Seriously, who the hell have you been interviewing for??
I've searched for people when I've seen their CV. For the type of technical positions (either web based, streaming media or.net stuff) I'd expect to either find their web site or a usenet post somewhere. If I don't I get a little suspicious.
That's not to say I will reject people based on what google throws up, that's too dangerous, especially when you get a CV from John Smith, but if I saw a CV and the resulting search from someone called Sandford Wallace I'd think twice about hiring them.
Of course, one might wonder why the patch couldn't detect the version of the operating system to prevent this kind of trouble...
The usual patches from WindowsUpdate do detect operating systems. If that was the case it looks like someone rolled their own patches (easy to do, you can extract the patches from the windowsupdate MSIs, then bundle them into 1 file) and didn't do an OS check.
Only theregister appears to talk about Win2k and XP, so lets see what they're saying.
According to one, a limited network upgrade from Windows 2000 to Windows XP was taking place, but instead of this taking place on only a small number of the target machines, all the clients connected to the network received a partial, but fatal, 'upgrade.'
So if this is true then EDS pushed out a partial upgrade. Now come on, if you installed 75% of a new distro over an old one then rebooted would you blame Redhat because it didn't work?
Or there's the other version
DWP was trialing Windows XP on a small number ("about seven") of machines. "EDS were going to apply a patch to these, unfortunately the request was made to apply it live and it was rolled out across the estate, which hit around 80 per cent of the Win2k desktops.
So again EDS pushed out XP patches, overwriting Win2k files and the machines crashed
Not really surprising if you overwrite parts of an OS with files from a different OS that there is a mass crash, but folks, this is an EDS fuckup not really a problem with Windows.
Of course theregister could be wrong. It might happen. Heh.
Imagine the satisfaction if he'd got confused. De Caprio is at the front of the boat, arms outstretched, "I'm King of the World ma!" then Winslett opens her mouth, the alien mouth shoots out into the back of his head....
Residential status. Nationality; entitlement to remain in UK; terms and conditions of entitlement.
Personal reference numbers. National identity number; number of any ID card; national insurance number; number of any immigration document related to subject; passport number (UK); passport number (non-UK); number of any other passport-type document; number of any non-UK ID card; any reference number connected with application to enter or stay in the UK; work permit number; number of any designated document not covered already; date of expiry or period of validity of such documents.
Record history. Information covered above that has been previously recorded in the register; particulars of changes affecting that information and changes made to entry in the register; date of death.
Registration history. Date of every application made for registration; date of every application for a modification of entry; date of every application confirming contents of entry; particulars of every ID card issued; whether such card is in force, and if not, why not; particulars of every individual who has countersigned an ID card or designated document application.
Validation information. Information provided in connection with every application to be entered in the register, for the modification of an entry, or for the issue of an ID card; information provided in connection with every application confirming entry in the register; steps taken in connection with verifying an application; steps taken to ensure entry is complete, up to date and accurate; particulars of notifications related to changes; particulars of notifications relating to loss or damage; particulars of any requirement by Secretary of State for individual to surrender card.
Security information. Personal identification number; password or code; security questions and answers.
Access records. Details of when a record was accessed and by whom; details of information on the individual disclosed; details of steps taken to modify entry, issue or cancel card, or requiring surrender of card; information for identifying any individual who took such steps.
Well, in theory, anyone can see what a camera, private or governmental holds about them by issuing a Data Protection request. Mark Thomas, a political commedian did a 1 hour show on this, dancing in front of various cameras, making the requests and stringing them together. He had pretty good results.
Partly it's a hold over from WWII, the last time the UK had cards. As quickly as possible afterwards we got rid of them.
But mainly it's a lack of trust. This is the government who wanted to open the criminal databases to local councils, and fire services, ambulance services and so on, for no apparently good reason. The proposed scheme a central database of your fingerprints, retina scans and facial pictures. Now why? If the card is simply to prove identity then all you need is this data encoded on the card and a unique card ID. The card ID is checked through a central database to show the card is valid, then the encoded biometrics can be checked locally. There's no need for a government database of fingerprints, but that's what they're pushing for.
Of course there's the lying about the security of biometrics, and the popularity of the idea. The government got caught out rejecting every single emailed objection, because they were emailed and not written.
