Just use a credit card that you have specifically for online transactions.
By U.S. law you're only liable for $50, and most companies won't charge you anything if your account is jacked (if you're a good account for them).
I pay all of my bills on time, don't carry a balance, and don't sweat it.
What's the big deal?
If you're concerned about your personal information getting out, get a credit card that contains bogus information, including name. I have one in my dog's name. It's perfectly legal.
I'm very happy with my setup. It sounds better than a Denon/Paradigm setup that cost over $1000 more (college buddy tried to outdo my setup but failed).
I also have the 36" Sony WEGA. Pretty phat.
Don't forget the need for quality cables. They don't come cheap.
Bottom line, just read the reviews at web sites. You'll quickly get an idea of what's good and what's overpriced crap. Bose, for instance...
-LB
You're talking about VPNs, which use encryption unless I'm mistaken. Perhaps exported versions use different strength encryption, and the two are incompatible. As someone else suggested, call Cisco.
Actually, the PLA is no longer allowed to be in business. In the recent interview with the President (Premier) of China, Mike Wallace addressed this issue.
So, that may have been the case in the past but it ain't now.
My wife is a Residential Treatment Counselor for a nonprofit agency of group homes and cottages that house, treat, and help "severely messed-up" kids. They don't have any computer expertise, and I've volunteered my time to help plan their future IT infrastructure, as well as teaching the kids about how to use computers, the internet, etc. Through this, they'll learn how to do research on the net, a _very_ valuable skill in the real world.
Let me rephrase things a little: Oregon is known (worldwide) for good beer....just talk to any international beer reviewer and you'll see what I'm talking about. Oregon has more breweries than anywhere (a fact! (since two years ago)), giving more places to drink more types of more good beer. You limeys sure like to generalize (;0)) Der. -LB
You must be somewhere in the US without microbreweries. Here in Oregon we have more breweries than in Germany. There are 7 brewpubs within 2 miles of my home. Before writing off US beer come to Oregon. -LB
I know it's not *nix-based, but you might check out Visio Enterprise 2000 for some pretty kickass LAN/WAN documentation in a manager-friendly format. You get a SQL db full of network data when using it's AutoDiscovery and Layout tool. ... -LB
I'd be working for the "life-goes-on-since-our-application-comes-from-a-b uyout-and-we're-already-competitive" company. Seriously. Everyone on Slashdot thinks everyone in MS is a monopolistic fsck. It's simply not true. The stuff that we're doing right now with Network Documentation, Reporting, Design, etc... NO ONE else is doing it. MSFT didn't innovate this stuff, by the way -- we did prior to being purchased in January. MS just bought it. -LB
...that's why I work for M$. I'm 24, and get paid phat wages to work for the Evil Empire in hopes that I can retire by 45 and go do what I want for the rest of my life. I'm a systems programmer by choice, simply because I can't stand the nattering of managers and pundits about UI usability and whatnot. There's nothing worse than a self-appointed expert with no technical background telling you what to do. As a result I write database backend object model code and T-SQL for a Network Documentation tool. The code that I write is in use by over 100,000 companies right now, and helps to generate tens of millions of dollars a year. Plus, I get to learn neat-o technologies, and espouse OpenSource technologies within the monolithic giant that is M$. Believe it or not, there are a ton of Perl users here at M$. -LB
Mr. Carmack - 1) You were once quoted as saying something to the effect that "Being well-rounded is overrated." I've always been interested in learning more as to how and why you have that perspective. Could you elaborate? 2) I understand that your specialization and ability to make the most of your area-specific knowledge has taken you to the heights of the game industry (and kept you there for years), but is your espousal of specialization mutually exclusive with the fact that id supports multiple platforms? In other words, given your statement, one would think id might concentrate solely on one platform and "mine" it for everything possible -- yet in reality you support other OSs than that predominate Windows (thanks for doing this, btw). Does that run counter to your original notion? Thanks for your time. -Lil' Billy
I, a representative of AFART (Alfafa Farmers Of The World) hereby kick Lotus out of the Alfafa Farming Industry (TM) because we don't support censorship and do not want to be associated with those who do. If someone wants to make kiddie-porn with pieces of baby alfafa, we're all for it! Alfafa bombs? We'll help you! We hear that Lotus will be switching to Refuse Collection. HTH. -M. Ounstrous Fields Representative of AFART
The patent should be on file with the government wherever it was granted, and the company has the ability to decide whether or not to enforce the patent. There's no entrapment here. -lb
just remember that our job is to help prevent wars, and help minimalize the loss of american lives in case one breaks out, and i think we do a damned good job of it. So I guess the question that I have is: "How do you justify monitoring U.S. citizens' communications (even if it is in a swap with Canada or via Echelon)? Doesn't the loss of privacy and freedom outweigh the "protection"?...or have you bought into everything they taught you in basic?"
