Well, even if the low-level format WON'T work, I bet you can still go to the manufacturer's site and enter the drive serial # and see if it is still under warrany... Most drives are warrantied for ~3 years or so. If it is, just call for an RMA # and send the drive back and get a free replacement. As a computer tech, I've done this countless times..
Outtakes at the end of a CGI movie just shows how *brilliant* Pixar is, IMHO. At the end of TS2 I had to explain to my mom that the "outtakes" were actually specially created for the humor. Of course, she thought she was actually watching talking toys the whole movie....
It's a "SIT" tone. "Special Information Tone" or something similar. If you put it as the first thing on your answering machine, the telemarker's auto-calling devices will log your number as "out-of-service" and won't call you anymore. You can get the SIT tone here.
Boy do I remember those days. It was all about TRS-80's, Apple II's, Atari 400 + 800's and Commodore 64's. For most of us, it was also about hacking MCI, Sprint, and other phone codes so you could call all the good BBS's around the country without running up a huge phone bill.
In those days, most people had 300 baud modems, and maybe 1200 baud if you were rich!! Most of us started out innocently, calling local boards, usually spread by word-of-mouth. at "Computer Interest Groups." Then after getting into it, most of the more serious "hacker-types" would prove themselves worthy and get into the hack-and-phreak secret sections that many boards had. It was all about sharing hard-won info on telecommunications, etc...
This is the route I followed. I was on Shadowland, Metal Shop, Metal Shop Private, etc.. I actually helped start Phrack magazine. I often spoke with Craig (Knight Lightning) on the phone and online, and remeber all the arguments about freedom of speech, and how it would be perfectly OK to make an online magazine compiling the best articles and textfiles found online. I wrote the TMC Primer for Phrack #10. (I went by Cap'n Crax then as well). I also cracked the protection on many games for the Apple II, Atari 800, and Commodore 64, maybe you've played some and seen my name. Those were the days.
Of course, a few years later came "Operation Sundevil" and the arrest of many hackers in the scene. Most everyone probably know the case of Craig and the infamous E911 document, and the later dropping of the case after it was found that the document was available from Bell itself for like $13.99. But it sure cost him in legal fees. Myself, I never got in any trouble whatsoever, and now the statute of limitations is up, so I don't mind telling all about it. I think I'll have to mail this guy doing the documentary, I remember a lot, and have much more to tell than the little I've shared here!!
I meant using the tilde for students, etc... What you said is exactly what my university does for departments. Try this search, it will show the way things SHOULD be done:
IMHO, they should respect the way DNS was intended
to be used, and have ONE domain, drexel.edu. If they need to subdivide it, do it they way it
was freaking intended. Like:
www.drexel.edu
mail.drexel.edu
news.drexel.edu
www.drexel.edu/~username
etc... This is the way my university has always
worked, and there has never been a problem for anyone. And yes, this foolishness IS a waste
of university (students!) funds. Someone who is
a student there should write an editorial slamming them for being so stupid.
It seems to me that they would realize that anyone who is taking such measures to block ads is the type of person that would NEVER be responsive to them anyway. Trying to shove them down people's throats just seems, um, offensive.
Jeez, what about just sending them an email? Their ISP would know their email address wouldn't it? How about emailing them an attachment with the patch and telling them step-by-step what to do? Seems obvious to me......
- 30% allocated as an open offering to the market. Any individual can subscribe to this offering.
- 60% allocated to large investors. We need to secure this part fast; if you know of any
funds that can invest quickly, or any rich people, please let us know.
- 10% allocated to contributors. MandrakeSoft's success is largely due to our community of
users and contributors; therefore, we will present our main contributors a special offer. A
contributor is someone who has contributed in various way to help the development of
MandrakeSoft on a voluntary basis. These people will be offered the option to purchase
stock as privileged investors.
Is it just me, or is this something you just don't expect to see in a press release? Comes across as kind of desperate, I think...