Lets not forget the cost overun of every single large government IT project over the last 20 years as well.
And finally why the hell should I have to pay for something the government says I must have? If it's a must have, fund it yourself. Why should I pay for the government to take my fingerprints, store them and share them globally on demand? Blunkett said it won't cost the tax payer anything because it's self financing. Nice language, it will cost us to get it and we don't have a choice, but hey, it's not a tax. No siree!
Actually no. Gather round children it's history time.
IE 1 was basically Spyglass Mosiac (and IE still has a credit in the about box for that), but MS rapidly productised it in a couple of revisions, to version 1.5 then 2.
Then Netscape 2 appeared.
IE 3 came out, initally part of the plus pack for Win95 (pay for), then become "free" as well as being implemented on Windows 3.11 as part of the TCP/IP stack. IE3 was nearly on a par with Netscape, frames, plug-ins (ah, activex), a "clean room" implementation of JScript and some CSS.
Then v4 arrived, both Netscape 4 and IE4, and that's when Netscape imploded due in no small part to suckiness.
I predict that the next step will be an RFID tag in each pill
That might have benefits.
When chatting up loose women in bars men should be able to pass a wand over their stomachs and check they really are on the pill
When chatting up loose women in bars men should be able to pass a wand over their breasts and check they really are real
But there's a drawback
When been chatted up by sleaze balls in bars women should be able to pass a wand over their crotch and check it is just viagra in their pockets.
This post should not be taken as recommending chatting up loose women in bars, AOL chatrooms or any other location where geeks will be refused. Remember, safe hex always.
How strange. It's perfectly within the "rights" (not that we have a written constitution that documents rights) of UK papers to print the names of those people who have been arrested and charged, except where they are under a certain age. This can, of course, cause problems, the most obvious ones being rape cases where the accuser keeps their anonymity even if is found the case has no merit or was malicious.
I assume you will be leaving the UK to find this halcyon modern consitutional state.
My point was, I guess, that telling a company they must replace both parts of their infrastructure in order to use Linux is not the way to market it. Like it or not AD is being used in large companies, in concert with Exchange, ISA, Sharepoint, VPNs and whatever else. Lack of single sign on from workstations can well be a deal breaker, and saying "Oh just migrate your backend too" is not a helpful attritude.
Because companies want to use their existing infrastructure? Are you seriously suggesting you can sell linux on the workstation by telling companies to throw away their windows "investment" server side at the same time?
Well I did try it. Despite searching for a phrase I use as the title of one of my pages the first hit was for another page on my site. Some work needed there.
BUT...site previews are useful. Why? Because you can instantly make a guesstimate if it's the right type of site, or just a link/keyword whoring site for google ads and sponsored links. I've only seen site thumbnails on alexa before, actual page thumbnails are new to me. I'm willing to be proved wrong though:)
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I've searched for people when I've seen their CV. For the type of technical positions (either web based, streaming media or .net stuff) I'd expect to either find their web site or a usenet post somewhere. If I don't I get a little suspicious.
That's not to say I will reject people based on what google throws up, that's too dangerous, especially when you get a CV from John Smith, but if I saw a CV and the resulting search from someone called Sandford Wallace I'd think twice about hiring them.
You've never worked with sales people, have you?
Well Stallman could turn up and demand it's called gnuWIPO
The usual patches from WindowsUpdate do detect operating systems. If that was the case it looks like someone rolled their own patches (easy to do, you can extract the patches from the windowsupdate MSIs, then bundle them into 1 file) and didn't do an OS check.
Only theregister appears to talk about Win2k and XP, so lets see what they're saying.
So if this is true then EDS pushed out a partial upgrade. Now come on, if you installed 75% of a new distro over an old one then rebooted would you blame Redhat because it didn't work?
Or there's the other version
So again EDS pushed out XP patches, overwriting Win2k files and the machines crashed
Not really surprising if you overwrite parts of an OS with files from a different OS that there is a mass crash, but folks, this is an EDS fuckup not really a problem with Windows.
Of course theregister could be wrong. It might happen. Heh.
And so on.
Imagine the satisfaction if he'd got confused. De Caprio is at the front of the boat, arms outstretched, "I'm King of the World ma!" then Winslett opens her mouth, the alien mouth shoots out into the back of his head ....
