For a lot of users, a breach of privacy is a breach of security. I do desktop support, and I end up hearing a lot of passwords, and a lot are based on their birthday, phone number, maiden name, mother's name, you name it. With the users I support, personal information is a giant leap toward cracking into the domain.
I should add, this is despite strict policies about this kind of thing (perhaps poorly thought out, though). Users are told never to write down their pw, forced to change them every 30 days, are given tips to use characters such as $ for S and 0 for o, etc... It just doesn't work.
So, to make a long story short, upon immediate examination, your correction is accurate, but in the hands of a deviant with time, personal information can be easily used to circumvent security measures.
It looks like you're trying to reach the internet, this is a potential security risk. Find out more about how your internet experience is made more secure with Microsoft by clicking "Find out more." If you wish to continue, click "Ok."
Arrgh, *click ok* (stupid microsoft)
Your computer has begun downloading information, this is a potential security risk. Find out more about how your internet experience is made more secure with Microsoft by clicking "Find out more." If you wish to continue, click "Ok."
I know, you probably don't want to hear a personal story related to this subject, but...
My brother in-law had surgery on both of his arms a few years ago because of carpel tunnel syndrome. He's been a carpenter since his teens (he's near 40 now). Insurance paid for the surgery, as it should, but I'm not sure if he should be collecting disability from the government. His hands are fine now that he's had the surgery.
I think the real matter of concern is that HMOs can basically decide not to pay for this kind of surgery and normal people would be able to do nothing about it.
My well patched W2k system usually works pretty well. Office 2000 didn't work that well until SP2. The system froze the other day when I unplugged a camera without 'stopping' it first. Wasn't USB supposed to be all about hotplugging? I've had lockups unplugging pcmcia cards too.
I think that kind of stability is important. As far as just being used with pretty vanilla software on it, though, Windows isn't too bad. The argument that sure it works poorly after installing all kinds of junk shareware, etc (not that you made such an argument), is weak IMHO. An OS should be impervious to the junkiness of the software installed on it.
It will be interesting to see whether the consumer will be the final winner or loser. I think it's our right to benefit from the more efficient distribution medium that is the internet. We shall see...
But if anything happens, you should talk to a lawyer. Messing with your job because you're 20 is illegal, plain and simple. If they try anything, have a lawyer write a letter to them and their bosses. Just that will probably solve things.
Well, Bob, it seems nobody answered your question, so I'll have a go at it:
Microsoft makes deals with the computer manufacturers, forcing them to ship nothing but Windows and only Windows on all new PCs. In some former democracies courts found this anti-competitive and said Microsoft can't do it anymore. Well, they're still doing it, but the hope is that somehow we can force them to stop, so PC manufacturers (and I mean the big ones) can ship stuff other than Windows, possibly dual booters. That way people would get a chance to find out about other OSs, possibly linux:)
I don't suppose the size of the binary would be fair, as it would add all libraries. Also, it would depend on how good the compiler is, I assume gcc is one of the best, though, and that it squishes that code down pretty tight.
How it works will be the only test. For now, though, I think we can applaud this guy for all the hard work he's done. I wonder if this recognition might attract more people to the project, possibly reducing the lines of code (making it more concise), or at least working the bugs out.
You didn't read that correctly; The price of the hardware will be so cheap it will be laughable. Windows, on the other hand, will cost $2000 and up. The funny thing is many suckers would probably pay it.
Arapahoe can employ from 1 to 32 lanes; each lane consists of a pair of wires and can shuffle more than 200MB of data per second between the CPU and add-in cards or integrated parts. Arapahoe can also prioritize data, so that, for example, real-time streaming data is processed faster.
Why does this worry me? Why do I think some companies will be able to prioritize their content and others won't? Is this type of thing usually open or is it like most hardware where open source folks have to figure it out the hard way? I'm sure time will tell.
I didn't even think of the/. effect. I'm listening to it now - well after the story was posted - and it sounds great.
After never taking the time to set up streaming media on may machine I'm totally revved right now to be listening to the BBC on Linux, I suppose it's been possible for some time with Real Audio, but who likes Real Audio, really?
Per the/. story about its retirement. It was the first ever webcam, and it was used so people knew when there was coffee and then there wasn't. Talk about a technology stemming from a developer's itch!
Ethernet port and built in webserver, eh? I don't see anyone stopping you, go to it man!
Keep in mind that few people will say that they should be doing something other than what they're doing. People who are their own boss often say "I really like being my own boss," which has no bearing on the amount of experience they have with another boss. People who have a little more security, as your third option would seem to provide, will tell you that they really enjoy the job security they have.
In my humble opinion, these testimonials aren't very useful. You'll just have to sit down and figure out what would be the best for you. Of course, you could follow the words of Whitman: You shall listen to all sides and filter them from your self
A few months ago I first said something along the lines of "Microsoft is somewhat comforting because it eliminates the chore of making choices." I'm beginning to think that it's extremely true. Why is it a bad thing to have two main GUIs to chose from? How hard is it? I can't say it was that hard for me to go from Gnome to KDE when I wanted to try KDE. Maybe it was because my first GUI wasn't Windows or Mac, it was Geoworks, on DR-DOS. Now I use Windowmaker. I can't see how one can get so frozen into a certain layout that they are completely unproductive without it.
