Sad that you've probably never served in the military (I have). Sad that you've probably never worked in a place where you realize that there is a need for all these weapons (I have). Despite what you see on TV or your personal opinions, there is a need.
Why do you feel that just because this was mentioned as something the military is interested in, that all technology is due to military needs? You like sending email? Thank DARPA. Whats to stop private corporations from using their own R&E Depts. do develop something like this? Nothing. You should be thanking the military for advancing technology.
[Teacher]:" Good morning class, welcome to your first day of kindergarten! I'm Mrs. Jones!"
[students]: "Hi Mrrrsssss Jooonnnes!"
[Teacher]: "The first 6 months of your kindergarten will be spent learning how to log into a computer, and ftp/download. AFTER we all know how to RegEdit, and Reboot, we'll d/l our textbook and learn how to READ!"
[students]: "YAYYYY!!!! RegEdit!!! Thank you Superintendant Gates!!!"
if I had to guess, I'd say Tom Wolfe. Being that one computer is Kesey (Ken Kesey), in my warped mind it makes sense... Ken Kesey, Merry Pranksters... (think to The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Tests).... kick ass book...
"...And in related news, the popular linux site "Slashdot" had decided to change its name to "Patentdot" in order to more easily identify itself with every-other story which has been accepted and posted the past month. And now, back to you Skip..."
I was having serious problems (line down for 3 months at a time) with our connectivity, so I took matters into my own hands so to speak.
After searching their webpage, I found an email addy for joeShmuck in accounting, it was first letter of first name, then last name@isp.com (i.e., Jloser@isp.com). Pretty obvious.
On a hunch, I went to their Management page, and looked at all the bigwig's name's. From there, I sent an email to each of them based on the pattern of the accounting person's email address. Each describing the problem and the lack of customer service to fix it. Soon as the VP of and the Pres of , ect ect, all the big people, read my problem and contacted the network admins, I've had great service. Anything I need, I get (they couldnt figure out how to fix the physical line, so they bought and gave us their wireless gear for our connection).
Sometimes unorthadox, roundabout ways are the only way to get something done. Contact the Big Cheese's and let them know whats going on. I'm sure it'll be cleared up in no time.
My former employer got hit with it towards the end of December. Not the quickest cracker in the box. The logs were left untouched, no clean up. He added himself as a user called "cgi" with root access, however, we had no use for cgi on the box. He became root and cleared up the/root/.bash_history file-- thinking he was being slick and wiping his trail. However, what the moron forgot to do was get rid of his own (cgi's).bash_history file. Everything he did was listed there, complete with clearing root's history file and more.
Oh yeah, lets not forget the line on bootup saying we've got a root-kit installed.
Dammit, we couldnt even get a smart cracker. Something to make life interesting. We get a kid who got an iMac for xmus cause his parents thought is was cute and d/l'd some kits from online.
Geezus, take the time to just LEARN it. I'm not a linux god by far, but I feel quite comfortable working in it. I have no fear about screwing up and reloading. Learn where to look online. Buy books. Read README's. Ask questions. Learn for yourself. Dont expect everything to be handed to you on a silver platter. Its like everyone has been spoiled by Windows. I dont know if its good or not, but I just bought my roommate, an NT admin, "Linux for the Windows Addict" for xmus. Give that a shot.
I once called because their end was having a problem. After 30 mins with the help desk and being passed around from help desker to help desker, I finally made it through to their NOC. These guys are supposed to know this shit right? Here's a paraphrased transcript of me talking to their NOC:
me: yes, the problem is on your end
them: how do you know?
me: traceroute
them: how do you know about traceroute?
me: I'm a linux and unix sysadmin
them: Really? Cool! I need some help. how do I get my computer at home to run X...yadda....
Yeah, that was fun. I call to get my service fixed and ended up trying to explain how to fix X for this shmuck.
--Dave
I'll give 'em $10 for it....
WHAT?!?! Its not like the Russian Space Agency doesnt need the money!!!!
Fine, you drive a hard bargain but I'll also throw in a pair of american-made Levi's jeans for the blackmarket....
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Sad that you've probably never served in the military (I have). Sad that you've probably never worked in a place where you realize that there is a need for all these weapons (I have). Despite what you see on TV or your personal opinions, there is a need.
Why do you feel that just because this was mentioned as something the military is interested in, that all technology is due to military needs? You like sending email? Thank DARPA. Whats to stop private corporations from using their own R&E Depts. do develop something like this? Nothing. You should be thanking the military for advancing technology.
