1. Record entire season
2. Remove HD -- place in PC
3. Burn MPEG-4 of entire season to DVD-RAMs/VCDs
4. Replace HD
5. Share with friends (*NOT* the TV show)
6. Repeat
If they can actually deliver on what they promise, it will be interesting. With DSL vendors folding left and right, cable seems to have a clear path to domination. It will be good to see some competition.
Of course, it'll be interesting to see the first guy who "wires" his own house get fried.
Or you happen to have a cable modem. My Road Runner connection has an average of 40-50 hits a day that are: Code Red scans; various trojan/vulnerability scans; port scans. The vast majority are script kiddies -- but the environment is like the old Wild West. No law but the fastest firewall.
(The good thing is that it gives me LOTS of useful experience with Snort, AIDE, Tripwire and other tools.)
Sniffing is also done quite a bit (from what I've heard on IRC channels). I've done it myself (ksniffer is real nice).
On shared networks this sort of thing is almost trivial.
I have IE 5.5 sp2 installed on a Win98 partition and 5.5 sp1 installed on a Win95 box. The Win98 partition copy will crash (kill IE) on the average of 4 to 5 times a day (in a 5-6 hour period). The Win95 one is more stable -- one crash a day, maybe.
Konqueror (2.1.1 or 2.2) doesn't crash, period. I've used it for days straight before logging out with as many as 6 windows open and it doesn't crash.
Start hitting the "stop" button while complex pages are loading and IE 5.5 will start to barf.
Konqueror isn't perfect (nothing is), but it is one of the best -- most stable, decent speed and good compatibility.
No, that is not the problem. One of my "wish list" items for Konqueror is a loadable/savable User Agent list. (It might be possible to do this already if I can find where the data is stored.)
By faking the UA, I was able to get Disney.COM (go.com, really) to work. Cartoonnetwork.COM allows me in, it just doesn't recognize the Flash plugin.
Odd. I'm going to spend some time and see what I can do to track all this down.
Now that I've installed it and played for a hour...
1) Was KDESUPPORT not upgraded? It wasn't in the Mandrake binary section or the source section. They should either include it or put a link so people who AREN'T UPGRADING can download it (if it is still necessary).
2) After install ROOT logged in fine, but my users had to kill some.kde files in their home before it would use KDM instead of WDM. I like the Preferences Wizard.
3) First Crash! Something (KDE Daemon) poped up with a SEGFAULT and then disappeared. Nothing seemed to be affected.
4) It is faster and more responsive. I like the new eye candy. Automatic antialiasing (if you turn it on in the Wizard) and everything looks SMOOTH!
5) Better compatibility with some of the web sites I visit. No problems any more for my kids when playing Flash games on Disney.COM. Now if I could figure why half the sites (like Disney) find my Flash plugin and the other half (like Cartoon Network) DON'T, I'll be happy.
Over all, a nice desktop. A very good first impression.
What res? Film is usually somewhere well above anything a GForce can touch. 640x480 != 2048x1152 (or higher for Super 70 mm).
Also, 2.5 FPS isn't "real time". 24 fps film is "real time". 30 fps on video is "real time".
HOWEVER, this would be incredibly useful for generating dalies; spot render checks; web-based trailers and streaming video; Television-quality animation; etc.
Now you can PROVE to a director that a plot sucks, even in final form, and no all the whiz-bang graphics don't help!
As a side note, Lucent prohibited the use of 802.11 wireless networks at any of it's facilities a few months ago. Stated reason: complete lack of security. Hell, Lucent MAKES lots of these cards!
The March 2001 Cryptogram http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-code-re d-worm-pub.shtml had an article on 802.11 security and what a joke it and the process to develop it was.
While Road Runner isn't blocking (my cable modem light is still going nuts even when my computer is off); it is part of their Terms of Agreement: no e-mail servers, no web servers, no port scans.
If you want to run an e-mail or web server, get a business line ($295/month w/1 IP; $325/month w/5 IP).
However, they have been turning a REAL BLIND EYE to all of the above. I get port scanned daily and it looks like 30%+ of the machines on my subnet are running a web or mail server. (According to my *cough* port scan *cough* of the subnet.)
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This sort of short update schedule, etc. is great. I've always like that about OpenBSD (new version every 6 months) and if I remember correctly, Linus had made comments about trying to get the Kernel on that type of track as well.
Fewer "massive" changes that take 2 years to complete and more "evolutionary" style.