Rereading your comment reminds me of another phrase, a better one, and one that was said by someone besides me (a teacher, I think):
If you're confused, don't worry. It means you're LEARNING.
It would be great it we could get some choices in this market. I only worry that not enough people will become aware of their options. That, however, would collide with the attitude among the higher ups in my company: When there is only one option, you can't make a wrong decision. As more options become available in the marketplace I think we'll see a shakeout of bad IT managers as their inability to make good decisions becomes more evident. I think there's a lot of cost cutting to be done in a lot of IT departments. Email would be a great place to start.
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It shouldn't be too difficult for you to set up some thermostatic switches to control the system. Just make it blow cold air (even from outside) into the server room when it's needed and blow the hot air into the rest of the furnace system when you need that in the rest of the house.
If the server room is going to be in the basement, you probably could just put a blower vent going into the main flume from near the ceiling of the server room, and then spill the cold air from the rest of the house (or just some of it) into the server room, again from the ceiling. Then it'll be the coolest room in the house, and not just because it has a bunch of computers!
Here's another tip, put the hot-air sucker near the outside wall, and the cold air blower nearer to the center of the house. That'll keep the air moving and thermoclining (layers of different temp air).
Security alert! You are not using an insecure browser, therefore you cannot access a page from IIS! Download Microsoft Internet Explorer to view this site!
Ok, maybe thats a strech, but I'm bitter because my job is to keep workstations secure, and I have to support IE, and it just sucks!
Why does outlook allow a script/program to access the address book without the user's permission? I think we've seen how costly this bug/feature is, why isn't there more pressure on M$ to fix this problem, or provide the option to turn it off?
These kids are essentially going to go to juvi/jail for swimming in a pool, when the sign clearly says, "no swimming."
No fault to the pool owner for not putting a fence around his pool, right? Ah, justice.
Slashdot Mirror
For a lot of users, a breach of privacy is a breach of security. I do desktop support, and I end up hearing a lot of passwords, and a lot are based on their birthday, phone number, maiden name, mother's name, you name it. With the users I support, personal information is a giant leap toward cracking into the domain.
I should add, this is despite strict policies about this kind of thing (perhaps poorly thought out, though). Users are told never to write down their pw, forced to change them every 30 days, are given tips to use characters such as $ for S and 0 for o, etc... It just doesn't work.
So, to make a long story short, upon immediate examination, your correction is accurate, but in the hands of a deviant with time, personal information can be easily used to circumvent security measures.
Hmmm, I think I'll go read slashdot today...
It looks like you're trying to reach the internet, this is a potential security risk. Find out more about how your internet experience is made more secure with Microsoft by clicking "Find out more." If you wish to continue, click "Ok."
Arrgh, *click ok* (stupid microsoft)
Your computer has begun downloading information, this is a potential security risk. Find out more about how your internet experience is made more secure with Microsoft by clicking "Find out more." If you wish to continue, click "Ok."
And so on!
For the first person who puts that sucker through a perl script and translates it to ASCII
I know, you probably don't want to hear a personal story related to this subject, but...
My brother in-law had surgery on both of his arms a few years ago because of carpel tunnel syndrome. He's been a carpenter since his teens (he's near 40 now). Insurance paid for the surgery, as it should, but I'm not sure if he should be collecting disability from the government. His hands are fine now that he's had the surgery.
I think the real matter of concern is that HMOs can basically decide not to pay for this kind of surgery and normal people would be able to do nothing about it.
My well patched W2k system usually works pretty well. Office 2000 didn't work that well until SP2. The system froze the other day when I unplugged a camera without 'stopping' it first. Wasn't USB supposed to be all about hotplugging? I've had lockups unplugging pcmcia cards too.
I think that kind of stability is important. As far as just being used with pretty vanilla software on it, though, Windows isn't too bad. The argument that sure it works poorly after installing all kinds of junk shareware, etc (not that you made such an argument), is weak IMHO. An OS should be impervious to the junkiness of the software installed on it.
Apple's proven handwriting recognition:
Beat up Martin = Eat up Martha
It will be interesting to see whether the consumer will be the final winner or loser. I think it's our right to benefit from the more efficient distribution medium that is the internet. We shall see...
But if anything happens, you should talk to a lawyer. Messing with your job because you're 20 is illegal, plain and simple. If they try anything, have a lawyer write a letter to them and their bosses. Just that will probably solve things.
Of course, "I have been working in the tech industry for 5 years" would be best. We don't want to start a sentence with an undeclared pronoun.
In that way, English is like C, isn't it?
If you've got the technical skills, maybe you should consider English?
I've been working in the tech industry and I've make great progress.
But what's a liberal arts degree worth anyway!?
