mode uses 64k segments (UGH!), and the 286 registers are still 16 bit.
I'm not saying it couldn't be done in theory, but I will say that in practice, you don't want to try it. I'd say that your options are to start from somewhere else: Minix, Xenix, Coherent 3.2 if you can find a copy.
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Heh, maybe it's for all those people who are about to "loose their mind"?
It's like Commander Vimes in Men at Arms when he's griping about how the rich can afford to save money. He buys cardboard boots each year, the rich buy one pair of good boots. After 20 years, he's spent more money on boots.
I haven't tried the tropical weight stuff. How hot does it get in Wyandotte MI anyway? :^)
Hey, I'll program for pants! :^)
Yes, but if they outlast several pairs of Dockers? As for black, oh well. Go for that Goth Geek look. :^)
Hmm, I'm sure I've modded a few jackets/coats as prior art to fit my walkman.
I don't need the Vest Of Many Pockets, and don't want to look like a survivalist geek, but it's a little more than a "shirt with pockets".
Post the URL to this cyborg, and we'll slashdot him!
At least he didn't say anything about Open Source pants being better. (Sorry, GnuPants.) I'm not sure if having a General Public Licence on my pants would be a Good Thing.
Yeah another plug, but I really like their stuff -- and they'll outlast several pairs of Dockers.
But that's because you're crazy too!
I find that Dockers don't last too long. If I might recommend: Tilley Endurables Their washing instructions are "Give 'em hell!", and they don't need ironing.
I'm giving them a plug because I had a pair of pants that the zipper failed on after a few years. I figured what the hell, and took the pants back to get the zipper fixed. And they did it -- free of charge! (I guess they really do mean "Guaranteed for life".)
The shorts have enough capacity to handle a six-pack. (To hell with all those gadgets!) And there's a secret pocket too. They cost a bit more, but will last waay longer than Dockers under geek washing conditions. Besides, they have this neat stone head outside their Toronto store, can't go wrong! The Big Head
Sure, it's an old insecure copy, but how secure does a burglar alarm have to be? (You know what I mean. :^)
Funny how the machine suddenly went from feeling like a wheezing basketcase to more like a mainframe...
As for kiddiots, it only takes one to share his code. (Open Source hax0r tools, must be a good thing right? :^)
According to the article, exploiting these bugs will terminate the DNS. There's no mention of being able to infect the server. I'm not sure why the article mentions worms, other than the possibility of h4x0red Win boxes pounding on the bug.
Don't tell that to Isaac Asimov. Wasn't his 100th book Opus 100?
You know how it is; when a movie is successful they get some hack to write an adaptation of the movie to milk it further. :^P
And covering the legal/social end of things: The Hacker Crackdown or The Hacker Crackdown Read a good book for free. (I bought the hardcover.)
Slashing back in time...
Hack the Army, Brag About it, Get Raided
A Spammer's Luck Runs Out When She Forges The Wrong Domain from SEC Institutes Proceedings Against Rodona Garst
I'm sure that there are plenty other stories out there about elusive "hackers" and catching them.
He's entertaining as a speaker too. I was at his panel at a Niagara Falls science-fiction convention. Perhaps just a little hyperactive. :^)
I've got Klez on my VCR, it keeps trying to email my pr0n videos to my friends!
Applying Moore's law backwards into the 60's, the smallest drive I have (Atari ST 30M) could probably replace a chunk of that farm, and the ST almost certainly has more power than the CPU. (Not that I use it, just can't stand throwing out computers.)
The disk farm brought a smile to my face. Each of those dish-washer sized units handles a (removable!) disk-pack of 500M or so tops, probably less.
Huh, I was thinking that if they had dark glasses, they'd all look like agents from The Matrix.
I'm not saying it couldn't be done in theory, but I will say that in practice, you don't want to try it. I'd say that your options are to start from somewhere else: Minix, Xenix, Coherent 3.2 if you can find a copy.
*SPLORF*! I see that my advice hasn't changed one bit in 9 years: Me