Four people that I went to college with began working at SGI after they graduated. I remember hearing from two of them of at least two instances where they were told to "take a week off" without pay. To me, this is crappy management at it's best. At least three of the people moved on two other companies within one year of starting there. That says a lot to me about SGI and their work environment. ...this from a company that used to have huge 'beer bashes' each Friday and kicked out more colorful free t-shirts for their employees than fruit of the loom. All of those perks went away when profitability started to fade. With those perks went morale as well, I suspect. One wonders whether the solution is much like Apple's or Tektronix's decision to cut the proverbial 'fat' and move back to their core business of profitability. Isn't this something SGI began a bit ago? Anyway, that's my $0.02. I'd love to hear what some insiders think. -lb
I should specify that the stuff I mentioned addresses the concept of humans being a patchwork of interconnected beings working in harmony for self-perpetuation. That's what I'm referring to as being some of the focus of the articles/books, etc. Sorry I didn't specify earlier. -lb
For more information on this read The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins. For an excerpt in another book that has a lot of good essays check out The Mind's I by Hofstadter and Dennett. They're both excellent. -lb
OS X server is already out, and OS X client will be out within 6 months. Preemptive multitasking, fast modern memory management, SMP... with all the advantages of the current Mac OS GUI and API's. By early 2000, we can expect multi-processor boxen running 600 MHz+ G4's, running OS X. They're gonna be the fastest desktops on the planet. If I had some money to invest, I'd buy Apple stock.
Great! Apple's OS is finally moving into the 90's! Sweet!
Forgive me if I don't find any evidence for the premise that: "the subject is outside the realm of empirical science"
Regardless, the '82 case centered around the fact that religion could not be taught in school due to the seperation of church and state (and Creationism was decided to be religious).
The article cites the 1982 trial of McLean vs. Arkansas Board of Education -- it just so happens that I've been reading the judge's opinion (so that I can argue with the religious guys at work) and one of the fundamental tenets of Judge Overton's opinion is that the "essential characteristics of science" are:
1. It is guided by natural law; 2. It has to be explanatory by reference to natural law; 3. It is testable against the empirical world; 4. Its conclusions are tentative, i.e. are not necessarily the final word; and 5. It is falsifiable He goes on to basically state that for all of these reasons "Creation Science" is not really science. Pretty cool. I can't believe these lowbrow religious wackos are finding converts... goes to show that people will try really hard to find something bigger than themselves to believe in.
I can't wait until everyone has dual-encryption processors in their home PC (even at the level of WebTV). No longer will we have to deal with Big Brother looking over our shoulders.
How will this effect the corporate monitoring of email?
The other side of the coin: If you're scared about spies in the DOE releasing secrets to other governments, think of how hard it will be to detect espionage when you can't even decode mail between employees.
I don't know whether to grin or hide under the covers.
This sort of argument leads to questions like "Why do we have gun clubs and hunting? Their only reason is to use weapons of violence to kill and destroy."
The problem isn't with the games, guns, and porn, but rather with the society that glorifies such conduct/content. Think about it.
You purport that such things cause violence and death, but it's the people that perform these acts.
Each home in Switzerland has an assault rifle as part of their national guard (or something to that effect), and the murder rate there is not even near what we have here.
You suggest throwing the proverbial baby out with the bathwater. Why should everyone be punished for the actions of a mentally ill few?
Additionally, if you're going to try and make a legitimate point I'd suggest expanding your vocabulary beyond exclamatory words like "fuck."
Reactionaries scare the hell out of me, primarily because I used to be one.
So, I work at a company that is encouraging patents. They offer incentives for patent applications and patents granted. Big incentives. Economically, it would benefit me greatly to derive some patent from our product line. However, the academic side of me wonders at whether patents can stifle the creation of new solutions based upon my patented work? So, what I'm looking for is some reflection upon the morality of patents. In mulling it over it seems that they're a way to hoard your kill (much like a vulture spreading it's wings over a carcass). I don't know if that jives well with my notions of open exchange of ideas. Thoughts?
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Just use a credit card that you have specifically for online transactions.
By U.S. law you're only liable for $50, and most companies won't charge you anything if your account is jacked (if you're a good account for them).
