..well, that's why I lost my suitcase the last time.. It didn't have a baggage tag (barcode) and therefore didn't get on the plane at all. Not putting any other tag on the bag would have resulted in the excact same disapearnce..
I did get my bag back, after a week, because I was able to describe it and it's contents..
...not "all", but that depends on the country you are in and the educational level of the locals.
Does the USA have an official language? Isn't there some parts of the country having Spanish as the main language?
Anyway, in my experience*, listening and speaking slowly and calmly will get you a lot of help, anywhere!/klang * I speak Danish, English and Spanish fluently and German if I really have to. I live in Europe where the distance between different nations with wildly different language is quite short, compared to the USA.
There is one born every minute.. so, it's too much work to ban people because they are morons (that respond to spam). I do work at an ISP and knows that people will be on the phone for no reason at all. The money from a Moron is still money and the ISP will always take the first cut.
Another way to eliminate the spam problem would be for the ISP to protect their users against it. We do that to some extend. Unfortunately we don't make life hard for the spammers.. expotential wait after sending the first 10 copies from the same IP within a certain timeframe could be an idea.. hit the spammers where it hurts, on the time they need to use to send their trash.
Let's face it, "the little people", the morons, the large majority of internet users are customers at some ISP. Would you want to give your money to an ISP that advertices SPAM FREE mail service? I know you probably run your own mailserver on your own domain.. your choice but you have the power to block whatever you want then and spam shouldn't be a problem for you..
...estimating and making a budget oftent takes longer and costs more, than solving the actual problem...
There must be one or two/.'ers that isn't using all their time on Open Source projects and actually have to estimate how long a losely defined assignment will take?.. the paperwork kills you.
The problem is simple: "get to Mars"
Funded by a reality show? I would watch.. and I don't even have a TV!
One way trip for the first missions, so what?
Given the chance I for one would go! ("will go to Mars for food" sign in hand) Find 5 people more and we have a crew!
Lewis and Clark; explorers that were willing to take a chance that could cost them their lives. If it hadn't been for them.. it would have been for somebody else. There is never a shortage of people willing to take a risk.
Maybe the return policy of all other space programmes (to Mars and back), the safty, the humanity is actually what drives the price upwards?
Why bring fuel at all? Bring the knowledge needed to produce fuel from local material.. they have to stay on site several months anyway.
As long as we kill off several unique spieces every day here on Earth, we shouldn't be too concerned about the posibility of killing a few local microbes; bag'em and tag'em. Great, our base is build on a graveyard, it wouldn't be the first.
Today "Tom in Marketing" can set up a wireless access point in about 5 minutes, potentially leaving a door open to the rest of the network.
To check if there are any wireless networks around, you might have to wardrive the premises. An laptop, a WiFi card and network stumbler is all you need for a quick scan of the surroundings. Depending on the layout of the company, a GPS can be added to pinpoint a rouge accesspoint easier. Not strictly necesary though. Just take a walk around the building and you will see what pops up, some of it might be part of your wired network, bridged to wireless and left open to the world.
Sniffing traffic on an unauthorized part of the network is not dificult, snort or similar can do the trick. Fysically removing the AP is easier though... "Tom" will report to your office to get his router/bridge back..
"I" can't tell you where you are, but "They" can.. "They" as in your mobile phone carrier. If the the state (or the court) want's to know where you are or were on a specific date, it will just pull the logfiles from the phonecompany.. Where were you on the morning of september 11. 2001 is just a control question.. they already knows where you were..
Some mobile phonecarriers have had "treasure hunt" games, where you could win if you found a specific grid in town. Sending an sms would give you a clue and you would find the treasure if you were withing 10 meters and send an "I found it"-SMS..
Just a game, but it shows what logfiles can be used for.
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Well, Norway is out because of DVD-Jon, eventhough it is the riches country in the world. :-)
..The English don't really consider themselves a part of Europe (As defined by the EU) anyway.
Interpretation through the filters of ideology has always been one of our race's curses.
now if that's not cool, I don't know what is! :-)
the digital dark age is an old but still good article..
once in a while, I take a picture that is worth enlarging to 70x50cm or bigger and putting on my wall for that I either need 35mm or a lot of pixels.
.. for ever.
.. will I be able to retrieve data from a 50 year old HD/CD/DVD?
I have yet to shift totally to digital. The combination of a good SLR (Nikon FE) and a filmscanner (Minolta Dual Scan III) is giving 10.8 MP quality.
The good thing with 35mm is that the medium carries the storrage in itself. With Digital you have to set aside HD/CD/DVD-space
I know, that I can develop fresh pictures from 50 year old negatives
something with "performance boost" in the title would have been nuked as well .. :-)
works better than Viagra?
