So, if they don't want me to use NAT, does that mean they want me to connect each box to their internal network? Meaning I (and everyone else) can get access to computer B's contents when I'm trying to access it from Computer A?
Why can't they just have a flexible plan where I say, yes, I admit I have 3 boxen behind NAT and agree to pay an extra $5 to $10 a month? Or is this too logical for them to do?
"Does open source and freely available security support terrorism by its very nature?"
So, you mean to tell me that we can trust closed source companies whose primary motivation is the almighty dollar?
I know that most companies are not *that* evil, but how about the case where a company insider shares *important information* with a terrorist resource? Or the case of a sale of software and a license for "shared source" to a company that could be a front for a terrorist organization?
And will the government be willing to put in the necessary oversight to make sure that these companies don't spill the wrong beans? And, given how politics and lobbying go, can a company influence the government the wrong way (intentionally or unintentionally) to avoid this oversight?
I don't know if open source is inherently supportive of terrorism. I couldn't really tell you. But there are too many questions involved when you argue that closed source should be the only way when it comes to security.
This sounds like another effort to promote "security through obscurity" as the only way to go. I guess they could sue if someone breaks that method of security.
Are you sure that you didn't accidentally leave the driver disk in the floppy drive that was at the top of the boot order?
Back in my younger, unwiser days, I kept wondering why NT 4.0 wouldn't start after I installed the driver (and had to reboot). I drove myself crazy trying to figure out what NTLDR too.
Just like Microsoft to do this. On one hand, they want to fight spam. On the other hand, if they aren't successful fighting it (or at least somewhat effective), then they don't want to be responsible for the consequences.
Just like anyone who charges $$$ for software, but ducks responsibility when it has flaws, risks, and other defects. This activity only helps their cause by letting them cover their asses if they can't do it.
This is a great idea! If only more people knew about this conference, we could accomplish a great deal of progress towards eliminating the problem of spam.
What we need is a simple way of notifying via email many people at one time, presumably with a form letter and flashy subject line. But sending all these emails at one time will burden our server, so we need to use a group of mail servers around the world, including the less-populated ones used in foreign countries such Korea and Africa, to help distribute the message.
If everyone who gets this message passes it on to relatives and friends, surely something good can come from it!
Looks interesting. $350 isn't that bad considering what you're getting. But I want to wait and see if Plextor will make a similar drive. Plextor, from my experience, has always had a quality, albeit a little more pricey, showing with their drives.
I hope that they are working on a similar product. This type of thing sounds like it would be right up their alley.
Yeah, but this is different from paying telephone fees PLUS Internet Access fees.
Some of these commercials for free Internet here (like Juno and NetZero, for example) will say free but then have fine print that says something like "local telephone charges may apply."
Such protections, proponents say, would give Hollywood an incentive to offer more entertainment in digital format, thereby spurring consumers' adoption of such technologies as high-definition TV and broadband services
What? Does this mean that they'll put even more shit on TV? Ooooh boy...
In addition, Brown was ordered to pay Alcatel's legal fees, which exceed $330,000.
Ouch... first he's mind-raped. Then, he's wallet-raped. And if he fails to comply with any part of this court order, he'll be on his way to being ass-raped.
BTW, have you every tried to get Appletalk working on Win2k? I had to do it once, I would prefer to burn in hell for the rest of eternity than having to do it again...
Um, sir, there is a "Lucifer" on line one. He wants to talk to you about the afterlife.... He said something about an "eternal and unending task" and "Appletalk," followed by some maniacal laughter.
With the way the early 2.4.x kernels went, I'm sure that when 2.6 is first released, we'll consider 2.6 the development series and 2.4 the stable series. Forget the odd numbers.:-)
I hope not. I made sure to drip dry the fan during the 20 minutes that I messing with it. It seemed safe enough to put it back in after that. So far, it has worked for a week with no problems.
If anyone does know for sure whether WD-40 is flammable in this case, please speak up.