I pay all of my bills on time, don't carry a balance, and don't sweat it.
What's the big deal?
If you're concerned about your personal information getting out, get a credit card that contains bogus information, including name. I have one in my dog's name. It's perfectly legal.
I chose the Energy Take 5's as my speaker setup because of their clear, full sound, their size, and their price.
Take 5 Info:
Home Theatre Forum Take 5 Info
Audio Review Take 5 Information
I chose the DB 940 because many of my coworkers love the 930, and the 940 is the newer model.
Sony DB 940 Info:
Audio Review DB 940 Info
I'm very happy with my setup. It sounds better than a Denon/Paradigm setup that cost over $1000 more (college buddy tried to outdo my setup but failed).
I also have the 36" Sony WEGA. Pretty phat.
Don't forget the need for quality cables. They don't come cheap.
Bottom line, just read the reviews at web sites. You'll quickly get an idea of what's good and what's overpriced crap. Bose, for instance...
-LB
You're talking about VPNs, which use encryption unless I'm mistaken. Perhaps exported versions use different strength encryption, and the two are incompatible. As someone else suggested, call Cisco.
Actually, the PLA is no longer allowed to be in business. In the recent interview with the President (Premier) of China, Mike Wallace addressed this issue.
So, that may have been the case in the past but it ain't now.
Believe it or not, I know the guy that wrote that NN code.
After he wrote the code, it was classified, and he didn't have a high enough clearance to read it.
Imagine that.
"Sorry, but you can't read this."
"But I WROTE it."
"Sorry sir. Regulations."
Comedy. This website filters out people who want to view it's contents if they're within microsoft.com.
My wife is a Residential Treatment Counselor for a nonprofit agency of group homes and cottages that house, treat, and help "severely messed-up" kids. They don't have any computer expertise, and I've volunteered my time to help plan their future IT infrastructure, as well as teaching the kids about how to use computers, the internet, etc.
Through this, they'll learn how to do research on the net, a _very_ valuable skill in the real world.
Let me rephrase things a little: ...just talk to any international beer reviewer and you'll see what I'm talking about.
Oregon is known (worldwide) for good beer.
Oregon has more breweries than anywhere (a fact! (since two years ago)), giving more places to drink more types of more good beer.
You limeys sure like to generalize (;0)) Der.
-LB
You must be somewhere in the US without microbreweries. Here in Oregon we have more breweries than in Germany. There are 7 brewpubs within 2 miles of my home.
Before writing off US beer come to Oregon.
-LB
I know it's not *nix-based, but you might check out Visio Enterprise 2000 for some pretty kickass LAN/WAN documentation in a manager-friendly format.
...
You get a SQL db full of network data when using it's AutoDiscovery and Layout tool.
-LB
I'd be working for the "life-goes-on-since-our-application-comes-from-a-b uyout-and-we're-already-competitive" company.
Seriously. Everyone on Slashdot thinks everyone in MS is a monopolistic fsck. It's simply not true. The stuff that we're doing right now with Network Documentation, Reporting, Design, etc... NO ONE else is doing it.
MSFT didn't innovate this stuff, by the way -- we did prior to being purchased in January. MS just bought it.
-LB
I'm a systems programmer by choice, simply because I can't stand the nattering of managers and pundits about UI usability and whatnot. There's nothing worse than a self-appointed expert with no technical background telling you what to do.
As a result I write database backend object model code and T-SQL for a Network Documentation tool.
The code that I write is in use by over 100,000 companies right now, and helps to generate tens of millions of dollars a year.
Plus, I get to learn neat-o technologies, and espouse OpenSource technologies within the monolithic giant that is M$. Believe it or not, there are a ton of Perl users here at M$.
-LB
Mr. Carmack -
1) You were once quoted as saying something to the effect that "Being well-rounded is overrated." I've always been interested in learning more as to how and why you have that perspective. Could you elaborate?
2) I understand that your specialization and ability to make the most of your area-specific knowledge has taken you to the heights of the game industry (and kept you there for years), but is your espousal of specialization mutually exclusive with the fact that id supports multiple platforms? In other words, given your statement, one would think id might concentrate solely on one platform and "mine" it for everything possible -- yet in reality you support other OSs than that predominate Windows (thanks for doing this, btw). Does that run counter to your original notion?
Thanks for your time.
-Lil' Billy
I, a representative of AFART (Alfafa Farmers Of The World) hereby kick Lotus out of the Alfafa Farming Industry (TM) because we don't support censorship and do not want to be associated with those who do.