PPPoE requires a separate piece of software to run to establish the connection. WinPOET is one of them on Windows.
It doesn't allow static IPs, which is a pain.
While my system at home is a cable modem; my coworkers are having lots of problems with our corporate IPSec software if they run PPPoE.
PPPoE is acceptable for the majority of the unwashed masses. However, if you want to do anything really creative (and have an inkling of what you are doing) it starts to really get in the way.
NAT and PF (port forwarding) forces everything to go through a SPF (single point of failure). Lost the NAT, and your entire network is offline.
Yes, there are benefits from a security standpoint but I prefer my security solution to be more flexible. My coffee pot doesn't need the same protection that my home alarm system does. NAT with PF forces this to a good degree.
It also causes problems with things like redundant links. Multiple connections to the 'net would be a good thing. A full-mesh config on your internal LAN with a couple of redundant egress points could help. Not to mention the possibility of different speed connections.
Simple devices can be controlled/monitored with simple commands (SNMP-like) and slow/small-bandwidth links. Again, my coffee pot doesn't need a DS-3, but my porn-scouring spider would like one!
Having to reconfig multiple similar devices (like clocks and/or TVs that naturally use the same ports) to use different ports will be a pain -- though I suppose some form of DHCP for port assignment could be created.
IPv6 also has better support for QoS and a few other additions that make it desirable. No, it isn't perfect but it is a step in the right direction. --
Charles E. Hill
Trademarks, unlike copyrights, must be defended vigorously or they are lost.
If he doesn't defend against this, it can mean that his ENTIRE CLAIM on "light saber" is lost. Some other company can then make duplicates of the toys and call them the same thing.
The wording used "loss of revenue" and "tarnish the reputation" is standard Trademark-Suit boilerplate and comes from the legal requirements to sue over this sort of thing.
It is silly, but that is the way trademark law works.
The server doesn't trust any client. It doesn't matter where or what software it's running. Access has to be permitted through a pre-established authentication protocol, and its the end-user that is authenticated not the end-client.
True. However, I was making the logical assumption that if I could compromise the client machine it wouldn't be anything to compromise the username/password of the teller from either packet sniffing; shoulder surfing or the little post-it note taped to the monitor.:-)
--
Charles E. Hill
It makes you wonder where all the truly devious virus writers are.
If, in the case of SirCam, files were posted to an unmoderated news group instead of e-mailed randomly then the authors could retrieve them anonymously.
Add in the ability to distinguish victims (such as hosts only on a certain domain); to quietly terminate itself if the victim isn't on "the list"; and stick to a specific task instead of just spamming and destroying -- you will have something truely devistating.
It makes me wonder what we AREN'T finding and what ISN'T getting the headlines. --
Charles E. Hill
Okay, seriously. This means that all those Hollywood movies showing us what the future of computing is like (you know -- "it's not just a multi-monitor system!"; 3 1/2" CDs; flat panel displays galore) are WRONG!
Gasp!
Now if only they can produce some before the next Ice Age hits.
"Manuel Ribiero, cofounder of Fusion Interactive, a Cape Town Web-hosting firm, said that so many South Africans became Microsoft Certified Software Engineers, or MCSEs, that the economy can't absorb them all. ''What do you say to an MCSE?'' asked Ribiero. ''Can I have fries with that?'' Desperate for work, many have left for Europe, he said."
I was in a bank the other day asking about opening an account.
The terminal that was being used to look everything up; open new accounts; etc. was a WINDOWS 95 machine accessing the database via a WEB BROWSER interface with JAVA.
It also had an IP address taped to the monitor and they had limited INTERNET access (so they can show their lovely Internet Banking). --
Charles E. Hill
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Hmmm....
1. Record entire season
2. Remove HD -- place in PC
3. Burn MPEG-4 of entire season to DVD-RAMs/VCDs
4. Replace HD
5. Share with friends (*NOT* the TV show)
6. Repeat
If they can actually deliver on what they promise, it will be interesting. With DSL vendors folding left and right, cable seems to have a clear path to domination. It will be good to see some competition.
Of course, it'll be interesting to see the first guy who "wires" his own house get fried.
Or you happen to have a cable modem. My Road Runner connection has an average of 40-50 hits a day that are: Code Red scans; various trojan/vulnerability scans; port scans. The vast majority are script kiddies -- but the environment is like the old Wild West. No law but the fastest firewall.
(The good thing is that it gives me LOTS of useful experience with Snort, AIDE, Tripwire and other tools.)