My friend has an old IBM PS/1 that's a 486 with a Pentium Overdrive chip that he uses as a print server. While he's been away, I've had to fix the machine. It was scorching hot to the touch and I thought the power supply was going bad.
After considerable effort, I removed the power supply with the intention of replacing it with another AT one that I found. Unfortunately, the power supply had extra proprietary connectors and the replacement one didn't, so I was left to figure how to fix the original one.
I took a closer look and I saw nine (9) years (!) worth of dust clogging the power supply fan, thus blocking its motion. Ignoring printed warnings as "Caution! Shock Hazard" and "Warning: No User Serviceable parts inside", I carefully opened the power supply and removed the fan. Fortunately, the fan had a plaster connector for easy plugging/unplugging (as opposed to being soldered directly to the board).
So I removed the fan with easy and scraped (yes, SCRAPED!) the crap off of it and wiped it down. Then I applied WD-40 to the bearings to get the fan blade with more ease. I had to help the WD-40 spread by using a screwdriver to turn the fan both directions. Finally, after 20 minutes of effort, the fan blade was turning reasonably well with I'd tap it, so I put it back in, reconnected it, and reassembled the power supply.
Once the computer was put back together, I turned it on and felt for heat. Not alot. For the first time in a while, there was ventilation coming from the back of the power supply and the system was running much cooler than before.
So, let this be a lesson to you. Make sure you regularly (yearly?) clean your fans off, removing the dust before it cakes on. Make sure that you do this to any older PCs you have or are about to obtain.
Otherwise, your system will run dangerously hot and only bad things can come of that.
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So, if they don't want me to use NAT, does that mean they want me to connect each box to their internal network? Meaning I (and everyone else) can get access to computer B's contents when I'm trying to access it from Computer A?
Why can't they just have a flexible plan where I say, yes, I admit I have 3 boxen behind NAT and agree to pay an extra $5 to $10 a month? Or is this too logical for them to do?
"Does open source and freely available security support terrorism by its very nature?"
So, you mean to tell me that we can trust closed source companies whose primary motivation is the almighty dollar?
I know that most companies are not *that* evil, but how about the case where a company insider shares *important information* with a terrorist resource? Or the case of a sale of software and a license for "shared source" to a company that could be a front for a terrorist organization?
And will the government be willing to put in the necessary oversight to make sure that these companies don't spill the wrong beans? And, given how politics and lobbying go, can a company influence the government the wrong way (intentionally or unintentionally) to avoid this oversight?
I don't know if open source is inherently supportive of terrorism. I couldn't really tell you. But there are too many questions involved when you argue that closed source should be the only way when it comes to security.
This sounds like another effort to promote "security through obscurity" as the only way to go. I guess they could sue if someone breaks that method of security.
n/t
It's times like this that I miss Satirewire dearly. I liked their stuff much better than the Onion and BBSpot.
"It is doing a 360"
Me: "180, you stupid, spaghetti-slurping cretin -- *180*! If [he] did a 360, [he]'d go completely around and end up back where [he] started."
You: (pondering): Huh?
Me: Never mind. (fires off near-troll post).
(ref: Last Action Hero)
Are you sure that you didn't accidentally leave the driver disk in the floppy drive that was at the top of the boot order?
;-)
Back in my younger, unwiser days, I kept wondering why NT 4.0 wouldn't start after I installed the driver (and had to reboot). I drove myself crazy trying to figure out what NTLDR too.
Don't worry. It happens to the best of us.
Has anyone had any success using non-SB sound cards in Linux? Specifically, are there any alternatives better than SB in quality and features?
Of course, if they're aren't any, then that must be why SB is got a nice chunk of the market.
The project is essentially a legitimate fork of GIMP
Good, because you know how bad the "support" costs can get when you fork illegitimate chil... errr.... projects.
Just like Microsoft to do this. On one hand, they want to fight spam. On the other hand, if they aren't successful fighting it (or at least somewhat effective), then they don't want to be responsible for the consequences.
