Cute. I wonder how many folks will follow this
bad information, and how far they'll get before they figure out it won't work.
To migrate from ext2 to ext3 for all filesystesms other than the root: make a backup, but don't overwrite your disk with
NULLs like the above will probably do. (I don't know, I didn't feel like testing it.)
Make sure ext3 is available in the kernel or as a module.
# tune2fs -j/dev/hda6 will enable a journal on hda6 # tune2fs -i 0/dev/hdb6 will disable the auto fs check interval # vi/etc/fstab to change the filesystem type for hda6 from ext2 to ext3.
Where is the respect for human life? America is as much to blame for murdering innocents as Bin Laden or the Taliban. Yet few people see it this way: economic sanctions, although often more crippling than all-out war, are socially acceptable. Bin Laden struck at the heart of America's economic power; an 'appropriate' response to abuse of that power.
Let me frame this as an analogy to see if I have this right.
I see my brother breaking the rules of some card game. I tell others that I won't play with him and why. I tell him that while I won't let him
starve, I won't co-sign any loans with him.
You see, I can hold him to certain behavior in order to gain my support. I'm under no more obligation to help him than he is to comply with my wishes.
... or you could do a minimal amount of research.
Basic human needs are specifically excepted from any sanctions. I'm not saying the U.S. is a shining example in all international matters, but I'm not buying this 'It's your own fault' pabulum either.
Were they always interested in the last mile too, or are they getting interested just now?
I worked for WilTel about 6 years ago. About that time WilTel (and I think LDDS/WorldCom) were in the long haul interlata stuff and left the (expensive) last mile for the local CO. That type of support requires different switches (WilTel had mostly DMS-250, and LDDS/WorldCom brought some DMS-300 to the mix). About the time I left, Bernie Ebbers, CEO, had acquired WilTel from Williams Co and some interest in the local end-user was starting to stir. Of course, that was before the MCI-WorldCom merger.
So, I'd say they started getting interested about 6 years ago, but that would be a guess because Bernie never invited me to any of those meetings.;)
How many 75 year old senior citizens do you know that run a webserver?
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Help users? How do we get in contact with someone using just their IP? You could make thousands with a technical innovation like that... Sell me the rights, please.
Regarding kicking off the senior citizen that doesn't know they're infected: That same person (no matter what age) knows that something is wrong when the "Check Engine Light" comes on and takes the car in for service if they don't want the car ruined.
I see NO difference here. They may not know why they can't connect. They call the ISP help line. The notes in the account indicate it was cut off for Nimba Infection.
"What do I do?"
"Take your computer to any of the dozens of computer repair/service/consultant places in your local phone book. Tell them you have a Nimba Infection and give them this phone number if they have questions."
There is a cost associated with running a computer, either you pay it with time learning how to run/configure/maintain it, or you pay it with dollars paying the consultant to take care of it for you.
If your engine is not knocking, then a higher octane fuel will not improve engine performance, fuel efficiency, or emissions.
Not strictly true for many modern cars. The computer is aware of the knock via sensor and adjusts the timing to get rid of the knock. This is good from an engine longevity standpoint, but the engine is running in a slightly detuned state. Because higher octane may prevent the knocking the computer can use its normal spark curve, and some cars will show some improvement in performance, although it will likely be quite small.
Ocassionaly certain devices(telephone switches) require a reboot for firmware upgrades.
I seem to remember telco switches run some special hardware that amounts to a computer with
two system planars. The idea was to let them have a failure or do upgrades without taking the switches off-line at all. Of course, my memory could be a little fuzzy since I haven't had my 27 cups of coffee yet...;)
They OBVIOUSLY creates an INFINITE amount of games, since they can move around and around and around.
Perhaps he meant that there is a finite number of positions of the pieces on the board. No matter how many times you move in a circle the computer program is assured that you will be on one of 64 squares, as will all of the other remaining pieces.
