Tres stupid, yes, your example is quite stupid. I didn't say he should trash his employer's systems or anything like that - just _demonstrate_ an exploit, in house. He's an employee. Develop some common sense, dipstick.
> How can I convince my managers that our security is nothing to brag about?
The risky way would be to create and demonstrate an exploit. Et voila, they're convinced.
Of course, you run the risk of being replaced by a security-knowledgable programmer once you do so.:)
To help you convince them, learn about security, and present a fix for the problem. Then tell them they can REALLY go crazy on the security promotion aspect once they do so. Help them sell the product, and you may be sitting in the cat-bird seat, whatever that is.
If practicality is your criteria for a good place to live, then by all means, stay in Missouri. You may wish to even move to the Kansas City area - it's cheaper and cleaner.
If you stay at home a lot, and don't need any culture, then sure, Seattle is not the place for you. If I was that way, I'd be living in Wyoming.:)
Yeah, what he said. And besides that, the aliens that live in the core of the Sun wouldn't be too happy about all that crap thrown in _their_ backyard. Fortunately, I think we can beat them off with boards with nails in them.
The biggest problem isn't so much where to put the reactor - the bigger problem is where to put the radioactive waste for 10,000 years. You want _that_ in your backyard?
And what with the current terrorism-prone climate in the U.S., one must consider the worst-case scenario with such things. Worst-case scenario with a diesel-fired power plant (especially if it used biodiesel) is pretty nice compared with the worst-case scenario for a nuclear power plant.
The nearest highway? Why shore, sonny, no problem.
Just git out here on the street and make a left. No, sorry, that's right. No, no, wait, left is right. Now, once you're headin' out that way, be shore to drive slow, cuzza dem potholes the danged gummint never fixes. I swear, those politicians never do a damned thang whut they don't hafta. Spendin' all that money on trips and whatnot, and never a thought atall about the little guy and his shocks.
Why, I remember, just last month, it was. Or maybe the month before that. No, no, it was last month, I remember because that was about the same time my rheumatism flared real bad-like, and I had ta go ta th'doctor, but a'course, he cain't do nuthin' 'bout it, and dat's after I spent FORTY-FIVE MINUTES waitin' in his little waitin' room, with alla dem sick people and squallin' brats. And then, my insurance company is buggin' me about payin' for it, too, since the doctor said he cain't do nuthin'. Anyway, yeah, it was last month, this purdy little lady was drivin' along this road, happy as you please, but not mindin' the potholes, and *wham*, she hit one uh dem big and deep suckers. Well, a'course, like so many young people these days, she was drivin' some foreign piece of shit, so it tore the hell outta that suspension. She damned near had an accident out there! Well, I gave her a good long talking-to about watching out for potholes and buying American, a'course, but she's a woman, so I'm sure she wasn't even listening...
Hey, buddy, where you goin'? I ain't done explainin' how t' get t' the highway!
"Think before you ask these questions, Mitch. 20 points higher than me, and he thinks a big guy like that can wear his clothes?"
"Jesus? Hello, Jesus? He hung up."
"Great, now if we can just keep it from exploding!"
"But first, I'd like to take this opportunity to complement you on your fashion sense; particularly, your slippers."
"Are you Chris Knight?" "I hope so; I'm wearing his underwear."
"Would you classify that as a launch problem, or a design problem?"
---
Truly, one can measure the greatness of a movie by how quotable it is. The only thing that comes close is Princess Bride. Big Trouble in Little China comes in third, I think. At least, that's what ole Jack Burton always says at a time like this.
I look at the difference this way. Let's say you're being punished in school, and you have to write out, "I will not play God." 1,000 times on the chalkboard.
This is not easy, but is IS simple. As in, not complex.
Or, you could be writing some bit of RegEx code to do some pattern-matching. Some would say this is complex, though easy. (miss a character, you're farked)
That's why I see the two words as quite different.:)
>>DVD+ apparently supports VBR (Variable Bit Rate) encoding when recording as >>video (obviously, computer media files with VBR in them will save just fine >>when using this as a data medium). DVD- apparently does not. This may be >>outdated information.