And, assuming NT means "New Technology" (O'Reilly Link, WinNTMag.com Link.) Then "based on NT technology" must mean "based on New Technology technology." Wow, Microsoft innovates both in software, and in the English language!!
A feature I think that would be cool in Mozilla would be a bit of code like:
If ( ImageSize == 468 x 60 ) && ( KillAds == 1)
Image = Transparent468x60
Where the "KillAds" boolean is set in the preferences menu... Hell, maybe someone has already done this. I think I heard some talk that AOL would never allow such a feature to be included, but it would be easy enough to add in, I guess...
I've wondered about this for a while... I actually have about 8 different cards. Not that this is necessarily a good thing... BUT, as far as I remember, not a single one has EVER requested my birthdate on the application form. I'm quite certain about this. Aren't there, in fact, many 16-year-olds with cards? How does this work, I have to wonder...
SEX.COM . . . Just yet another in the long and never-ending list of disputed domain names due to copyright, trademark, previous ownership, domain-squatting, and other disputes that are becoming more common every day. Most of these problems are, of course, based on USA laws.
After several years of thought on how this whole issue could be addressed, I now have a few ideas.
First, we need to do away with all *.com, *.org, *.net, *.gov, *.mil and *.gov. These are all US-centric, and since the internet is global, are inappropriate.
My ideas lean towards the Canadian system, but somewhat different. A top-down system, from more general to more specific. An important part of my idea is that **ALL** domains should end in the two-character country codes that are already established. A few examples...
Coca-Cola (A US based corporation)
cocacola.com.us
coke.com.us
--And since they have a presence in many other countries,
coke.com.au cocacola.com.au
coke.com.uk cocacola.com.uk
coke.com.jp cocacola.com.jp (Which should be in Japanese, with links to other languages, as all should be.)
English Parliament
parliament.gov.uk
Bob's Lemonade Stand, Atlanta Georgia, USA
bobslemonade.com.atlanta.ga.us
Of course there are some holes in my argument here... I typed this up quickly to get my point across. But this will allow domains to be controlled by the laws of the country, or even locality, in which the laws are relevant. As exmaples, domains under:
*.ky.us -- Would first be under state law of Kentucky, then under Fedral law of USA.
*.melbourne.au -- First under local Melbourne law, then under national law of Australia.
*.atlanta.ga.us -- First under Atlanta city law, then under Georgia state law, then under US Federal.
I simply can't think of a better system to use to allow for local laws and regulations to be enforced, and yet allow for national corporations to have a world-wide presence. I beileve this is the type of system that should have been implemented from he beginning, but at the time no one had the foresight to see that the internet and the web would become what it has today...
It seems that everyone is so scared by all of these "giant databases" that hold all of this personal information on everyone, and everyone believes they are just getting bigger every day.
But really, who has them, and who sells them> Can anyone show me a website that sells this "detailed personal info and buying habits" information? I find it hard to believe that it exists.
I have a Kroger card. I get a piddly discount with it. I made up every damn word on the form I filled out - name, address, all of it... All they get is info on what I (Anonymous Consumer) buy in their store, and I get ripped off a bit less by their high prices... I could not care less.
In my job as a service manager for a computer repair company, we do occassionally get (spam) email advertising "CD's full of targeted customer information"." Is this what we are scared of? Are the major corporations buying these CD's from "www.spamco.ru" or wherever? Is this the big scare? I delete this crap immediately, hee...
In short, I don't believe it exists. How could they uniquely "key" each individual? If there is a big database, how is it sorted? Can't be by name, too many people have the same name... Can't be by SSN, these aren't usually revealed... How the hell could they keep up with John Smith in Idaho vs. John Smith in Iowa?
I don't believe any company is even CAPABLE of keeping and maintaining such a database. Prove me wrong.
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Well, even if the low-level format WON'T work, I bet you can still go to the manufacturer's site and enter the drive serial # and see if it is still under warrany... Most drives are warrantied for ~3 years or so. If it is, just call for an RMA # and send the drive back and get a free replacement. As a computer tech, I've done this countless times..
