While obviously not a total solution (what really is?) I use MenuMeters to show me major system info in real time. Here's a screen shot of my menubar showing how mine is set up.
From left: my various desktops, network i/o (outgoing in red, incoming in black), memory allocation, swap/paging, disk i/o (none at that moment), user (black) and kernel (gray) CPU graph, total CPU percentage, clock.
And although it's said that this particular rootkit can bypass it, I strongly recommend shelling out a few bucks for LittleSnitch so nothing can see the 'net without your permission. I assure you, wou *will* be amazed at how much software phones home.
Any time my computer "feels slow" I can expect at least one of those indicators to be pegged. I then investigate and can brutally murderize the offending process if I so choose.
I purposely ignored the question of which corporations are evil, as that's separate from the question of what is meant by 'taking them out' or whatever it was. And remember, 'not serving the public interest' is not the same as evil. Even though that email address a few inches north of this paragraph is real, even I don't think Microsoft is actually Evil. Just really, really bad for almost everyone they interact with, but that's many miles away from Evil.
Should Enron have had their charter revoked for what they did to California? How about Halliburton for screwing the military every chance they get? Perhaps ClearChannel? I'd personally love to see Wally World be disincorporated (with extreme prejudice, at that!). On the rare occassion we do prosecute a major multinational corporation for their crimes, it's essentially "Stop, or I'll say 'Stop' again!" Does that seem effective to you? Maybe if there were some actual deterrent to the laws they'd be ignored a bit less often.
And what exactly is 'taking out'. Are you saying the government should be able to arbitrarily rule that a certain entity is 'evil' and therefore disband it?
Actually, that's the way it's supposed to work. If a corporation is operating in a manner not in keeping with the public interest, the state has an obligation to revoke their corporate charter.
Did ya hear that folks? Turns out we needn't bother to vote. Thanks AC, if it weren't for you I'd have wasted an hour of my time the Tuesday after next.
Not even similar. Apple's Dashboard is actually a ripoff of Konfabulator, except that it's more fully integrated with Exposé and uses Safari as its rendering engine.
Every time the one-button-mouse thing comes up here on The Dot, I ask the same question:
Anybody know where I can find some dirt-cheap one button mice for PCs? I administer a lab full of Winboxes, and about half of our students have never touched a mouse before. I'd love to be able to stop saying "Uh, no, your *other* left."
I must disagree: "keep AND BEAR arms". Bearing arms means taking them with you.
So you feel it's wrong to forbid bank patrons from packing heat at the teller window?
I'm asking this from a devil's advocate position; I used to be the type of liberal in favor of many (but not all) forms of gun control. I'm still a liberal (depending on your definition of such) but realize that the Second Amendment is there for a reason, even if I do feel that the NRA is, as an institusion, shit throwing crazy.
The Second Amendment doesn't say the people have the right to keep and bear any kind of arms they want. I don't see how reasonable restrictions on what types of guns you can buy would violate the 2nd Amendment, as long as you can buy guns.
But then we're vulnerable to what constitutes a 'gun' being arbitrarily redefined.
He's a troll. A troll 'for' the left. I think he despises Bush as much as I do, but has adopted the tactic of pretending to speak for the Bush side in as offensive a manner as possible in an effort to discredit them. To each their own, I suppose.
I'd like to think that this administration's record speaks quite adequately to their inadequacy, but seeing as how almost half of us intend to vote for these assclowns, perhaps not.
I've known about that for a few years, but have only been acting on it for a few months. Over the past year I've brought my carb intake down (not as in Atkins or similar, my favorite breakfast is still an everything bagel), but to the point where potatoes, bread and soda don't make up the majority of my food by weight. Now that I've gotten accustomed to that, I've started reducing overall caloric intake. While I can't say that I've noticed an increase in my lifespan yet, I have been impressed at how well my system has responded to the changes. I work out in some form almost every day (alternating between weights and 5+ mile brisk walks) and am definitely not suffering from reduced energy, ability or stamina.
And even if the health benefits are a wash, it's great for the budget!
