A relative of mine works for Oxford Health Insurance, where they have to 'apply for internet access'. This kind of scrutiny hurts company morale, espcially if you are not one of the illuminati whose packets are permitted to pass.
Interent access at a computer today is something that is taken for granted, it is assumed when you sit at a computer that you will be able to get online, especially at your office. I liken restricting internet access to the removal of Solitaire from office PCs. Sure, your employees shouldn't be playing solitaire when they should be working, but what's so wrong about getting in a game or two on your lunch break, if its what you enjoy?
As far as security goes, that's a problem for your IT crew. IT departments are designed to support and educate users, but with the increasing amount of elitism among IT workers, their strategy seems to be getting rid of the users, so they don't have to deal with them, i.e. dropping internet access. If your IT department doesn't know how to keep a network secure, then guess what guys? It's time to learn Hindi.
How many PhD student want to spend the money on Word when they can use LaTeX for free? And don't say they can write their dissertation in a lab, you can't even bring coffee in there. Plus, Word's equation editor is an atrocity against man.
Well at home I have my Mac, and Mail.app doesn't seem to have any issues with e-mail worms. That's nice.
Unfortunately, at work I am forced to use Windows, but to add insult to injury, I have to use FirstClass as my e-mail client. It's only at times like these that I realize the advantage to using that atrocity to read my e-mail, viruses BEGONE.
Well, you got lucky. I had an NSF situation, but the machine gave me as much money as I wanted, charging me $20 for each time I took out cash having a negative balance. I realize it was my bank that was doing this, but they never gave me any notification, nor was there a negative sign on the balance on the receipt.
Long story short, I ended up swallowing $300 in fees to that bank.
Amen, brother. Mail.app is a lean and easy to use e-mail client. It does just that: e-mail. Not calendaring, not to-do lists, just e-mail, and it does it well. I use it with one IMAP account (actually a MS exchange mailbox) and it works very well with LDAP lookup.
For calendaring and to-do, we have iCal. For spreading worms, I have a PC on my desk, so really, I am covered on all ends.
Sounds like a good scam, though. I think the Rep who introduced it has been secretly downloading the internet, so when it passes, he can sue everyone. My god, this man looks older than time.
Sir you underestimate the severity of this crime. Not only did this person disrupt service that other innocent customers pay for, he also interrupted emergency services, and needlessly delayed or even stopped emergecy authorities from attending to real emergencies. This is not simply a prank this is domestic terrorism. I am sure that a federal judge would agree with me when I say that this man deserves to be punished to the fullest extent of the law.
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Great, point to point security, but how do I encrypt all my pr0n with it?
A relative of mine works for Oxford Health Insurance, where they have to 'apply for internet access'. This kind of scrutiny hurts company morale, espcially if you are not one of the illuminati whose packets are permitted to pass.
Interent access at a computer today is something that is taken for granted, it is assumed when you sit at a computer that you will be able to get online, especially at your office. I liken restricting internet access to the removal of Solitaire from office PCs. Sure, your employees shouldn't be playing solitaire when they should be working, but what's so wrong about getting in a game or two on your lunch break, if its what you enjoy?
As far as security goes, that's a problem for your IT crew. IT departments are designed to support and educate users, but with the increasing amount of elitism among IT workers, their strategy seems to be getting rid of the users, so they don't have to deal with them, i.e. dropping internet access. If your IT department doesn't know how to keep a network secure, then guess what guys? It's time to learn Hindi.
And I bet he didn't even get to see a tit.
Your sig has ruined my life. Die.
...is there any way to set a swf as the desktop?
Natural selection.
I call dibs.
Already faxed my resume to Sun's HR.
IN SOVIET RUSSIA...
no...nevermind. too easy.
But why would you ever use Gentoo in a production environment?
FEED ME.
Imagine a Beowulf....
oh...wait....
How many PhD student want to spend the money on Word when they can use LaTeX for free? And don't say they can write their dissertation in a lab, you can't even bring coffee in there. Plus, Word's equation editor is an atrocity against man.
This is what happens when Computer Scientists try to play Mathematician.
real men use telnet.
Well at home I have my Mac, and Mail.app doesn't seem to have any issues with e-mail worms. That's nice.
Unfortunately, at work I am forced to use Windows, but to add insult to injury, I have to use FirstClass as my e-mail client. It's only at times like these that I realize the advantage to using that atrocity to read my e-mail, viruses BEGONE.
Well, you got lucky. I had an NSF situation, but the machine gave me as much money as I wanted, charging me $20 for each time I took out cash having a negative balance. I realize it was my bank that was doing this, but they never gave me any notification, nor was there a negative sign on the balance on the receipt.
Long story short, I ended up swallowing $300 in fees to that bank.
What about calculus from a real analysis approach? That's the best way to get a solid grasp on how it all works (imho).
Amen, brother. Mail.app is a lean and easy to use e-mail client. It does just that: e-mail. Not calendaring, not to-do lists, just e-mail, and it does it well. I use it with one IMAP account (actually a MS exchange mailbox) and it works very well with LDAP lookup.
For calendaring and to-do, we have iCal. For spreading worms, I have a PC on my desk, so really, I am covered on all ends.
Neither does XFreeBukkake.
...although I am curious now...
Hmm, I don't know about that. As Ben Affleck said in Boiler Room:
Money can't buy happiness? Look at the fuckin' smile on my face!
That will take you quite some time:
Sounds like a good scam, though. I think the Rep who introduced it has been secretly downloading the internet, so when it passes, he can sue everyone. My god, this man looks older than time.
Yeah but when we're drunk, we may try to pick the ghosts up - especially if they have a sexy female voice.
I will not buy songs online,
I will not buy them any time.
I will not buy them from iTunes,
I will not buy them from tycoons.
I will not buy them on a Mac,
I will not buy them, even in FLAC.
I will not buy them from Napster,
I will not buy them any faster.
I will not buy songs online,
I will not buy them any time.
no, trust me, you are.
Sir you underestimate the severity of this crime. Not only did this person disrupt service that other innocent customers pay for, he also interrupted emergency services, and needlessly delayed or even stopped emergecy authorities from attending to real emergencies. This is not simply a prank this is domestic terrorism. I am sure that a federal judge would agree with me when I say that this man deserves to be punished to the fullest extent of the law.
Yeah well I patented the patent. My lawyer's gonna be a busy guy.
Because all that Pepsi *really* makes me have to pee.