>That seams strange. Are you referring to the set top DVD recorders (that >encode and burn at the same time)?
Yes, that's what I'm talking about. As I said, it doesn't have any bearing on computer DVD drives, and may be outdated information for set top recorders, too. That was the current poop as of 1.5 years or so ago, when I last checked on all this nonsense. Even aside from that issue, if it is still one, DVD+ looks like the winner, but you should definitely get a dual standard drive, no matter what, until DVD- is officially dead (assuming it does really lose).
How, how cool - I just got a railroad in the McDonald's Monopoly game, and the prize is a DVD player if I get the others. How timely is that?!:)
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> By the Gods! the power of such a device should not be in human hands!
Indeed. As Conan would say, "Crom!"
HP-11C 4EVA! ;)
Seriously, I'd never heard of the 16c until now - sounds interesting. Time to eBay! My 11c is still working _fine_, though.
Tres stupid, yes, your example is quite stupid. I didn't say he should trash his employer's systems or anything like that - just _demonstrate_ an exploit, in house. He's an employee. Develop some common sense, dipstick.
> How can I convince my managers that our security is nothing to brag about?
:)
The risky way would be to create and demonstrate an exploit. Et voila, they're convinced.
Of course, you run the risk of being replaced by a security-knowledgable programmer once you do so.
To help you convince them, learn about security, and present a fix for the problem. Then tell them they can REALLY go crazy on the security promotion aspect once they do so. Help them sell the product, and you may be sitting in the cat-bird seat, whatever that is.
If you're rich enough to have a record collection,
:)
I'll bring my bazooka round for inspection.
C30 C60 C90 go
see-three-oh see-six-oh
C30 C60 C90 go
see-ninety-go
three-oh six-oh nine-oh
GO!
- Bow Wow Wow
-1, Offtopic, I know, I know. C'mon, moderators, give it your best shot, I can take it!
You know what they say, "COBOL programmers know why women hate their periods." :)
If practicality is your criteria for a good place to live, then by all means, stay in Missouri. You may wish to even move to the Kansas City area - it's cheaper and cleaner.
:)
If you stay at home a lot, and don't need any culture, then sure, Seattle is not the place for you. If I was that way, I'd be living in Wyoming.
Yeah, what he said. And besides that, the aliens that live in the core of the Sun wouldn't be too happy about all that crap thrown in _their_ backyard. Fortunately, I think we can beat them off with boards with nails in them.
The biggest problem isn't so much where to put the reactor - the bigger problem is where to put the radioactive waste for 10,000 years. You want _that_ in your backyard?
And what with the current terrorism-prone climate in the U.S., one must consider the worst-case scenario with such things. Worst-case scenario with a diesel-fired power plant (especially if it used biodiesel) is pretty nice compared with the worst-case scenario for a nuclear power plant.
Of course, definitely way up there.
"Monkeyboys in the complex! Monkeyboys in the complex!"
"No matter where you go, there you are."
Man, I'd _love_ for them to make the sequel to that movie. *sigh*
Dude, I lived in Missouri for 18 years - I know better!
:)
And I now live in Seattle. Things are much better, now.
"Jed, move away from there!"
I'm renting a room in a house - we can't run cabling since it's not our space, thus, wireless, no choice.
Is this that hard of a concept? Sometimes cabled just isn't an option.
Yeah, I don't think that word means what he thinks it means. :)
Ahhh, Deborah Foreman, the Vally Girl, and My Chauffeur. Yum.
...later...
...
Speaking of 'My Chauffeur,":
"We weren't discussin' nipples. We was speakin' of the titty as a whole."
"Take off your clothes, and get into bed..."
"That's my job!"
"I want them panties!"
"Now all I need is a one-legged nun walking a goat, and I win."
"Fat chance."
"You watch!"
"I didn't like her anyway. She smelled funny."
"At least it's not sticky. I _hate_ it when it's sticky."