Sorry. Won't happen again.
Living and breathing? That's not very Assassin like. Can't MS implement anything right?
(cue the usual US sterotypes about not having a passport or never looking outside borders)
Well, in theory, anyone can see what a camera, private or governmental holds about them by issuing a Data Protection request. Mark Thomas, a political commedian did a 1 hour show on this, dancing in front of various cameras, making the requests and stringing them together. He had pretty good results.
You realise that the vast majority of those cameras are privatly owned, right? 2.5 million government cameras is simply wrong.
But mainly it's a lack of trust. This is the government who wanted to open the criminal databases to local councils, and fire services, ambulance services and so on, for no apparently good reason. The proposed scheme a central database of your fingerprints, retina scans and facial pictures. Now why? If the card is simply to prove identity then all you need is this data encoded on the card and a unique card ID. The card ID is checked through a central database to show the card is valid, then the encoded biometrics can be checked locally. There's no need for a government database of fingerprints, but that's what they're pushing for.
Of course there's the lying about the security of biometrics, and the popularity of the idea. The government got caught out rejecting every single emailed objection, because they were emailed and not written.
Lets not forget the cost overun of every single large government IT project over the last 20 years as well.
And finally why the hell should I have to pay for something the government says I must have? If it's a must have, fund it yourself. Why should I pay for the government to take my fingerprints, store them and share them globally on demand? Blunkett said it won't cost the tax payer anything because it's self financing. Nice language, it will cost us to get it and we don't have a choice, but hey, it's not a tax. No siree!
IE 1 was basically Spyglass Mosiac (and IE still has a credit in the about box for that), but MS rapidly productised it in a couple of revisions, to version 1.5 then 2.
Then Netscape 2 appeared.
IE 3 came out, initally part of the plus pack for Win95 (pay for), then become "free" as well as being implemented on Windows 3.11 as part of the TCP/IP stack. IE3 was nearly on a par with Netscape, frames, plug-ins (ah, activex), a "clean room" implementation of JScript and some CSS.
Then v4 arrived, both Netscape 4 and IE4, and that's when Netscape imploded due in no small part to suckiness.
And it proves that all those years looking at jpg porn does make you go blind.
That might have benefits.
When chatting up loose women in bars men should be able to pass a wand over their stomachs and check they really are on the pill
When chatting up loose women in bars men should be able to pass a wand over their breasts and check they really are real
But there's a drawback
When been chatted up by sleaze balls in bars women should be able to pass a wand over their crotch and check it is just viagra in their pockets.
This post should not be taken as recommending chatting up loose women in bars, AOL chatrooms or any other location where geeks will be refused. Remember, safe hex always.
You have searched for "U2 leaked CD vertigo.mp3
Would you like to purchase it for your gplayer?
Or more worryingly
You have searched for "Paris Hilton sex video"
Would you like a new packet of gTissues sent to your home?
I assume you will be leaving the UK to find this halcyon modern consitutional state.
Nice sarcasm
My point was, I guess, that telling a company they must replace both parts of their infrastructure in order to use Linux is not the way to market it. Like it or not AD is being used in large companies, in concert with Exchange, ISA, Sharepoint, VPNs and whatever else. Lack of single sign on from workstations can well be a deal breaker, and saying "Oh just migrate your backend too" is not a helpful attritude.
Why not single-sign-on to OpenLdap ?
Because companies want to use their existing infrastructure? Are you seriously suggesting you can sell linux on the workstation by telling companies to throw away their windows "investment" server side at the same time?
Imagine the confusion when this bunch get sued.
"Hurrah" shouts slashdot "serves you right for breaking the gpl"
by Microsoft lawyers
"Boo" shouts slashdot, "they are stopped competition"
cue explosions of heads all around.
BUT ... site previews are useful. Why? Because you can instantly make a guesstimate if it's the right type of site, or just a link/keyword whoring site for google ads and sponsored links. I've only seen site thumbnails on alexa before, actual page thumbnails are new to me. I'm willing to be proved wrong though :)
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I don't even know if it's actually "developed", I just know someone has a license for it.
Whilst it's not what you ask for, how about a Windows solution.
Ok, have you stopped laughing? Windows SUS (software update services) will pull down all those nice updates.