I have like 5 WAPs plugged in - but only one of them is actually plugged into the network. Go ahead, waste some time cracking the WEP keys on the 4 other ones that don't even have ethernet cables plugged into them. muhahahahaa..
The 5th one is a flaky piece of crap anyway and will likely just fry your WiFi card when my roommate fires up the microwave.
I guess he should have thought about that before HACKING A BOX AT *NASA* for pete's sake - and to do what, use it for Divx movies?
This guy was an idiot and got what he deserved. Sorry. Perhaps he should have though first before compromising a piece of United States Government property.
Please, for the love of god, I just want a phone that will actually make phone calls in my apartment. *whimper*
I'm not in the boonies. I'm a mere 20 miles East of San Francisco in an area where the median home prices is over $700,000. People have money.
But I can't make a phone call from my apartment. Verizon comes close, but Cingular, AT&T Wireless, Sprint, Nextel - none of them work. My old ass MetroPCS phone is the only phone that I get more than 3 "bars" with. And it doesn't have a camera, either.
What ever happened to making call quality the #1 priority? I don't want a camera phone! I don't want an mp3 player! I just want to make friggin PHONE CALLS! *head as-plodes*
Here is an interesting article on immigration. Note that it does focus on illegal immigrants, but the same logic can be applied.
A news report also said that American wages have *dropped* over 7% in the past 20 years, and the flood of low-paid immigrants is the main cause. It's also a factor in higher health care costs. I'll probably get marked as flamebait, as usual, but I'm just noting studies that have already been done and their results.
"John Ray, who shoots deer and squirrels from his front porch and cooks up batches of fragrant gumbo"
You never know, they might have whacked a Bellsouth technician or two and not realized it. There could be a damn good reason that they don't have phone service out there.:P
" Craig Conway, PeopleSoft's CEO, would get a "lavish golden parachute" of about $40 million if Oracle's buyout goes through, according to TheStreet.com"
Not off the mark at all. Some people are making a TON of money off of this, and a lot of employees have already lost their jobs.
* PeopleSoft will vanish, as Oracle wanted to eliminate their software. * Thousands of employees here in the Bay Area will lose their jobs * The PeopleSoft execs will walk away with "golden parachutes" valued in the millions. * The shareholders will profit.
Ah, you're right - if you're under 18, I think you do need to take a class. Above 18, you don't (I was over 18 when I got my license)
I was advocating classes for *everyone* - not just teens. There are a lot of foreigners that move here and get their license and really have no idea how to drive.
Wow, one school in Cupertino, eh? Interesting..I wonder if they still do it or if it was axed because of budget problems..
Just teach people how to drive before they can get their license.
I cannot find one single public school in the Bay Area that still teaches drivers ed. Getting a license is *TOO EASY* in California. You don't even have to speak English - they'll give you the test in your native language.
I say that before anyone gets a license, they must undergo no less than 16 hours of classroom training and defensive driving courses. If they pass, they get a license. If not, more training. There are just far too many people driving around here that really have no idea how to drive, and it's dangerous.
Forget this GPS tracking & tattle-tale electronics crap - just LEARN TO DRIVE.
God! We're putting a technology "solution" on a problem that has such obviously superior solutions - again.
This isn't really a surprise. The AIM network has occasional (regional) outages. I occasionally see "Hey, is anyone else having trouble with AIM?" chats on IRC.
They also blacklist IP addresses for absolutely no reason. Typo in a list? Error in a program? Who knows - they escalate the issue and several weeks later, you might have an answer.
Either AOL is horribly understaffed, or they're really running things into the ground faster than expected.
(Yes, I worked there. I saw cool stuff, I saw clueless behavior.. )
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I have like 5 WAPs plugged in - but only one of them is actually plugged into the network. Go ahead, waste some time cracking the WEP keys on the 4 other ones that don't even have ethernet cables plugged into them. muhahahahaa..
The 5th one is a flaky piece of crap anyway and will likely just fry your WiFi card when my roommate fires up the microwave.
Who the HELL modded that "insightful?"
:P
It was called "sarcasm"
That is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen here, oh anonymous one.
it made me proud to be an American! Won't someone please think of the grandmothers??
Wow. I wonder if it'll be a quality piece hardware like that crap "Durabrand" shit Wal-Mart sells. heh.
Spend the extra $200 and get a Dell... quality is usually a bit better and at least you can get 24/7 support for the bloody thing.
I'm in Pleasant Hill, CA - 25 miles East of San Francisco. The nearest 24 hour Wal-Mart?
Stockton. That's a hell of a long way from here.. heh.
And they promptly tell you that it's unsupported if you make custom rulesets/too many changes.
Been there, ran right into that. Screw Red Hat.
I guess he should have thought about that before HACKING A BOX AT *NASA* for pete's sake - and to do what, use it for Divx movies?