Outtakes at the end of a CGI movie just shows how *brilliant* Pixar is, IMHO. At the end of TS2 I had to explain to my mom that the "outtakes" were actually specially created for the humor. Of course, she thought she was actually watching talking toys the whole movie....
It's a "SIT" tone. "Special Information Tone" or something similar. If you put it as the first thing on your answering machine, the telemarker's auto-calling devices will log your number as "out-of-service" and won't call you anymore. You can get the SIT tone here.
I thought about putting stego images in all of my pictures in eBay auctions. You know, something like:
"BID!! Bid Higher!! You know you want to!! Don't let that other guy win!!!!"
Boy do I remember those days. It was all about TRS-80's, Apple II's, Atari 400 + 800's and Commodore 64's. For most of us, it was also about hacking MCI, Sprint, and other phone codes so you could call all the good BBS's around the country without running up a huge phone bill.
In those days, most people had 300 baud modems, and maybe 1200 baud if you were rich!! Most of us started out innocently, calling local boards, usually spread by word-of-mouth. at "Computer Interest Groups." Then after getting into it, most of the more serious "hacker-types" would prove themselves worthy and get into the hack-and-phreak secret sections that many boards had. It was all about sharing hard-won info on telecommunications, etc...
This is the route I followed. I was on Shadowland, Metal Shop, Metal Shop Private, etc.. I actually helped start Phrack magazine. I often spoke with Craig (Knight Lightning) on the phone and online, and remeber all the arguments about freedom of speech, and how it would be perfectly OK to make an online magazine compiling the best articles and textfiles found online. I wrote the TMC Primer for Phrack #10. (I went by Cap'n Crax then as well). I also cracked the protection on many games for the Apple II, Atari 800, and Commodore 64, maybe you've played some and seen my name. Those were the days.
Of course, a few years later came "Operation Sundevil" and the arrest of many hackers in the scene. Most everyone probably know the case of Craig and the infamous E911 document, and the later dropping of the case after it was found that the document was available from Bell itself for like $13.99. But it sure cost him in legal fees. Myself, I never got in any trouble whatsoever, and now the statute of limitations is up, so I don't mind telling all about it. I think I'll have to mail this guy doing the documentary, I remember a lot, and have much more to tell than the little I've shared here!!
I meant using the tilde for students, etc... What you said is exactly what my university does for departments. Try this search, it will show the way things SHOULD be done:
Google search site: eku.edu
IMHO, they should respect the way DNS was intended
to be used, and have ONE domain, drexel.edu. If they need to subdivide it, do it they way it
was freaking intended. Like:
www.drexel.edu
mail.drexel.edu
news.drexel.edu
www.drexel.edu/~username
etc... This is the way my university has always
worked, and there has never been a problem for anyone. And yes, this foolishness IS a waste
of university (students!) funds. Someone who is
a student there should write an editorial slamming them for being so stupid.
All IMHO, of course...
It seems to me that they would realize that anyone who is taking such measures to block ads is the type of person that would NEVER be responsive to them anyway. Trying to shove them down people's throats just seems, um, offensive.
Jeez, what about just sending them an email? Their ISP would know their email address wouldn't it? How about emailing them an attachment with the patch and telling them step-by-step what to do? Seems obvious to me......
"Gravitational Field." Hmph! This whole story is repulsive!
The distribution of the stock is likely to be:
- 30% allocated as an open offering to the market. Any individual can subscribe to this offering.
- 60% allocated to large investors. We need to secure this part fast; if you know of any
funds that can invest quickly, or any rich people, please let us know.
- 10% allocated to contributors. MandrakeSoft's success is largely due to our community of
users and contributors; therefore, we will present our main contributors a special offer. A
contributor is someone who has contributed in various way to help the development of
MandrakeSoft on a voluntary basis. These people will be offered the option to purchase
stock as privileged investors.
