You should have already disclosed this when posting as yourself (ie not an AC). I work for a large corporation, and when commenting on a story involving my company, I always mention it, as do many other/.'ers. I may choose to post my comment anonymously (we're not supposed to comment publicly on certain things), but I always make the point.
Reviewing your User Info, I see no less than 9 MS-related comments (not including this one) over the last few weeks. None of them mentioned that you are a MS employee, although it was highly relevant.
Posts from this account can never be trusted again. Not because you are a MS employee -- I have no personal grudge against Microsoft, and think it's a positive thing that MS employees read and post on/. -- but because you didn't tell the whole truth.
"It is also why banks love debit cards - since they are drawn directly on your bank account, there is no limit on your liability risk."
Not always true. Many banks now restrict your liability to $50 even on a check card (I know mine does), and just as with credit cards, many times will waive the entire liability.
If they insisted on holding you fully responsible for those debts, they would eventually lose customers. And to most businesses, that's a bad thing.
I feel betrayed. Yes, we knew this was coming, just like we knew Rob would be a hypocrite regarding slash 0.4, but between these two things, I've come to realize that two of the things I enjoy most are really just becoming major disappointments.
Exactly! The moment of my marriage, graduation -- those were significant events (don't have kids yet, but I can see how that would qualify for the parents out there reading this). Right at 12:00:00 1/1/2000, I realized it was about like watching the odometer on my car roll over: Kinda cool, but not earthshaking.
C2 security is a question of policies, not implementation. Getting a C2 certification basically means implementing certain ACL policies and logging certain events. There's not any consideration of how well it's implemented...
This is not to choose the best person of the century, or to say that this individual was the greatest human of the century. Rather, the selection will (should, at least) reflect the individual who most influenced or at least best typified the century.
By those standards, Marshall would be one choice, but I can't see choosing one person. A list of about five, in no particular order, would be the best.
Go back and look. The first post you read is not necessarily the first post made to this story (check the # next to the timestamp of the post itself). Depending on how you have your preferences, the first post could actually be the last one you read, or somewhere in the middle.
This dude sounds to me like one of the better moderators, when he has points.
Then you're part of the problem. The categories, as you may notice, are listed by *name*, not by *quantity*. If moderation were that simple, don't you think there would just be options for (-1, +1, +2), &c.? Those categories are there because that is how the system works. Too many/.ers are moderating that have no idea what "troll" or "flamebait" means.
OTOH, I'm all for having two sorts of moderation: One for classification, and one for level. IOW, having a drop-down box as I mentioned above, with numbers, and another with category. I've seen a lot of posts that are really funny, but by rights should be mod'ed down. I'd also like to see it listed something like (Score:5, Funny*2, Informative, Insightful) so that we know *all* the moderation, not just one of the categories chosen.
And not everyone will want pliant kids. One of the things that has served humanity well is our ability to be downright dirty and mean when we have to be. Think every good person that ever lived was Mother Teresa? There's room for many different approaches.
Yes, some people are unbalanced in their approach, but let's face it, there are situations in which being meek and mild doesn't work. I want my kids to be balanced -- not wimps, but not bullies. Let them inherent my stubbornness. The parent's job is to teach them when to be meek.
I'd be interested in knowing what Un*ces in general have various levels of certification (yes, I recognize that it must be as part of a particular configuration). For instance, what levels of security certification have been granted to OpenBSD systems?
The most recent reference on the website I found (by searching on the phrase "Moore's Law") is Oct98, in the Technology Journal, where they state:
In 1965, Gordon Moore, co-founder of Intel, was preparing a speech and made a memorable observation. He observed that device complexity doubles about every 18 months. This observation is now known as Moore's Law.
So they were sticking to it a year ago... I'd be real interested, though, in seeing a reference to 2 years instead -- that would be quite a change...
Extra thought: If Rob would post the latest SLASH code (even in an unorganized state) and thus bring home the benefits of Open Source (yay!), then we'd have two good results:
All the standard benefits of Open Source (bug cleaning, extra features like URL checking, &c.)
The warm fuzzy of knowing that/. is putting its money where its mouth is. IOW, as perhaps the discussion site for Open Source,/. would do well to directly and concretely support the ideals we all support as a community.
So how about it, CmdrTaco? How about letting us take a crack at it?
Moderate me down if you wish, but it seems like a lot of folks (read: Slashdot readers who moderate) don't understand what the various moderation descriptors (especially "Flamebait" and "Troll") mean. The above post does not appear to be a troll -- constructive criticism of/. is just that.
This is similar to calling the "first post" messages "Flamebait" (well, maybe hot grits and petrified are flamebait). They're not. Trolls at best.
The above is NOT a ulterior plea to be moderated up by folks who want to prove how "fair" they are. I moderate every week or two, just like a lot of you, and I am NOT looking for extra karma points -- each of my posts stands on its own merits (good, bad, or otherwise:)
Yeah, sure, everybody can "jack in" 50 years from now. But they misconfigure the firewall, some kiddie 0wns you, and the next thing you know, the local police are banging on your door for performing some crime you really had no control over...