Ah, the classic condescending "you watch TV so I'm smarter than you argument." Hate to burst your bubble, but lots of extremely intelligent people watch TV. And a lot of people of meager intelligence avoid TV because they think it makes them appear smarter.
Ah, the classic condescending "you smoke cigarettes so I'm healthier than you argument." Hate to burst your bubble, but lots of extremely healthy people smoke cigarettes. And a lot of people of poor health avoid smoking because they think it makes them likely to live longer.
Flawed indeed. If seeking out strong coffee and a bagel weren't of such high priority right now, I'd go off on a tangent about correlation and causality; but it is, so I won't.
I also cringe when I see the two conflated. Lately a lot of slashdot's MOTDs at the bottom of the page have been split personality jokes using the word schizophrenia, and it just makes them look ignorant.
I would assume, although I'm not claiming to know for sure, that the "security" arrangements at both conventions were handled by the Department of Homeland Security, which I don't think very many people would consider a tool of the DNC.
First of all, this is not a "rights" issue. It is a private function - the owners of the establishment and the people paying them (not the ticket holders, see below) have final say a to who can come in and who can't.
Anybody wanna take a guess at what proportion of *our* president's stage time occurs at public events where some good old fashioned peaceful dissent would be constitutionally protected?
I'd heard/read multiple times over the years that said stock purchase was merely part of a settlement between MS and NeXT for swiping bits of NeXT's kernel for early versions of NT. By the time the case settled however, Apple had purchased NeXT (or vice versa, depending on your perspective).
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While obviously not a total solution (what really is?) I use MenuMeters to show me major system info in real time. Here's a screen shot of my menubar showing how mine is set up.
From left: my various desktops, network i/o (outgoing in red, incoming in black), memory allocation, swap/paging, disk i/o (none at that moment), user (black) and kernel (gray) CPU graph, total CPU percentage, clock.
And although it's said that this particular rootkit can bypass it, I strongly recommend shelling out a few bucks for LittleSnitch so nothing can see the 'net without your permission. I assure you, wou *will* be amazed at how much software phones home.
Any time my computer "feels slow" I can expect at least one of those indicators to be pegged. I then investigate and can brutally murderize the offending process if I so choose.
I purposely ignored the question of which corporations are evil, as that's separate from the question of what is meant by 'taking them out' or whatever it was. And remember, 'not serving the public interest' is not the same as evil. Even though that email address a few inches north of this paragraph is real, even I don't think Microsoft is actually Evil. Just really, really bad for almost everyone they interact with, but that's many miles away from Evil.
Should Enron have had their charter revoked for what they did to California? How about Halliburton for screwing the military every chance they get? Perhaps ClearChannel? I'd personally love to see Wally World be disincorporated (with extreme prejudice, at that!). On the rare occassion we do prosecute a major multinational corporation for their crimes, it's essentially "Stop, or I'll say 'Stop' again!" Does that seem effective to you? Maybe if there were some actual deterrent to the laws they'd be ignored a bit less often.
I took the battery out of my clock. It's steadfast and resolute when telling me the current time. It has even been proven correct on occasion.
And what exactly is 'taking out'. Are you saying the government should be able to arbitrarily rule that a certain entity is 'evil' and therefore disband it?
Actually, that's the way it's supposed to work. If a corporation is operating in a manner not in keeping with the public interest, the state has an obligation to revoke their corporate charter.
Did ya hear that folks? Turns out we needn't bother to vote. Thanks AC, if it weren't for you I'd have wasted an hour of my time the Tuesday after next.
Apparently certain bodily fluids that are commonly found on bed sheets will flouresce under ultraviolet light.
If that's mainly a U.S. thing, I'm curious as to what you folks are doing differently.
Not even similar. Apple's Dashboard is actually a ripoff of Konfabulator, except that it's more fully integrated with Exposé and uses Safari as its rendering engine.
Every time the one-button-mouse thing comes up here on The Dot, I ask the same question:
Anybody know where I can find some dirt-cheap one button mice for PCs? I administer a lab full of Winboxes, and about half of our students have never touched a mouse before. I'd love to be able to stop saying "Uh, no, your *other* left."
