The company is probably a Microsoft Authorized Refurbisher. I used to work for a place that did this, and windows 2000 licenses were also $5. Look here for some more information: https://www.techsoup.org/mar/default_second.asp
True, NT is not as robust as LynxOs or VxWorks, nor is it a realtime OS. However, those operating systems cost an arm and a leg and require special training. This/isn't\ rocket science. Of course, if the grant were coming from Wind River, the story would be different. Cool stuff either way.
But how much traffic does this white knight worm generate compared to the traffic that would be generated if every computer where to individually download windows update patches. I have a feeling that a lot of organizations (especially those with a large number of workstations) do not have an internal update server. Bandwidth consumed by windows update would probably wreak as much havok (at least for that one organization) as the worm would. Of course, with the worm, the difference is that the good admins (those who update) get punished too.
The strangest place I've checked slashdot was in an internet cafe in the Gallapagos. There were 4 computers, and I'm pretty sure they were all hooked up to a shared 56k (or less) line. It was slow.
String Theory computers composed of pure energy. Instant answers to everything! Renders useless not only encryption, but also everything else! I think I'm going back to DOS...
This scares the living hell out of me. I'm not worried that the Patriot Act has given "the government too much power to spy on Americans". Rather, I am worried that the government has (and will have) too much control over our actions. The current situation with Mike Hawash (and I'm sure there are many others) is simply unacceptable. There is no situation that comes to mind that would warrant such an infringement upon an American citizen's rights. I am afraid, deathly afraid, that this is only the beginning. Really now, lets get some progress... or maybe just abandon Ship. P.S. really, we have the electoral congress to thank for the current leadership
I have a compaq e500 that I got from computersurplusoutlet.com for 920 dollars. it came with 64 megs of ram (that i quickly upgraded to 192), and a 600 mhz processor. It's a real nice machine, and best of all, everything is supported under linux.
A possible solution is a ports system similar to the one used by *BSD. The software that you want to install could come with a list of required libs. The ports system could download and install the necesary libs, and Bang!, you're done. When you no longer need the program, use the same list to uninstall the libs that were installed for the program.
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what's with the all references to coffins in todays stories? Did someone die?
yup. grinnell?
Same thing at my school. I wonder if we go to the same school.
The company is probably a Microsoft Authorized Refurbisher. I used to work for a place that did this, and windows 2000 licenses were also $5. Look here for some more information: https://www.techsoup.org/mar/default_second.asp
no. fuck that. that's all I have to say.
True, NT is not as robust as LynxOs or VxWorks, nor is it a realtime OS. However, those operating systems cost an arm and a leg and require special training. This /isn't\ rocket science. Of course, if the grant were coming from Wind River, the story would be different. Cool stuff either way.
But how much traffic does this white knight worm generate compared to the traffic that would be generated if every computer where to individually download windows update patches. I have a feeling that a lot of organizations (especially those with a large number of workstations) do not have an internal update server. Bandwidth consumed by windows update would probably wreak as much havok (at least for that one organization) as the worm would. Of course, with the worm, the difference is that the good admins (those who update) get punished too.
The strangest place I've checked slashdot was in an internet cafe in the Gallapagos. There were 4 computers, and I'm pretty sure they were all hooked up to a shared 56k (or less) line. It was slow.
April Fools
I think it's interesting to note that we can get a look at the politics of the majority of slashdot by looking at which posts are modded up.
String Theory computers composed of pure energy. Instant answers to everything! Renders useless not only encryption, but also everything else! I think I'm going back to DOS...
This scares the living hell out of me. I'm not worried that the Patriot Act has given "the government too much power to spy on Americans". Rather, I am worried that the government has (and will have) too much control over our actions. The current situation with Mike Hawash (and I'm sure there are many others) is simply unacceptable. There is no situation that comes to mind that would warrant such an infringement upon an American citizen's rights. I am afraid, deathly afraid, that this is only the beginning. Really now, lets get some progress... or maybe just abandon Ship.
P.S. really, we have the electoral congress to thank for the current leadership
Hail Caesar
interesting stuff, but I'm dissapointed: What kind of journalist lists 5 quotes in a row. It just doesn't read right.
I have a compaq e500 that I got from computersurplusoutlet.com for 920 dollars. it came with 64 megs of ram (that i quickly upgraded to 192), and a 600 mhz processor. It's a real nice machine, and best of all, everything is supported under linux.
A possible solution is a ports system similar to the one used by *BSD. The software that you want to install could come with a list of required libs. The ports system could download and install the necesary libs, and Bang!, you're done. When you no longer need the program, use the same list to uninstall the libs that were installed for the program.