"But I just had him moon the President to show how insecure his neural implant was!"
Please behave responsibly with this information. IOW, express your feelings, but do so politely and professionally -- otherwise you are sinking to Calle's level.
I just got off the phone with a local ISP to order DSL service and a GTE line (disclaimer: I work for GTE, though for a separate business unit that handles internal IT). I live in the Dallas, TX area.
I'm paying $47.95/month for 384k and a 8-IP subnet (5 usable, since 1 is taken up by the DSL bridge, which I refuse to call a modem:) as well as $55/month for the GTE line charge. IOW, a little over $100/month for the privilege of being able to run (non-commercial) servers. @Home, my current provider, will give me up to 3 IP's, not necessarily in the same subnet, for a total cost of around $60/month, and a faster downstream but a 128k upload cap. Yes, I'm quite familiar with RFC 1918/NAT, but IPSec is a pain to configure over NAT, and since I don't admin one end, it's impossible.
The thing is, while I'm quite willing to pay the price for what I want (extra IP's, a subnet, TOS that permit servers), I'm not sure someone else would be. Typical home users would pay up to $40-50/month, and while there are offerings that allow this, they're not common enough. Then again, GTE can't install fast enough to meet demand right now, but we'll see how long this lasts. Even a portion of this $20 "discount" would go a long way for a lot of folks to feel that DSL is within their acceptable price range.
This move really shows balance on RedHat's part, IMO.
On the one hand, they have a real need to grow their revenues. They're a public company now, and as such are beholden to their shareholders to maximize the company's value. Bringing in a "suit" is, sadly, the only real way to do it.
On the other hand, keeping Young as chairman shows that they are in fact sticking to their roots, at least for the foreseeable future. He's consistently spoken about the fact that RH is all about Open Source (no flames from the purists, please!), and the moves made ever since the IPO have reinforced that notion.
All told, RHAT is behaving exactly the way a public open-source company shoul.
I'm not involved in kernel development, but it would seem to me that Alan Cox would take over, if Linus were to step down or otherwise no longer be able to lead Linux (hit by a bus, assassinated by the Illuminati, etc).
Which would inevitably lead to more foolish cries of "RedHat is becoming Microsoft!", since Cox is in fact a RH employee.
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You should have already disclosed this when posting as yourself (ie not an AC). I work for a large corporation, and when commenting on a story involving my company, I always mention it, as do many other /.'ers. I may choose to post my comment anonymously (we're not supposed to comment publicly on certain things), but I always make the point.
/. -- but because you didn't tell the whole truth.
Reviewing your User Info, I see no less than 9 MS-related comments (not including this one) over the last few weeks. None of them mentioned that you are a MS employee, although it was highly relevant.
Posts from this account can never be trusted again. Not because you are a MS employee -- I have no personal grudge against Microsoft, and think it's a positive thing that MS employees read and post on
"It is also why banks love debit cards - since they are drawn directly on your bank account, there is no limit on your liability risk."
Not always true. Many banks now restrict your liability to $50 even on a check card (I know mine does), and just as with credit cards, many times will waive the entire liability.
If they insisted on holding you fully responsible for those debts, they would eventually lose customers. And to most businesses, that's a bad thing.
I feel betrayed. Yes, we knew this was coming, just like we knew Rob would be a hypocrite regarding slash 0.4, but between these two things, I've come to realize that two of the things I enjoy most are really just becoming major disappointments.
Damn, this is making me cynical.
Exactly! The moment of my marriage, graduation -- those were significant events (don't have kids yet, but I can see how that would qualify for the parents out there reading this). Right at 12:00:00 1/1/2000, I realized it was about like watching the odometer on my car roll over: Kinda cool, but not earthshaking.
Get a grip, dude.
Actually, there's no year 0 in the CE calendar. The year before 1 CE was 1 BCE.
C2 security is a question of policies, not implementation. Getting a C2 certification basically means implementing certain ACL policies and logging certain events. There's not any consideration of how well it's implemented...
This is not to choose the best person of the century, or to say that this individual was the greatest human of the century. Rather, the selection will (should, at least) reflect the individual who most influenced or at least best typified the century.
By those standards, Marshall would be one choice, but I can't see choosing one person. A list of about five, in no particular order, would be the best.
Go back and look. The first post you read is not necessarily the first post made to this story (check the # next to the timestamp of the post itself). Depending on how you have your preferences, the first post could actually be the last one you read, or somewhere in the middle.
This dude sounds to me like one of the better moderators, when he has points.
Well... if the power goes out, then unless you have a backup generator, you won't be on the Net anyway since your box won't have any juice...
Then you're part of the problem. The categories, as you may notice, are listed by *name*, not by *quantity*. If moderation were that simple, don't you think there would just be options for (-1, +1, +2), &c.? Those categories are there because that is how the system works. Too many /.ers are moderating that have no idea what "troll" or "flamebait" means.
OTOH, I'm all for having two sorts of moderation: One for classification, and one for level. IOW, having a drop-down box as I mentioned above, with numbers, and another with category. I've seen a lot of posts that are really funny, but by rights should be mod'ed down. I'd also like to see it listed something like (Score:5, Funny*2, Informative, Insightful) so that we know *all* the moderation, not just one of the categories chosen.
