Do not use a pull model but a push model like the bugmenot extension.
You know, that's not a bad idea. Apparently someone else had it too. Check out the Secure Login extension. It doesn't use a right click (although I kinda wish it did; may have to suggest that) but it does have a shortcut key and an icon.
Thanks for saying that; I would have never thought to go looking for such an extension without you saying it.
The manager of your bank has that ability too, and he/she can use it just because you pissed them off.
Well, no. For one, at worst the manager can freeze your assets held at that bank, not ALL your assets. But moreso than that, I would imagine the lawsuit you are going to file 10 minutes afterwards that's going to give the bank a black eye they may never recover from when you win it would be enough to dissuade said manager from doing something quite that stupid. The Secretary of the Treasury has no such concern.
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That little Scientific Atlanta modem that looks like a tiny cable box... I have one of those now. Dumbest diag pages ever (not to mention almost all of them haven't been "enabled by [my] network provider"). It's a good thing it hasn't given me any trouble since I got it, or it would probably have encountered an "accident" by now...
In short, customer service at Comcast is windows-centric, follows scripts as opposed to understanding any technology, and is hit or miss in the satisfaction department depending on who you get on the line.
I have a counter-story to this I found rather funny. One time when I was having a problem with my modem, I called in to tech support. As usual, they asked what OS I was running. When I responded "FreeBSD," rather than them saying it wasn't supported and giving me the runaround, the tech said "Oh, well I'm not going to be able to help you then; let me transfer you to level 2." The level 2 guys assumed I knew how to ping and other such things, so it took about 10 minutes to fix everything. Ah, if only every call went that easily...:)
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Disable the "Firefox URL" URI handler.
[This] begs the question, "Sure, How?"
URI handlers are stored under HKCR in the registry. If you rename or remove HKCR\FirefoxURL it should disable the handler. Note that I have no idea what other impact doing that would have.
i dont understand the obsession with not working more than 40 hours a week... i completely agree with the OP saying 55 hours. or 45. 50. but this notion of 40 being a standard - let's not kid ourselves. what we desk jockeys do does not lend itself to the notion of a 40 hour week.
I don't understand this obsession with working more than 40 hours a week. It's already 1/3rd of my waking time every workday, not counting time to get ready and commute to and from the office. While it may be somewhat arbitrary compared to a labor job, why is it any less appropriate? Why try to squeeze so much time into something you are supposed to be doing so you can have a life?
Server meltdown in the night, "Ah screw you, I'll fix it in the morning."
I don't know that such a situation would always be a bad thing. I've dealt with systems that, if they melted down in the middle of the night, really weren't going to hurt anyone by not being there. There are those in this line of work who would have you believe every single server is mission critical. Sometimes it would be nice to have a leg to stand on when they want everything fixed NOW NOW NOW even though it won't be needed for a couple days.
(This of course does not apply to something that is truly mission critical. There should be provisions made for those servers.)
If I live in Texas, but have a hundred acres of piney woods in Georgia, that Georgia services am I really using?
I would imagine if your piney woods caught fire you'll figure out the answer to your question pretty quickly. A lot of the services our taxes go to are ones we hopefully never need, but still have to pay for "just in case."
I wouldn't want to risk that while assembling or placing a bomb.
I would imagine they assemble and place the bomb with the battery removed and/or the phone turned off. The only window of risk would be after it is placed and they've turned it on but haven't yet gotten out of range. I imagine the kind of people placing these devices would consider that an acceptable risk.
Don't many EPOs reside behind the old "In case of fire, break glass"?
Ah, the perfect lead in to my disaster waiting to happen. The CR at my office has 3 EPOs on the walls (all of the Big Red Button variety): one near the entrance, one on the opposite wall from that, and one on a pillar between the two. The ones on the walls have nice plexiglass covers that you have to lift before you can push the button. However, the one in the middle has no cover; just bump away. Naturally, the rear of my racks face said button; I don't know how many times I've stood up after working on some cables near the floor and almost shut down the room...
A: Maybe because some people are too annoyed by top-posting. Q: Why do I not get an answer to my question(s)? A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
Shamelessly stolen from somewhere ages ago because it highlights the point so well.