Well, Bob, it seems nobody answered your question, so I'll have a go at it:
Microsoft makes deals with the computer manufacturers, forcing them to ship nothing but Windows and only Windows on all new PCs. In some former democracies courts found this anti-competitive and said Microsoft can't do it anymore. Well, they're still doing it, but the hope is that somehow we can force them to stop, so PC manufacturers (and I mean the big ones) can ship stuff other than Windows, possibly dual booters. That way people would get a chance to find out about other OSs, possibly linux :)
I don't suppose the size of the binary would be fair, as it would add all libraries. Also, it would depend on how good the compiler is, I assume gcc is one of the best, though, and that it squishes that code down pretty tight.
How it works will be the only test. For now, though, I think we can applaud this guy for all the hard work he's done. I wonder if this recognition might attract more people to the project, possibly reducing the lines of code (making it more concise), or at least working the bugs out.
Operating system: Windows
Price: $2,000 and up
You didn't read that correctly; The price of the hardware will be so cheap it will be laughable. Windows, on the other hand, will cost $2000 and up. The funny thing is many suckers would probably pay it.
Arapahoe can employ from 1 to 32 lanes; each lane consists of a pair of wires and can shuffle more than 200MB of data per second between the CPU and add-in cards or integrated parts. Arapahoe can also prioritize data, so that, for example, real-time streaming data is processed faster.
Why does this worry me? Why do I think some companies will be able to prioritize their content and others won't? Is this type of thing usually open or is it like most hardware where open source folks have to figure it out the hard way? I'm sure time will tell.
I didn't even think of the /. effect. I'm listening to it now - well after the story was posted - and it sounds great.
After never taking the time to set up streaming media on may machine I'm totally revved right now to be listening to the BBC on Linux, I suppose it's been possible for some time with Real Audio, but who likes Real Audio, really?
Per the /. story about its retirement. It was the first ever webcam, and it was used so people knew when there was coffee and then there wasn't. Talk about a technology stemming from a developer's itch!
Ethernet port and built in webserver, eh? I don't see anyone stopping you, go to it man!
Read The Cathedral and the Bazaar
Release early and release often! How else are those bugs going to get squashed?
Oh, baby, freecell.
Gotta go play freecell.
Keep in mind that few people will say that they should be doing something other than what they're doing. People who are their own boss often say "I really like being my own boss," which has no bearing on the amount of experience they have with another boss. People who have a little more security, as your third option would seem to provide, will tell you that they really enjoy the job security they have.
In my humble opinion, these testimonials aren't very useful. You'll just have to sit down and figure out what would be the best for you. Of course, you could follow the words of Whitman:
You shall listen to all sides and filter them from your self
Good luck.
A few months ago I first said something along the lines of "Microsoft is somewhat comforting because it eliminates the chore of making choices." I'm beginning to think that it's extremely true. Why is it a bad thing to have two main GUIs to chose from? How hard is it? I can't say it was that hard for me to go from Gnome to KDE when I wanted to try KDE. Maybe it was because my first GUI wasn't Windows or Mac, it was Geoworks, on DR-DOS. Now I use Windowmaker. I can't see how one can get so frozen into a certain layout that they are completely unproductive without it.
Rereading your comment reminds me of another phrase, a better one, and one that was said by someone besides me (a teacher, I think):
If you're confused, don't worry. It means you're LEARNING.
It would be great it we could get some choices in this market. I only worry that not enough people will become aware of their options. That, however, would collide with the attitude among the higher ups in my company: When there is only one option, you can't make a wrong decision. As more options become available in the marketplace I think we'll see a shakeout of bad IT managers as their inability to make good decisions becomes more evident. I think there's a lot of cost cutting to be done in a lot of IT departments. Email would be a great place to start.
It shouldn't be too difficult for you to set up some thermostatic switches to control the system. Just make it blow cold air (even from outside) into the server room when it's needed and blow the hot air into the rest of the furnace system when you need that in the rest of the house.
If the server room is going to be in the basement, you probably could just put a blower vent going into the main flume from near the ceiling of the server room, and then spill the cold air from the rest of the house (or just some of it) into the server room, again from the ceiling. Then it'll be the coolest room in the house, and not just because it has a bunch of computers!
Here's another tip, put the hot-air sucker near the outside wall, and the cold air blower nearer to the center of the house. That'll keep the air moving and thermoclining (layers of different temp air).
Good luck!
Got this in Mozilla.
Security alert! You are not using an insecure browser, therefore you cannot access a page from IIS! Download Microsoft Internet Explorer to view this site!
Ok, maybe thats a strech, but I'm bitter because my job is to keep workstations secure, and I have to support IE, and it just sucks!
Why does outlook allow a script/program to access the address book without the user's permission? I think we've seen how costly this bug/feature is, why isn't there more pressure on M$ to fix this problem, or provide the option to turn it off?
These kids are essentially going to go to juvi/jail for swimming in a pool, when the sign clearly says, "no swimming."
No fault to the pool owner for not putting a fence around his pool, right? Ah, justice.
I wish I had mod points. (+1, insightful)