Sniffing is also done quite a bit (from what I've heard on IRC channels). I've done it myself (ksniffer is real nice).
On shared networks this sort of thing is almost trivial.
I have IE 5.5 sp2 installed on a Win98 partition and 5.5 sp1 installed on a Win95 box. The Win98 partition copy will crash (kill IE) on the average of 4 to 5 times a day (in a 5-6 hour period). The Win95 one is more stable -- one crash a day, maybe.
Konqueror (2.1.1 or 2.2) doesn't crash, period. I've used it for days straight before logging out with as many as 6 windows open and it doesn't crash.
Start hitting the "stop" button while complex pages are loading and IE 5.5 will start to barf.
Konqueror isn't perfect (nothing is), but it is one of the best -- most stable, decent speed and good compatibility.
No, that is not the problem. One of my "wish list" items for Konqueror is a loadable/savable User Agent list. (It might be possible to do this already if I can find where the data is stored.)
By faking the UA, I was able to get Disney.COM (go.com, really) to work. Cartoonnetwork.COM allows me in, it just doesn't recognize the Flash plugin.
Odd. I'm going to spend some time and see what I can do to track all this down.
Now that I've installed it and played for a hour...
.kde files in their home before it would use KDM instead of WDM. I like the Preferences Wizard.
1) Was KDESUPPORT not upgraded? It wasn't in the Mandrake binary section or the source section. They should either include it or put a link so people who AREN'T UPGRADING can download it (if it is still necessary).
2) After install ROOT logged in fine, but my users had to kill some
3) First Crash! Something (KDE Daemon) poped up with a SEGFAULT and then disappeared. Nothing seemed to be affected.
4) It is faster and more responsive. I like the new eye candy. Automatic antialiasing (if you turn it on in the Wizard) and everything looks SMOOTH!
5) Better compatibility with some of the web sites I visit. No problems any more for my kids when playing Flash games on Disney.COM. Now if I could figure why half the sites (like Disney) find my Flash plugin and the other half (like Cartoon Network) DON'T, I'll be happy.
Over all, a nice desktop. A very good first impression.
One more reason the right to post anonymously is a good thing.
What res? Film is usually somewhere well above anything a GForce can touch. 640x480 != 2048x1152 (or higher for Super 70 mm).
Also, 2.5 FPS isn't "real time". 24 fps film is "real time". 30 fps on video is "real time".
HOWEVER, this would be incredibly useful for generating dalies; spot render checks; web-based trailers and streaming video; Television-quality animation; etc.
Now you can PROVE to a director that a plot sucks, even in final form, and no all the whiz-bang graphics don't help!
As a side note, Lucent prohibited the use of 802.11 wireless networks at any of it's facilities a few months ago. Stated reason: complete lack of security. Hell, Lucent MAKES lots of these cards!
e d-worm-pub.shtml had an article on 802.11 security and what a joke it and the process to develop it was.
The March 2001 Cryptogram http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-code-r
While Road Runner isn't blocking (my cable modem light is still going nuts even when my computer is off); it is part of their Terms of Agreement: no e-mail servers, no web servers, no port scans.
If you want to run an e-mail or web server, get a business line ($295/month w/1 IP; $325/month w/5 IP).
However, they have been turning a REAL BLIND EYE to all of the above. I get port scanned daily and it looks like 30%+ of the machines on my subnet are running a web or mail server. (According to my *cough* port scan *cough* of the subnet.)
This sort of short update schedule, etc. is great. I've always like that about OpenBSD (new version every 6 months) and if I remember correctly, Linus had made comments about trying to get the Kernel on that type of track as well.
Fewer "massive" changes that take 2 years to complete and more "evolutionary" style.
Whatever happened to that idea? (Officially)
PPPoE requires a separate piece of software to run to establish the connection. WinPOET is one of them on Windows.
It doesn't allow static IPs, which is a pain.
While my system at home is a cable modem; my coworkers are having lots of problems with our corporate IPSec software if they run PPPoE.
PPPoE is acceptable for the majority of the unwashed masses. However, if you want to do anything really creative (and have an inkling of what you are doing) it starts to really get in the way.
-chill
NAT and PF (port forwarding) forces everything to go through a SPF (single point of failure). Lost the NAT, and your entire network is offline.
Yes, there are benefits from a security standpoint but I prefer my security solution to be more flexible. My coffee pot doesn't need the same protection that my home alarm system does. NAT with PF forces this to a good degree.