--DaveI can see it now... picture school in 5 years...:
[Teacher]:" Good morning class, welcome to your first day of kindergarten! I'm Mrs. Jones!"
[students]: "Hi Mrrrsssss Jooonnnes!"
[Teacher]: "The first 6 months of your kindergarten will be spent learning how to log into a computer, and ftp/download. AFTER we all know how to RegEdit, and Reboot, we'll d/l our textbook and learn how to READ!"
[students]: "YAYYYY!!!! RegEdit!!! Thank you Superintendant Gates!!!"
yeah, right. The "drive" itself will only be $50. Who wants to bet the cable to connect it will be around $15,000?
--Dave
if I had to guess, I'd say Tom Wolfe. Being that one computer is Kesey (Ken Kesey), in my warped mind it makes sense... Ken Kesey, Merry Pranksters... (think to The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Tests).... kick ass book...
--Dave
I claim The Legend of Zelda, Street Fighter II, and Contra (up,up,down,down,left,right,left,right,b,a,start!)
--Dave
From the AP Newswire:
"...And in related news, the popular linux site "Slashdot" had decided to change its name to "Patentdot" in order to more easily identify itself with every-other story which has been accepted and posted the past month. And now, back to you Skip..."
*****Ok, So what's your point?*****
--Dave
I think it'll only be a matter of time before Napster is going to be a feature of an ISP. It will license its service to all of them out there.
"Welcome to AOL, for $30 a month you get email, your own webpage, newsgroups, and the Napster service for your musical needs"
It could happen.
--Dave
I was having serious problems (line down for 3 months at a time) with our connectivity, so I took matters into my own hands so to speak.
After searching their webpage, I found an email addy for joeShmuck in accounting, it was first letter of first name, then last name@isp.com (i.e., Jloser@isp.com). Pretty obvious.
On a hunch, I went to their Management page, and looked at all the bigwig's name's. From there, I sent an email to each of them based on the pattern of the accounting person's email address. Each describing the problem and the lack of customer service to fix it. Soon as the VP of and the Pres of , ect ect, all the big people, read my problem and contacted the network admins, I've had great service. Anything I need, I get (they couldnt figure out how to fix the physical line, so they bought and gave us their wireless gear for our connection).
Sometimes unorthadox, roundabout ways are the only way to get something done. Contact the Big Cheese's and let them know whats going on. I'm sure it'll be cleared up in no time.
--Dave
My former employer got hit with it towards the end of December. Not the quickest cracker in the box. The logs were left untouched, no clean up. He added himself as a user called "cgi" with root access, however, we had no use for cgi on the box. He became root and cleared up the /root/.bash_history file-- thinking he was being slick and wiping his trail. However, what the moron forgot to do was get rid of his own (cgi's) .bash_history file. Everything he did was listed there, complete with clearing root's history file and more.
Oh yeah, lets not forget the line on bootup saying we've got a root-kit installed.
Dammit, we couldnt even get a smart cracker. Something to make life interesting. We get a kid who got an iMac for xmus cause his parents thought is was cute and d/l'd some kits from online.
--Dave
Wolfenstein? Many a hours wasted in front of that game...
Geezus, take the time to just LEARN it. I'm not a linux god by far, but I feel quite comfortable working in it. I have no fear about screwing up and reloading. Learn where to look online. Buy books. Read README's. Ask questions. Learn for yourself. Dont expect everything to be handed to you on a silver platter. Its like everyone has been spoiled by Windows. I dont know if its good or not, but I just bought my roommate, an NT admin, "Linux for the Windows Addict" for xmus. Give that a shot.
I once called because their end was having a problem. After 30 mins with the help desk and being passed around from help desker to help desker, I finally made it through to their NOC. These guys are supposed to know this shit right? Here's a paraphrased transcript of me talking to their NOC: me: yes, the problem is on your end them: how do you know? me: traceroute them: how do you know about traceroute? me: I'm a linux and unix sysadmin them: Really? Cool! I need some help. how do I get my computer at home to run X...yadda.... Yeah, that was fun. I call to get my service fixed and ended up trying to explain how to fix X for this shmuck. --Dave
I'll give 'em $10 for it.... WHAT?!?! Its not like the Russian Space Agency doesnt need the money!!!! Fine, you drive a hard bargain but I'll also throw in a pair of american-made Levi's jeans for the blackmarket....
If I pack enough food, I can mail myself back to my house, and as long as I dont get out of the box, I can copywrite all my own genes!