Is it just me, or is this something you just don't expect to see in a press release? Comes across as kind of desperate, I think...
And, assuming NT means "New Technology" (O'Reilly Link, WinNTMag.com Link.) Then "based on NT technology" must mean "based on New Technology technology." Wow, Microsoft innovates both in software, and in the English language!!
A feature I think that would be cool in Mozilla would be a bit of code like:
If ( ImageSize == 468 x 60 ) && ( KillAds == 1)
Image = Transparent468x60
Where the "KillAds" boolean is set in the preferences menu... Hell, maybe someone has already done this. I think I heard some talk that AOL would never allow such a feature to be included, but it would be easy enough to add in, I guess...
I've wondered about this for a while... I actually have about 8 different cards. Not that this is necessarily a good thing... BUT, as far as I remember, not a single one has EVER requested my birthdate on the application form. I'm quite certain about this. Aren't there, in fact, many 16-year-olds with cards? How does this work, I have to wonder...
SEX.COM . . . Just yet another in the long and never-ending list of disputed domain names due to copyright, trademark, previous ownership, domain-squatting, and other disputes that are becoming more common every day. Most of these problems are, of course, based on USA laws.
After several years of thought on how this whole issue could be addressed, I now have a few ideas.
First, we need to do away with all *.com, *.org, *.net, *.gov, *.mil and *.gov. These are all US-centric, and since the internet is global, are inappropriate.
My ideas lean towards the Canadian system, but somewhat different. A top-down system, from more general to more specific. An important part of my idea is that **ALL** domains should end in the two-character country codes that are already established. A few examples...
Coca-Cola (A US based corporation)
cocacola.com.us
coke.com.us
--And since they have a presence in many other countries,
coke.com.au cocacola.com.au
coke.com.uk cocacola.com.uk
coke.com.jp cocacola.com.jp (Which should be in Japanese, with links to other languages, as all should be.)
English Parliament
parliament.gov.uk
Bob's Lemonade Stand, Atlanta Georgia, USA
bobslemonade.com.atlanta.ga.us
Of course there are some holes in my argument here... I typed this up quickly to get my point across. But this will allow domains to be controlled by the laws of the country, or even locality, in which the laws are relevant. As exmaples, domains under:
*.ky.us -- Would first be under state law of Kentucky, then under Fedral law of USA.
*.melbourne.au -- First under local Melbourne law, then under national law of Australia.
*.atlanta.ga.us -- First under Atlanta city law, then under Georgia state law, then under US Federal.
I simply can't think of a better system to use to allow for local laws and regulations to be enforced, and yet allow for national corporations to have a world-wide presence. I beileve this is the type of system that should have been implemented from he beginning, but at the time no one had the foresight to see that the internet and the web would become what it has today...
It seems that everyone is so scared by all of these "giant databases" that hold all of this personal information on everyone, and everyone believes they are just getting bigger every day.
But really, who has them, and who sells them> Can anyone show me a website that sells this "detailed personal info and buying habits" information? I find it hard to believe that it exists.
I have a Kroger card. I get a piddly discount with it. I made up every damn word on the form I filled out - name, address, all of it... All they get is info on what I (Anonymous Consumer) buy in their store, and I get ripped off a bit less by their high prices... I could not care less.
In my job as a service manager for a computer repair company, we do occassionally get (spam) email advertising "CD's full of targeted customer information"." Is this what we are scared of? Are the major corporations buying these CD's from "www.spamco.ru" or wherever? Is this the big scare? I delete this crap immediately, hee...
In short, I don't believe it exists. How could they uniquely "key" each individual? If there is a big database, how is it sorted? Can't be by name, too many people have the same name... Can't be by SSN, these aren't usually revealed... How the hell could they keep up with John Smith in Idaho vs. John Smith in Iowa?
I don't believe any company is even CAPABLE of keeping and maintaining such a database. Prove me wrong.
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