Instead of following some of the other advice being posted suggesting to try to overpower your neighbors, why not go with the flow and allow your machine to auto-magically connect to one of the twenty networks in your area? If you wanted to be more formal, you could also form an informal coop and share.
Sorry for the cheesey Dune quote, I couldn't resist.
Interesting point. A better question might be what Microsoft's schedule is for upgrading their own workforce to Vista. Would any inside employees like to fill us in on the dirt?
Wow, this is the closest I've seen to anyone on Slashdot admitting that Microsoft did something better than any Unix / Linux system in a long time!
But seriously, I've wondered about the same question as the OP and have never found anything good. The closest was setting file system permissions on the key file as someone else mentioned.
How many comments do we need asking "what if this", "what about that", "why don't they make Microsoft fix their insecure OS", etc? I for one, am excited that the government even attempted this exercise. The smart folks who were involved with this definitely learned valuable lessons. Likely, as was seen with hurricane Katrina, communication was the biggest obstacle. Even the PHB's will notice the major problems. Please keep in mind that the government is a large bureaucracy and as such, is large and hard to change.
Also keep in mind that the information security profession is still very immature. Remember that doctors and lawyers "practice" their professions. Do we "practice" information security? Engineers are legally required to submit their designs for peer review for all municipal projects. Is that same level of review required for information security for government efforts?
We still have quite a way to go, but we are making steps forward.
I get the same result. I have an Athlon XP 2000, 1GB RAM, and a GeForce 4200 128MB 8X AGP. At least they could have popped a dialog box telling me they arbitrarily chose not to let me play with my video card.
Now the question is, do I get a new video card for my current computer (AGP) or upgrade the whole deal to get PCIe?
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The funny thing is that you are right. Quite a few people I know who watched the second plane hit (I was one of them) didn't quite know what to believe. I had to wonder if the entire thing was some "War of the Worlds" fiasco for our generation.
I have dealt with IBM's "consulting" before and IBM's clients just pay a lot of money for really crappy business practices and a gaggle of STUPID people.
Out of the five or so IBM-run projects I've been involved with at various places of work, every single one has been:
a) a massive failure b) over budget c) not at all what the customer wanted in the first place d) way over on scheduled time
AMD is currently shipping the processors, and expects widespread availability in systems in conjunction with the launch of Linux kernel 2.4.12, which is set for Oct. 25, AMD says.
AMD is currently shipping the processors, and expects widespread availability in systems in conjunction with the launch of Linux kernel 2.4.12, which is set for Oct. 25, Oct. 30, Nov. 5, Nov. 13, Nov. 20, Nov. 29, and Dec. 3, AMD says, as long as they can find a way to change Moore's Law accordingly.
But seriously, the 2.4.12 release hardly warrants a new CPU. Something we tend to forget is that the hardware industry is just that, an industry and needs to make money. The release of Windows XP will, as much as we hate to see it, generate a short-term increase in PC sales. Can you honestly say that Joe Q. Public will go to his local best Buy to get that new Compaq because the 2.4.12 kernel was released?
Take the answer found above and then change your passphrase accordingly. Then you get a rough estimate of the lifetime of your passphrase. Just wait until M$ builds in distributed passphrase decrypting into all default screensavers. Just remember encryption is only good for a set amount of time, and that time degrades as CPU time gets more available and less expensive.
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Instead of following some of the other advice being posted suggesting to try to overpower your neighbors, why not go with the flow and allow your machine to auto-magically connect to one of the twenty networks in your area? If you wanted to be more formal, you could also form an informal coop and share.
Sorry for the cheesey Dune quote, I couldn't resist.
Interesting point. A better question might be what Microsoft's schedule is for upgrading their own workforce to Vista. Would any inside employees like to fill us in on the dirt?
Wow, this is the closest I've seen to anyone on Slashdot admitting that Microsoft did something better than any Unix / Linux system in a long time!
But seriously, I've wondered about the same question as the OP and have never found anything good. The closest was setting file system permissions on the key file as someone else mentioned.
Is it not possible?
Have you looked on http://www.clearancejobs.com/?
How many comments do we need asking "what if this", "what about that", "why don't they make Microsoft fix their insecure OS", etc? I for one, am excited that the government even attempted this exercise. The smart folks who were involved with this definitely learned valuable lessons. Likely, as was seen with hurricane Katrina, communication was the biggest obstacle. Even the PHB's will notice the major problems. Please keep in mind that the government is a large bureaucracy and as such, is large and hard to change.