It also causes problems with things like redundant links. Multiple connections to the 'net would be a good thing. A full-mesh config on your internal LAN with a couple of redundant egress points could help. Not to mention the possibility of different speed connections.
Simple devices can be controlled/monitored with simple commands (SNMP-like) and slow/small-bandwidth links. Again, my coffee pot doesn't need a DS-3, but my porn-scouring spider would like one!
Having to reconfig multiple similar devices (like clocks and/or TVs that naturally use the same ports) to use different ports will be a pain -- though I suppose some form of DHCP for port assignment could be created.
IPv6 also has better support for QoS and a few other additions that make it desirable. No, it isn't perfect but it is a step in the right direction.
--
Charles E. Hill
If you want to address all those lovely items behind the NAT from the outside, you're screwed.
Inside going out, NAT is fine. However outside coming in it is a mess. IPv6 will fix this.
--
Charles E. Hill
Trademarks, unlike copyrights, must be defended vigorously or they are lost.
If he doesn't defend against this, it can mean that his ENTIRE CLAIM on "light saber" is lost. Some other company can then make duplicates of the toys and call them the same thing.
The wording used "loss of revenue" and "tarnish the reputation" is standard Trademark-Suit boilerplate and comes from the legal requirements to sue over this sort of thing.
It is silly, but that is the way trademark law works.
--
Charles E. Hill
True. However, I was making the logical assumption that if I could compromise the client machine it wouldn't be anything to compromise the username/password of the teller from either packet sniffing; shoulder surfing or the little post-it note taped to the monitor. :-)
--
Charles E. Hill
It makes you wonder where all the truly devious virus writers are.
If, in the case of SirCam, files were posted to an unmoderated news group instead of e-mailed randomly then the authors could retrieve them anonymously.
Add in the ability to distinguish victims (such as hosts only on a certain domain); to quietly terminate itself if the victim isn't on "the list"; and stick to a specific task instead of just spamming and destroying -- you will have something truely devistating.
It makes me wonder what we AREN'T finding and what ISN'T getting the headlines.
--
Charles E. Hill
Price war! Price war!
Okay, seriously. This means that all those Hollywood movies showing us what the future of computing is like (you know -- "it's not just a multi-monitor system!"; 3 1/2" CDs; flat panel displays galore) are WRONG!
Gasp!
Now if only they can produce some before the next Ice Age hits.
--
Charles E. Hill
How has the Japanese one been received? What have people done with it? What can it do? (Were drivers for everything included?)
I know they sold out quick, but does it DO anything?
--
Charles E. Hill
"Manuel Ribiero, cofounder of Fusion Interactive, a Cape Town Web-hosting firm, said that so many South Africans became Microsoft Certified Software Engineers, or MCSEs, that the economy can't absorb them all. ''What do you say to an MCSE?'' asked Ribiero. ''Can I have fries with that?'' Desperate for work, many have left for Europe, he said."
Ouch.
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Charles E. Hill
Not true. Data stored on a secure server is only as secure as the clients it trusts to access/modify that data.
If I compromised the client; created and account; and transferred money into it via that client how is the data in the server secure?
It doesn't have to be a newbie or random client off of the street. This is BANK ROBBERY. All it takes is one.
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Charles E. Hill
Sorry, you're wrong.
I was in a bank the other day asking about opening an account.
The terminal that was being used to look everything up; open new accounts; etc. was a WINDOWS 95 machine accessing the database via a WEB BROWSER interface with JAVA.
It also had an IP address taped to the monitor and they had limited INTERNET access (so they can show their lovely Internet Banking).
--
Charles E. Hill
Because money is personal and people can relate to it.
Yes, it is sad, but that is the level of most of the public. Put it in terms they can relate to. What if it was THEIR account the money came from?
Nuclear material is something esoteric; something they can't see, touch or relate to. Not able to pay the mortgage due to a bank error, though...
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Charles E. Hill
Drops one transaction in a thousand? What if instead this was installed at a major bank -- like a Federal Reserve or a National Bank?
A year or so of "dropping" 1 in 1,000 transactions could be quite a sum.
Hmmm...if any banks out there are looking for SysAdmins to implement an MS SQL Server solution -- I'm available!
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Charles E. Hill
Back in the day when a decent story actually mattered. Now, you don't need an imagination -- that NVidia GForce and Soundblaster provide one for you.
Of course, you didn't have to pay artists and musicians, either.
Yes, some of today's games have good stories, but too many rely on whiz-bang graphics and sound and skimp on actual playability.
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Charles E. Hill