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No, you can't have a pony.
Mesa has no idea what you talking about!
You know, that's not a bad idea. Apparently someone else had it too. Check out the Secure Login extension. It doesn't use a right click (although I kinda wish it did; may have to suggest that) but it does have a shortcut key and an icon.
Thanks for saying that; I would have never thought to go looking for such an extension without you saying it.
Well, no. For one, at worst the manager can freeze your assets held at that bank, not ALL your assets. But moreso than that, I would imagine the lawsuit you are going to file 10 minutes afterwards that's going to give the bank a black eye they may never recover from when you win it would be enough to dissuade said manager from doing something quite that stupid. The Secretary of the Treasury has no such concern.
That little Scientific Atlanta modem that looks like a tiny cable box... I have one of those now. Dumbest diag pages ever (not to mention almost all of them haven't been "enabled by [my] network provider"). It's a good thing it hasn't given me any trouble since I got it, or it would probably have encountered an "accident" by now...
I call BS! Ethereal didn't come out until 1998, and I don't think there was ever a Windows 3.1 port.
*removes tongue from cheek*
I have a counter-story to this I found rather funny. One time when I was having a problem with my modem, I called in to tech support. As usual, they asked what OS I was running. When I responded "FreeBSD," rather than them saying it wasn't supported and giving me the runaround, the tech said "Oh, well I'm not going to be able to help you then; let me transfer you to level 2." The level 2 guys assumed I knew how to ping and other such things, so it took about 10 minutes to fix everything. Ah, if only every call went that easily... :)
URI handlers are stored under HKCR in the registry. If you rename or remove HKCR\FirefoxURL it should disable the handler. Note that I have no idea what other impact doing that would have.
I don't understand this obsession with working more than 40 hours a week. It's already 1/3rd of my waking time every workday, not counting time to get ready and commute to and from the office. While it may be somewhat arbitrary compared to a labor job, why is it any less appropriate? Why try to squeeze so much time into something you are supposed to be doing so you can have a life?
I don't know that such a situation would always be a bad thing. I've dealt with systems that, if they melted down in the middle of the night, really weren't going to hurt anyone by not being there. There are those in this line of work who would have you believe every single server is mission critical. Sometimes it would be nice to have a leg to stand on when they want everything fixed NOW NOW NOW even though it won't be needed for a couple days.
(This of course does not apply to something that is truly mission critical. There should be provisions made for those servers.)
The fuck it isn't!
I would imagine if your piney woods caught fire you'll figure out the answer to your question pretty quickly. A lot of the services our taxes go to are ones we hopefully never need, but still have to pay for "just in case."
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I would imagine they assemble and place the bomb with the battery removed and/or the phone turned off. The only window of risk would be after it is placed and they've turned it on but haven't yet gotten out of range. I imagine the kind of people placing these devices would consider that an acceptable risk.
Ah, the perfect lead in to my disaster waiting to happen. The CR at my office has 3 EPOs on the walls (all of the Big Red Button variety): one near the entrance, one on the opposite wall from that, and one on a pillar between the two. The ones on the walls have nice plexiglass covers that you have to lift before you can push the button. However, the one in the middle has no cover; just bump away. Naturally, the rear of my racks face said button; I don't know how many times I've stood up after working on some cables near the floor and almost shut down the room...
For another suggestion on how to proliferate this number, if you own a domain, stick it in a TXT record. hdkey.example.com anyone?
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A: Maybe because some people are too annoyed by top-posting.
Q: Why do I not get an answer to my question(s)?
A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
Shamelessly stolen from somewhere ages ago because it highlights the point so well.
That's probably because dispatch couldn't reach him on his Blackberry.
Yeah, I've noticed that too... but is that really an issue? I have a router but don't use the WAN port. Seems to work just like an AP then.
Woohoo, free karma! But funny mods don't earn karma, do they...
Cool... maybe next we can build one to alter our rotation and have it be exactly one year, eliminating leap years. :)
Hey, you can edit sendmail.cf by hand. Granted, you are likely to be committed to a mental institution shortly thereafter, but you CAN.
That was easy.
Yeah, in the working world they call it your "HR file."