In the U.S. if something is delivered to you that you didn't order, it's officially yours. No payment is due, it's yours. I would think seeds that fell from a truck would be a similar situation. Yes, I know that the U.S. is not the
whole world, but it's my only realm of experience.
Prior "wire techs" labelled nothing. It would be a month long job to figure out. We do clean it up as we upgrade though
In our building we just yank all the patch cables out of the patch panel which don't have a sync light. (I.e. no computer connected) Then go back and plug the complainers back in...;)
I guess you wouldn't mind if 50 anti-whatever protesters assembled on your front lawn since the
constitution gives people the right to freely assemble, and you wouldn't want to violate spirit of the
constitution by asking them to disperse..
It's peacefully assemble and it wouldn't be very peaceful if they did it on my front lawn since they'd be getting shot at and all...:)
And IF you reached the other end gravity would suck you back down into the hole.
You've just designed a perpetual motion machine, but you'll have to build a working prototype before you can patent it.:)
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Does this mean that if I have an open SMTP server I can be held liable for junk e-mails flowing through my system? I'm not saying this is all that bad but do we really need the force of government to get people to secure their systems?
I think it means that you can't be held accountable if you are unknowingly used as a relay for spam. I haven't read the whole bill, yet. It does look like an off for legit innocents.
It also looks like once you've been made aware of the use of your relay you have some responsibility to tighten it up. This is because you now know that email in violation of Sec 5.(c).(2) is passing through your machine.
My 2 cents, DeanT
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Also on a side note, if you tell telemarkets to "put me on your do-not-call-list" and they call again, you can make a quick $500 bucks pre each call they make to you after you tell them to stop. I heard this from NBC news, but not sure if it is %100 true. The thing I wonder about this, is how hard is it to collect the $500 bucks? Does it take 4 years of meeting in a out of state court every day, or is it some type of "quick processing" case? What proof are you required to have to be able to sue em?
Why name a security product after a fort whose only claim to fame is that it was stormed by a bunch of peasants?
Actually, I think they are on record as stating the name Bastille was chosen because many believe that the Bastille was stormed due to faulty administration. Thus the parallel to crack-able boxen.
So you're saying that you would have beat up a kid in junior high for swearing at you?
Actually, I think he's saying that when face to face with him, the typical junior high kid (or whoever) would, in the interest of self-preservation, consider their choice of words more carefully.
As far as eBay goes, I think they should consider a foul-word filter that automatically locks out the account after some number of automatic warnings. Put a notice of the requirement in the Terms of Service, and move on.
Unix doesn't "run" the internet. If you're looking for one particular target to assign such blame, it would probably be Cisco. Anyway, Unix is hardly homogenous
That's true about Cisco. With regard to UNIX not being homogeneous: it doesn't matter that AIX is not the same as SunOS which is not the same as Linux. The very thing which makes a UNIX server interoperate so well is the thing that makes it so vulnerable. Standards (in the form of RFCs). You don't care what version of UNIX you're talking to, you're pretty sure if someone answers on port 110 that they will be adhering to a standard protocol.
I read about a similar idea from one of the Unix gurus before (I don't remember exactly who it was, unfortunately). Basically, the article talks about how even source code is not a guarantee that you are safe.
I believe that the UNIX guru in question is Ken Thompson. His article Reflections on Trusting Trust is quite interesting.
Not so fast. Aren't you forgetting the clones of PKWARE's zip and unzip tools that were created for Unix and other platforms like the Amiga?
As someone who remembers the whole ARC/ZIP fiasco, let me enter some facts into evidence.
When the ARC people came after PK, he set about creating a new compression algorithm that could be used pubicly. Then he specifically released the standard to the public and declared it to always be a free-to-use public standard. I probably still have a copy of PKzip 1.00 on a floppy somewhere.
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It specifically states that they provide no maintainence or updates for the player or content.