I must disagree: "keep AND BEAR arms". Bearing arms means taking them with you.
So you feel it's wrong to forbid bank patrons from packing heat at the teller window?
I'm asking this from a devil's advocate position; I used to be the type of liberal in favor of many (but not all) forms of gun control. I'm still a liberal (depending on your definition of such) but realize that the Second Amendment is there for a reason, even if I do feel that the NRA is, as an institusion, shit throwing crazy.
The Second Amendment doesn't say the people have the right to keep and bear any kind of arms they want. I don't see how reasonable restrictions on what types of guns you can buy would violate the 2nd Amendment, as long as you can buy guns.
But then we're vulnerable to what constitutes a 'gun' being arbitrarily redefined.
Works fine for me (Firefox 0.10.1, Mac OS X 10.3.5, 3mbit cable).
My mom (WinXP SP2, Firefox 0.10.1, dialup at work) said the video was fine, but the sound was garbled.
Maybe you're just not doing it right.
*ducks*
Having a complete loon occupying the White House would just be harmless entertainment.
You must be new here.
He's a troll. A troll 'for' the left. I think he despises Bush as much as I do, but has adopted the tactic of pretending to speak for the Bush side in as offensive a manner as possible in an effort to discredit them. To each their own, I suppose.
I'd like to think that this administration's record speaks quite adequately to their inadequacy, but seeing as how almost half of us intend to vote for these assclowns, perhaps not.
Carry on then.
I've known about that for a few years, but have only been acting on it for a few months. Over the past year I've brought my carb intake down (not as in Atkins or similar, my favorite breakfast is still an everything bagel), but to the point where potatoes, bread and soda don't make up the majority of my food by weight. Now that I've gotten accustomed to that, I've started reducing overall caloric intake. While I can't say that I've noticed an increase in my lifespan yet, I have been impressed at how well my system has responded to the changes. I work out in some form almost every day (alternating between weights and 5+ mile brisk walks) and am definitely not suffering from reduced energy, ability or stamina.
And even if the health benefits are a wash, it's great for the budget!
why not just try reigning in that raging ADD
RTFA, that's exactly what this device does.
*ducks*
Try it around my house and you will get a broken face.
personally I could care less about as I hate TV
Hmm.
Ah, the classic condescending "you watch TV so I'm smarter than you argument." Hate to burst your bubble, but lots of extremely intelligent people watch TV. And a lot of people of meager intelligence avoid TV because they think it makes them appear smarter.
Ah, the classic condescending "you smoke cigarettes so I'm healthier than you argument." Hate to burst your bubble, but lots of extremely healthy people smoke cigarettes. And a lot of people of poor health avoid smoking because they think it makes them likely to live longer.
Flawed indeed. If seeking out strong coffee and a bagel weren't of such high priority right now, I'd go off on a tangent about correlation and causality; but it is, so I won't.
Ahem.
Well, since hacking is a form of research, we then have:
Research all you want, just don't disseminate.
I suppose you're right in a way; that sort of wisdom would have saved Gallileo's ass.
I also cringe when I see the two conflated. Lately a lot of slashdot's MOTDs at the bottom of the page have been split personality jokes using the word schizophrenia, and it just makes them look ignorant.
You must be new here.
Yes.
I would assume, although I'm not claiming to know for sure, that the "security" arrangements at both conventions were handled by the Department of Homeland Security, which I don't think very many people would consider a tool of the DNC.
First of all, this is not a "rights" issue. It is a private function - the owners of the establishment and the people paying them (not the ticket holders, see below) have final say a to who can come in and who can't.
Anybody wanna take a guess at what proportion of *our* president's stage time occurs at public events where some good old fashioned peaceful dissent would be constitutionally protected?
Funny that.
I'd heard/read multiple times over the years that said stock purchase was merely part of a settlement between MS and NeXT for swiping bits of NeXT's kernel for early versions of NT. By the time the case settled however, Apple had purchased NeXT (or vice versa, depending on your perspective).