Also keep in mind that the information security profession is still very immature. Remember that doctors and lawyers "practice" their professions. Do we "practice" information security? Engineers are legally required to submit their designs for peer review for all municipal projects. Is that same level of review required for information security for government efforts?
We still have quite a way to go, but we are making steps forward.
15 minutes twice a day? Try 15 minutes every hour.
Their server seems to be handling this quite well. Why isn't everyone spamming F5?
Do you mean like this? http://geekcruises.com/ I bet someone on the Linux Lunacy cruise would want to help out :)
I get the same result. I have an Athlon XP 2000, 1GB RAM, and a GeForce 4200 128MB 8X AGP. At least they could have popped a dialog box telling me they arbitrarily chose not to let me play with my video card.
Now the question is, do I get a new video card for my current computer (AGP) or upgrade the whole deal to get PCIe?
Obviously?
Is it an ice cream cone?
Microsoft is making that easier to swallow as well. I was thinking about placing an order, but the 15 minute registration process stopped me.
Action Pack for US$299
Only $299 for a full year subscription, the Microsoft Action Pack Subscription includes the latest, full-version, not-for-distribution (NFD) Microsoft software to test, evaluate, and even use to run your business:
Microsoft® Project Server 2003
Microsoft Windows® SharepointTM
Services Standard 2003
Microsoft Office SharePointTM
Portal Server 2003
Microsoft Business Network 1.0
Microsoft SQL ServerTM Reporting Services
Enterprise Edition
Microsoft Windows ServerTM 2003
Standard Edition
Microsoft Windows ServerTM 2003
Web Edition
Microsoft Exchange Server 2003
Enterprise Edition
Microsoft SQL ServerTM 2002
Microsoft SQL ServerTM 2000
Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration
Server 2000 Enterprise Edition
Microsoft Mobile Information Server 2002
Enterprise Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition
Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003
Microsoft Office FrontPage® 2003
Microsoft MapPoint® 2004 Standard Edition
Microsoft Office Visio® Professional 2003
Microsoft Office Project Professional 2003
Microsoft Office Publisher 2003
Microsoft Windows Small Business Server
2003 Premium Edition
Microsoft Office InfoPathTM 2003
Microsoft Office OneNoteTM 2003
Microsoft Virtual PC 2004
Microsoft Business Solutions CRM Professional
Microsoft Business Contact Manager for
Outlook® 2003
Australia is going to use General Motors to control carp?
Please define your acronyms!
The funny thing is that you are right. Quite a few people I know who watched the second plane hit (I was one of them) didn't quite know what to believe. I had to wonder if the entire thing was some "War of the Worlds" fiasco for our generation.
I have dealt with IBM's "consulting" before and IBM's clients just pay a lot of money for really crappy business practices and a gaggle of STUPID people.
Out of the five or so IBM-run projects I've been involved with at various places of work, every single one has been:
a) a massive failure
b) over budget
c) not at all what the customer wanted in the first place
d) way over on scheduled time
I don't think anyone will even notice the change.
Anyone have a login for fileplanet they would care to share?
AMD is currently shipping the processors, and expects widespread availability in systems in conjunction with the launch of Linux kernel 2.4.12, which is set for Oct. 25, AMD says.
AMD is currently shipping the processors, and expects widespread availability in systems in conjunction with the launch of Linux kernel 2.4.12, which is set for Oct. 25, Oct. 30, Nov. 5, Nov. 13, Nov. 20, Nov. 29, and Dec. 3, AMD says, as long as they can find a way to change Moore's Law accordingly.
But seriously, the 2.4.12 release hardly warrants a new CPU. Something we tend to forget is that the hardware industry is just that, an industry and needs to make money. The release of Windows XP will, as much as we hate to see it, generate a short-term increase in PC sales. Can you honestly say that Joe Q. Public will go to his local best Buy to get that new Compaq because the 2.4.12 kernel was released?
"Everything that can be invented has been Invented." Charles H. Duell, U.S. Commissioner of Patents, in 1899.
I really don't think this is an issue.
Take the answer found above and then change your passphrase accordingly. Then you get a rough estimate of the lifetime of your passphrase. Just wait until M$ builds in distributed passphrase decrypting into all default screensavers. Just remember encryption is only good for a set amount of time, and that time degrades as CPU time gets more available and less expensive.