Which means: if your favorite band is on one of these and the player won't work for you for whatever reason, your choices are:
- Get used to using a 'regular' CD player
- Find a new favorite band
DeanTTo migrate from ext2 to ext3 for all filesystesms other than the root: make a backup, but don't overwrite your disk with NULLs like the above will probably do. (I don't know, I didn't feel like testing it.)
Make sure ext3 is available in the kernel or as a module.
# tune2fs -j /dev/hda6 /dev/hdb6 /etc/fstab
will enable a journal on hda6
# tune2fs -i 0
will disable the auto fs check interval
# vi
to change the filesystem type for hda6 from ext2 to ext3.
DeanT
You are correct. Consideration would be what you paid for the item. Meeting of the minds is supposed to indicate agreement on the terms.
Good catch. I guess I only think I know something about law... ;)
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I see my brother breaking the rules of some card game. I tell others that I won't play with him and why. I tell him that while I won't let him starve, I won't co-sign any loans with him.
You see, I can hold him to certain behavior in order to gain my support. I'm under no more obligation to help him than he is to comply with my wishes.
DeanT
So, I'd say they started getting interested about 6 years ago, but that would be a guess because Bernie never invited me to any of those meetings. ;)
DeanT
I see NO difference here. They may not know why they can't connect. They call the ISP help line. The notes in the account indicate it was cut off for Nimba Infection.
"What do I do?"
"Take your computer to any of the dozens of computer repair/service/consultant places in your local phone book. Tell them you have a Nimba Infection and give them this phone number if they have questions."
There is a cost associated with running a computer, either you pay it with time learning how to run/configure/maintain it, or you pay it with dollars paying the consultant to take care of it for you.
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- Slander
- Libel
This would seem to be libel since it's probably in writing.DeanT
Perhaps he meant that there is a finite number of positions of the pieces on the board. No matter how many times you move in a circle the computer program is assured that you will be on one of 64 squares, as will all of the other remaining pieces.
Where I'm from, those are called pawns.
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In our building we just yank all the patch cables out of the patch panel which don't have a sync light. (I.e. no computer connected) Then go back and plug the complainers back in... ;)
How wroooood!
It's peacefully assemble and it wouldn't be very peaceful if they did it on my front lawn since they'd be getting shot at and all... :)
You've just designed a perpetual motion machine, but you'll have to build a working prototype before you can patent it. :)
DeanT
I think it means that you can't be held accountable if you are unknowingly used as a relay for spam. I haven't read the whole bill, yet. It does look like an off for legit innocents.
It also looks like once you've been made aware of the use of your relay you have some responsibility to tighten it up. This is because you now know that email in violation of Sec 5.(c).(2) is passing through your machine.
My 2 cents,
DeanT
You can file in your local small claims court. JunkBusters has an anti telemarketing script available. They also make an excellent http filter.
DeanT
Actually, I think they are on record as stating the name Bastille was chosen because many believe that the Bastille was stormed due to faulty administration. Thus the parallel to crack-able boxen.
I thought it was rather clever. Oh well.
Actually, I think he's saying that when face to face with him, the typical junior high kid (or whoever) would, in the interest of self-preservation, consider their choice of words more carefully.
As far as eBay goes, I think they should consider a foul-word filter that automatically locks out the account after some number of automatic warnings. Put a notice of the requirement in the Terms of Service, and move on.
Which the holders are required to defend or face dilution of the mark.
IMHO,
DeanT
I believe that the UNIX guru in question is Ken Thompson. His article Reflections on Trusting Trust is quite interesting.
Regards,
DeanT
As someone who remembers the whole ARC/ZIP fiasco, let me enter some facts into evidence.
When the ARC people came after PK, he set about creating a new compression algorithm that could be used pubicly. Then he specifically released the standard to the public and declared it to always be a free-to-use public standard. I probably still have a copy of PKzip 1.00 on a floppy somewhere.
The ARC folks were too smart for their own good.
DeanT