"So I put the Alka-Seltzer in the dog's mouth, and held his mouth closed. *Foam...*"
"You two are brother and sister."
"Uh-oh, we've been _bad_."
"_Very_ bad."
Comma-delimited files. 'nuff said. :)
The nearest highway? Why shore, sonny, no problem.
Just git out here on the street and make a left. No, sorry, that's right. No, no, wait, left is right. Now, once you're headin' out that way, be shore to drive slow, cuzza dem potholes the danged gummint never fixes. I swear, those politicians never do a damned thang whut they don't hafta. Spendin' all that money on trips and whatnot, and never a thought atall about the little guy and his shocks.
Why, I remember, just last month, it was. Or maybe the month before that. No, no, it was last month, I remember because that was about the same time my rheumatism flared real bad-like, and I had ta go ta th'doctor, but a'course, he cain't do nuthin' 'bout it, and dat's after I spent FORTY-FIVE MINUTES waitin' in his little waitin' room, with alla dem sick people and squallin' brats. And then, my insurance company is buggin' me about payin' for it, too, since the doctor said he cain't do nuthin'. Anyway, yeah, it was last month, this purdy little lady was drivin' along this road, happy as you please, but not mindin' the potholes, and *wham*, she hit one uh dem big and deep suckers. Well, a'course, like so many young people these days, she was drivin' some foreign piece of shit, so it tore the hell outta that suspension. She damned near had an accident out there! Well, I gave her a good long talking-to about watching out for potholes and buying American, a'course, but she's a woman, so I'm sure she wasn't even listening...
Hey, buddy, where you goin'? I ain't done explainin' how t' get t' the highway!
> I don't live in the middle of nowhere either. (I'm in St. Louis, Missouri.)
Hilarious.
Sorry, it only qualifies if you can do it from memory.
And don't forget the pesky dog!
Coherent. Does that mean it can talk?
And it's a jet bomber, not a fighter. :)
"It's like shooting ducks in a barrel."
"A big mirror makes a big beam."
"Revenge. It's a moral imperative."
"Think before you ask these questions, Mitch. 20 points higher than me, and he thinks a big guy like that can wear his clothes?"
"Jesus? Hello, Jesus? He hung up."
"Great, now if we can just keep it from exploding!"
"But first, I'd like to take this opportunity to complement you on your fashion sense; particularly, your slippers."
"Are you Chris Knight?" "I hope so; I'm wearing his underwear."
"Would you classify that as a launch problem, or a design problem?"
---
Truly, one can measure the greatness of a movie by how quotable it is. The only thing that comes close is Princess Bride. Big Trouble in Little China comes in third, I think. At least, that's what ole Jack Burton always says at a time like this.
...as people finally sober up and realize they live in a shithole of a state.
Yes, this is a Troll, but when it comes to the state of Mississippi, I just can't help myself! Jed, move away from there!
I look at the difference this way. Let's say you're being punished in school, and you have to write out, "I will not play God." 1,000 times on the chalkboard.
:)
This is not easy, but is IS simple. As in, not complex.
Or, you could be writing some bit of RegEx code to do some pattern-matching. Some would say this is complex, though easy. (miss a character, you're farked)
That's why I see the two words as quite different.
>>DVD+ apparently supports VBR (Variable Bit Rate) encoding when recording as
:)
>>video (obviously, computer media files with VBR in them will save just fine
>>when using this as a data medium). DVD- apparently does not. This may be
>>outdated information.
>That seams strange. Are you referring to the set top DVD recorders (that
>encode and burn at the same time)?
Yes, that's what I'm talking about. As I said, it doesn't have any bearing on computer DVD drives, and may be outdated information for set top recorders, too. That was the current poop as of 1.5 years or so ago, when I last checked on all this nonsense. Even aside from that issue, if it is still one, DVD+ looks like the winner, but you should definitely get a dual standard drive, no matter what, until DVD- is officially dead (assuming it does really lose).
How, how cool - I just got a railroad in the McDonald's Monopoly game, and the prize is a DVD player if I get the others. How timely is that?!