So, will we identify the genes that control one's strength in the Force?
"Luke, I am your father."
"NO, it's not true! I was a genetically engineered embryo! My strength in the Force comes from a lab!"
"There was no father. I carried him, I gave birth to him, I raised him. Must've been those crazy experiments the Hutts performed."
"No. There is another. The charts I have seen. Stronger in the force the second one is."
And not everyone will want pliant kids. One of the things that has served humanity well is our ability to be downright dirty and mean when we have to be. Think every good person that ever lived was Mother Teresa? There's room for many different approaches.
Yes, some people are unbalanced in their approach, but let's face it, there are situations in which being meek and mild doesn't work. I want my kids to be balanced -- not wimps, but not bullies. Let them inherent my stubbornness. The parent's job is to teach them when to be meek.
I'd be interested in knowing what Un*ces in general have various levels of certification (yes, I recognize that it must be as part of a particular configuration). For instance, what levels of security certification have been granted to OpenBSD systems?
Hear hear!
CmdrTaco, we need the Slash code!
That would be great, except half the messages marked "Troll" really aren't.
The most recent reference on the website I found (by searching on the phrase "Moore's Law") is Oct98, in the Technology Journal, where they state:
In 1965, Gordon Moore, co-founder of Intel, was preparing a speech and made a memorable observation. He observed that device complexity doubles about every 18 months. This observation is now known as Moore's Law.
So they were sticking to it a year ago... I'd be real interested, though, in seeing a reference to 2 years instead -- that would be quite a change...
All the standard benefits of Open Source (bug cleaning, extra features like URL checking, &c.)
The warm fuzzy of knowing that /. is putting its money where its mouth is. IOW, as perhaps the discussion site for Open Source, /. would do well to directly and concretely support the ideals we all support as a community.
So how about it, CmdrTaco? How about letting us take a crack at it?
Moderate me down if you wish, but it seems like a lot of folks (read: Slashdot readers who moderate) don't understand what the various moderation descriptors (especially "Flamebait" and "Troll") mean. The above post does not appear to be a troll -- constructive criticism of /. is just that.
:)
This is similar to calling the "first post" messages "Flamebait" (well, maybe hot grits and petrified are flamebait). They're not. Trolls at best.
The above is NOT a ulterior plea to be moderated up by folks who want to prove how "fair" they are. I moderate every week or two, just like a lot of you, and I am NOT looking for extra karma points -- each of my posts stands on its own merits (good, bad, or otherwise
Yeah, sure, everybody can "jack in" 50 years from now. But they misconfigure the firewall, some kiddie 0wns you, and the next thing you know, the local police are banging on your door for performing some crime you really had no control over...
"But I just had him moon the President to show how insecure his neural implant was!"
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While I'm far from a defender of the Scientologists, methinks you are seeing a bit too much correlation here...
Dude, this came out WAY before the Gulf War. And later books in the Dune series explain the obvious Arabic connection more clearly.
I just got off the phone with a local ISP to order DSL service and a GTE line (disclaimer: I work for GTE, though for a separate business unit that handles internal IT). I live in the Dallas, TX area.
:) as well as $55/month for the GTE line charge. IOW, a little over $100/month for the privilege of being able to run (non-commercial) servers. @Home, my current provider, will give me up to 3 IP's, not necessarily in the same subnet, for a total cost of around $60/month, and a faster downstream but a 128k upload cap. Yes, I'm quite familiar with RFC 1918/NAT, but IPSec is a pain to configure over NAT, and since I don't admin one end, it's impossible.
I'm paying $47.95/month for 384k and a 8-IP subnet (5 usable, since 1 is taken up by the DSL bridge, which I refuse to call a modem
The thing is, while I'm quite willing to pay the price for what I want (extra IP's, a subnet, TOS that permit servers), I'm not sure someone else would be. Typical home users would pay up to $40-50/month, and while there are offerings that allow this, they're not common enough. Then again, GTE can't install fast enough to meet demand right now, but we'll see how long this lasts. Even a portion of this $20 "discount" would go a long way for a lot of folks to feel that DSL is within their acceptable price range.
This move really shows balance on RedHat's part, IMO.
On the one hand, they have a real need to grow their revenues. They're a public company now, and as such are beholden to their shareholders to maximize the company's value. Bringing in a "suit" is, sadly, the only real way to do it.
On the other hand, keeping Young as chairman shows that they are in fact sticking to their roots, at least for the foreseeable future. He's consistently spoken about the fact that RH is all about Open Source (no flames from the purists, please!), and the moves made ever since the IPO have reinforced that notion.
All told, RHAT is behaving exactly the way a public open-source company shoul.
I'm not involved in kernel development, but it would seem to me that Alan Cox would take over, if Linus were to step down or otherwise no longer be able to lead Linux (hit by a bus, assassinated by the Illuminati, etc).
Which would inevitably lead to more foolish cries of "RedHat is becoming Microsoft!", since Cox is in fact a RH employee.