If someone wants to make kiddie-porn with pieces of baby alfafa, we're all for it! Alfafa bombs? We'll help you!
We hear that Lotus will be switching to Refuse Collection.
HTH.
-M. Ounstrous Fields
Representative of AFART
The patent should be on file with the government wherever it was granted, and the company has the ability to decide whether or not to enforce the patent. There's no entrapment here.
-lb
just remember that our job is to help prevent wars, and help minimalize the loss of american lives in case one breaks out, and i think we do a damned good job of it. ...or have you bought into everything they taught you in basic?"
So I guess the question that I have is: "How do you justify monitoring U.S. citizens' communications (even if it is in a swap with Canada or via Echelon)? Doesn't the loss of privacy and freedom outweigh the "protection"?
Four people that I went to college with began working at SGI after they graduated. I remember hearing from two of them of at least two instances where they were told to "take a week off" without pay. To me, this is crappy management at it's best.
...this from a company that used to have huge 'beer bashes' each Friday and kicked out more colorful free t-shirts for their employees than fruit of the loom. All of those perks went away when profitability started to fade. With those perks went morale as well, I suspect.
At least three of the people moved on two other companies within one year of starting there. That says a lot to me about SGI and their work environment.
One wonders whether the solution is much like Apple's or Tektronix's decision to cut the proverbial 'fat' and move back to their core business of profitability. Isn't this something SGI began a bit ago?
Anyway, that's my $0.02. I'd love to hear what some insiders think.
-lb
I should specify that the stuff I mentioned addresses the concept of humans being a patchwork of interconnected beings working in harmony for self-perpetuation.
That's what I'm referring to as being some of the focus of the articles/books, etc.
Sorry I didn't specify earlier. -lb
For more information on this read The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins.
For an excerpt in another book that has a lot of good essays check out The Mind's I by Hofstadter and Dennett.
They're both excellent.
-lb
Great! Apple's OS is finally moving into the 90's! Sweet!
Pleah.
Forgive me if I don't find any evidence for the premise that:
"the subject is outside the realm of empirical science"
Regardless, the '82 case centered around the fact that religion could not be taught in school due to the seperation of church and state (and Creationism was decided to be religious).
Make sense? Good.
The article cites the 1982 trial of McLean vs. Arkansas Board of Education -- it just so happens that I've been reading the judge's opinion (so that I can argue with the religious guys at work) and one of the fundamental tenets of Judge Overton's opinion is that the "essential characteristics of science" are:
1. It is guided by natural law;
2. It has to be explanatory by reference to natural law;
3. It is testable against the empirical world;
4. Its conclusions are tentative, i.e. are not necessarily the final word; and
5. It is falsifiable
He goes on to basically state that for all of these reasons "Creation Science" is not really science.
Pretty cool.
I can't believe these lowbrow religious wackos are finding converts... goes to show that people will try really hard to find something bigger than themselves to believe in.
I can't wait until everyone has dual-encryption processors in their home PC (even at the level of WebTV). No longer will we have to deal with Big Brother looking over our shoulders.
How will this effect the corporate monitoring of email?
The other side of the coin: If you're scared about spies in the DOE releasing secrets to other governments, think of how hard it will be to detect espionage when you can't even decode mail between employees.
I don't know whether to grin or hide under the covers.
This sort of argument leads to questions like "Why do we have gun clubs and hunting? Their only reason is to use weapons of violence to kill and destroy."
The problem isn't with the games, guns, and porn, but rather with the society that glorifies such conduct/content. Think about it.
You purport that such things cause violence and death, but it's the people that perform these acts.
Each home in Switzerland has an assault rifle as part of their national guard (or something to that effect), and the murder rate there is not even near what we have here.
You suggest throwing the proverbial baby out with the bathwater. Why should everyone be punished for the actions of a mentally ill few?
Additionally, if you're going to try and make a legitimate point I'd suggest expanding your vocabulary beyond exclamatory words like "fuck."
Reactionaries scare the hell out of me, primarily because I used to be one.
-Lil' Billy
So, I work at a company that is encouraging patents. They offer incentives for patent applications and patents granted. Big incentives. Economically, it would benefit me greatly to derive some patent from our product line. However, the academic side of me wonders at whether patents can stifle the creation of new solutions based upon my patented work? So, what I'm looking for is some reflection upon the morality of patents. In mulling it over it seems that they're a way to hoard your kill (much like a vulture spreading it's wings over a carcass). I don't know if that jives well with my notions of open exchange of ideas. Thoughts?