Most people prefer "Young Elvis" over "Fat Elvis".
Wearing that will not make you Elvis, go home now.
Goddamnit that's a sad sight ..
..well, that's why I lost my suitcase the last time .. It didn't have a baggage tag (barcode) and therefore didn't get on the plane at all. Not putting any other tag on the bag would have resulted in the excact same disapearnce..
..
I did get my bag back, after a week, because I was able to describe it and it's contents
The incredible thing is, that all theese 419 scammers fall for the excact same "send me a picture of yourself holding "
:-)
funny read though
In this house we obey the laws of thermodynamics!
You will think "was it such a good idea to go to Nigeria?"
...and where the fuck did the taxi driver go? not to mention the scrap of paper with the address!
.. shit, they might have a kiosk or a bar in this place!
"A foreign city", doesn't have to be in a foreign country
When speaking with foreigners, natives tend to raise their voice as if the foreigner had a hearing problem!
/klang
"In Sovjet Russia" I will understand nothing of the language no matter how slow or loud people speak.
I will understand handgestures and good intentions though.
...not "all", but that depends on the country you are in and the educational level of the locals.
/klang
Does the USA have an official language? Isn't there some parts of the country having Spanish as the main language?
Anyway, in my experience*, listening and speaking slowly and calmly will get you a lot of help, anywhere!
* I speak Danish, English and Spanish fluently and German if I really have to. I live in Europe where the distance between different nations with wildly different language is quite short, compared to the USA.
There is one born every minute.. so, it's too much work to ban people because they are morons (that respond to spam). I do work at an ISP and knows that people will be on the phone for no reason at all. The money from a Moron is still money and the ISP will always take the first cut.
.. expotential wait after sending the first 10 copies from the same IP within a certain timeframe could be an idea .. hit the spammers where it hurts, on the time they need to use to send their trash.
.. your choice but you have the power to block whatever you want then and spam shouldn't be a problem for you ..
Another way to eliminate the spam problem would be for the ISP to protect their users against it. We do that to some extend. Unfortunately we don't make life hard for the spammers
Let's face it, "the little people", the morons, the large majority of internet users are customers at some ISP. Would you want to give your money to an ISP that advertices SPAM FREE mail service? I know you probably run your own mailserver on your own domain
...estimating and making a budget oftent takes longer and costs more, than solving the actual problem...
/.'ers that isn't using all their time on Open Source projects and actually have to estimate how long a losely defined assignment will take? .. the paperwork kills you.
.. and I don't even have a TV!
There must be one or two
The problem is simple: "get to Mars"
Funded by a reality show? I would watch
One way trip for the first missions, so what?
Given the chance I for one would go! ("will go to Mars for food" sign in hand) Find 5 people more and we have a crew!
Lewis and Clark; explorers that were willing to take a chance that could cost them their lives. If it hadn't been for them .. it would have been for somebody else. There is never a shortage of people willing to take a risk.
Maybe the return policy of all other space programmes (to Mars and back), the safty, the humanity is actually what drives the price upwards?
Why bring fuel at all? Bring the knowledge needed to produce fuel from local material .. they have to stay on site several months anyway.
As long as we kill off several unique spieces every day here on Earth, we shouldn't be too concerned about the posibility of killing a few local microbes; bag'em and tag'em. Great, our base is build on a graveyard, it wouldn't be the first.
...or viewing audience?
The irony is that Metallica is known today more because of pirate tapes, recorded at their concerts than the released albums..
Today "Tom in Marketing" can set up a wireless access point in about 5 minutes, potentially leaving a door open to the rest of the network.
..
To check if there are any wireless networks around, you might have to wardrive the premises. An laptop, a WiFi card and network stumbler is all you need for a quick scan of the surroundings. Depending on the layout of the company, a GPS can be added to pinpoint a rouge accesspoint easier. Not strictly necesary though. Just take a walk around the building and you will see what pops up, some of it might be part of your wired network, bridged to wireless and left open to the world.
Sniffing traffic on an unauthorized part of the network is not dificult, snort or similar can do the trick. Fysically removing the AP is easier though... "Tom" will report to your office to get his router/bridge back
"I" can't tell you where you are, but "They" can .. "They" as in your mobile phone carrier. If the the state (or the court) want's to know where you are or were on a specific date, it will just pull the logfiles from the phonecompany.. Where were you on the morning of september 11. 2001 is just a control question .. they already knows where you were..
..
Some mobile phonecarriers have had "treasure hunt" games, where you could win if you found a specific grid in town. Sending an sms would give you a clue and you would find the treasure if you were withing 10 meters and send an "I found it"-SMS
Just a game, but it shows what logfiles can be used for.