This guy was an idiot and got what he deserved. Sorry. Perhaps he should have though first before compromising a piece of United States Government property.
I noticed this a few days ago and it's been GREAT so far.
:)
Uh, it doesn't suggest alternate routes, though. So I see "Hmm, Hwy 880 is, as usual, fucked." but can find no way around it.
On the bright side, the "Show local Starbucks" works.. I can sit around and wait out the traffic.
All of those SAT type words (petard, myopia, despotism) and I'm still rolling over the fact that you described LA as "like some surreal cow patty" ;)
;)
I am very easily amused at 6am.
What a coincidence! I was just thinking about moving to Finland.
;)
Dude, can you get DirecTV there?
All of my favourite goth metal bands are in Finland anyway, and from what I recall the babe:ugly chick ratio was like 5:1
Hrm. Funny, I don't remember ever having that happen. Oh well.
Please, for the love of god, I just want a phone that will actually make phone calls in my apartment. *whimper*
I'm not in the boonies. I'm a mere 20 miles East of San Francisco in an area where the median home prices is over $700,000. People have money.
But I can't make a phone call from my apartment. Verizon comes close, but Cingular, AT&T Wireless, Sprint, Nextel - none of them work.
My old ass MetroPCS phone is the only phone that I get more than 3 "bars" with. And it doesn't have a camera, either.
What ever happened to making call quality the #1 priority? I don't want a camera phone! I don't want an mp3 player! I just want to make friggin PHONE CALLS!
*head as-plodes*
when domains were $100.
See, a company I recently worked for had no qualms about registering 100 domains every other day for no other purpose than to use them for SPAM.
If the domains were $100 each, I am pretty sure that they wouldn't be burning through domains like that.
Here is an interesting article on immigration. Note that it does focus on illegal immigrants, but the same logic can be applied.
A news report also said that American wages have *dropped* over 7% in the past 20 years, and the flood of low-paid immigrants is the main cause. It's also a factor in higher health care costs.
I'll probably get marked as flamebait, as usual, but I'm just noting studies that have already been done and their results.
So, we should just throw up our arms and let all of the immigrants move here?
If only other countries were so giving!
Well, when it's "take this job or we'll just send it to India.."
What would you do?
"John Ray, who shoots deer and squirrels from his front porch and cooks up batches of fragrant gumbo"
:P
You never know, they might have whacked a Bellsouth technician or two and not realized it. There could be a damn good reason that they don't have phone service out there.
"I see a new, higher capacity iPod in the future..maybe just in time for MacWorld SF 2005..."
*cues fog machine*
My brother's roommate worked there. He was one of many people let go in silent layoffs that have been going on there for a while.
So yes, people are losing jobs at PeopleSoft.
" Craig Conway, PeopleSoft's CEO, would get a "lavish golden parachute" of about $40 million if Oracle's buyout goes through, according to TheStreet.com"
Not off the mark at all. Some people are making a TON of money off of this, and a lot of employees have already lost their jobs.
If what I'm reading has been correct...
* PeopleSoft will vanish, as Oracle wanted to eliminate their software.
* Thousands of employees here in the Bay Area will lose their jobs
* The PeopleSoft execs will walk away with "golden parachutes" valued in the millions.
* The shareholders will profit.
Employees lose. Customers lose. How lovely.
Ah, you're right - if you're under 18, I think you do need to take a class. Above 18, you don't (I was over 18 when I got my license)
I was advocating classes for *everyone* - not just teens. There are a lot of foreigners that move here and get their license and really have no idea how to drive.
Wow, one school in Cupertino, eh? Interesting..I wonder if they still do it or if it was axed because of budget problems..
What's to stop MPAA members from signing up with these "private trackers?"
(Note: I've signed up with a few. All they wanted was my email address and a password.)
Just teach people how to drive before they can get their license.
I cannot find one single public school in the Bay Area that still teaches drivers ed. Getting a license is *TOO EASY* in California. You don't even have to speak English - they'll give you the test in your native language.
I say that before anyone gets a license, they must undergo no less than 16 hours of classroom training and defensive driving courses. If they pass, they get a license. If not, more training. There are just far too many people driving around here that really have no idea how to drive, and it's dangerous.
Forget this GPS tracking & tattle-tale electronics crap - just LEARN TO DRIVE.
God! We're putting a technology "solution" on a problem that has such obviously superior solutions - again.
This isn't really a surprise. The AIM network has occasional (regional) outages. I occasionally see "Hey, is anyone else having trouble with AIM?" chats on IRC.
They also blacklist IP addresses for absolutely no reason. Typo in a list? Error in a program? Who knows - they escalate the issue and several weeks later, you might have an answer.
Either AOL is horribly understaffed, or they're really running things into the ground faster than expected.
(Yes, I worked there. I saw cool stuff, I saw clueless behavior.. )