Just like anyone who charges $$$ for software, but ducks responsibility when it has flaws, risks, and other defects. This activity only helps their cause by letting them cover their asses if they can't do it.
1.) Doesn't this look a lot like what .NET is trying to do? (seamless functionality with the web)
/.? [j/k]
2.) Will someone use this framework to write an applet that will help trolls get first-post on
Yeah, it sucks for Uni students. I wonder how it will affect Poly students?
This is a great idea! If only more people knew about this conference, we could accomplish a great deal of progress towards eliminating the problem of spam.
What we need is a simple way of notifying via email many people at one time, presumably with a form letter and flashy subject line. But sending all these emails at one time will burden our server, so we need to use a group of mail servers around the world, including the less-populated ones used in foreign countries such Korea and Africa, to help distribute the message.
If everyone who gets this message passes it on to relatives and friends, surely something good can come from it!
"It even transmit real-time video."
Yeah, I'm going to recommend that all sorrorities on campus deploy these units for, ummm, safety reasons.
Now all we need is to find a guy who writes an app and is (for some reason) concerned about compatibility with each of these 37 Operating Systems.
Any takers?
Looks interesting. $350 isn't that bad considering what you're getting. But I want to wait and see if Plextor will make a similar drive. Plextor, from my experience, has always had a quality, albeit a little more pricey, showing with their drives.
I hope that they are working on a similar product. This type of thing sounds like it would be right up their alley.
Yeah, but this is different from paying telephone fees PLUS Internet Access fees.
Some of these commercials for free Internet here (like Juno and NetZero, for example) will say free but then have fine print that says something like "local telephone charges may apply."
That's the point of this whole damn thing.
Such protections, proponents say, would give Hollywood an incentive to offer more entertainment in digital format, thereby spurring consumers' adoption of such technologies as high-definition TV and broadband services
What? Does this mean that they'll put even more shit on TV? Ooooh boy...
In addition, Brown was ordered to pay Alcatel's legal fees, which exceed $330,000.
Ouch... first he's mind-raped. Then, he's wallet-raped. And if he fails to comply with any part of this court order, he'll be on his way to being ass-raped.
Ssshhhhh!! Bruce, it was supposed to be a surprise!!
BTW, have you every tried to get Appletalk working on Win2k? I had to do it once, I would prefer to burn in hell for the rest of eternity than having to do it again...
Um, sir, there is a "Lucifer" on line one. He wants to talk to you about the afterlife.... He said something about an "eternal and unending task" and "Appletalk," followed by some maniacal laughter.
With the way the early 2.4.x kernels went, I'm sure that when 2.6 is first released, we'll consider 2.6 the development series and 2.4 the stable series. Forget the odd numbers. :-)
Is wd40 flammable?
I hope not. I made sure to drip dry the fan during the 20 minutes that I messing with it. It seemed safe enough to put it back in after that. So far, it has worked for a week with no problems.
If anyone does know for sure whether WD-40 is flammable in this case, please speak up.
My friend has an old IBM PS/1 that's a 486 with a Pentium Overdrive chip that he uses as a print server. While he's been away, I've had to fix the machine. It was scorching hot to the touch and I thought the power supply was going bad.
After considerable effort, I removed the power supply with the intention of replacing it with another AT one that I found. Unfortunately, the power supply had extra proprietary connectors and the replacement one didn't, so I was left to figure how to fix the original one.
I took a closer look and I saw nine (9) years (!) worth of dust clogging the power supply fan, thus blocking its motion. Ignoring printed warnings as "Caution! Shock Hazard" and "Warning: No User Serviceable parts inside", I carefully opened the power supply and removed the fan. Fortunately, the fan had a plaster connector for easy plugging/unplugging (as opposed to being soldered directly to the board).
So I removed the fan with easy and scraped (yes, SCRAPED!) the crap off of it and wiped it down. Then I applied WD-40 to the bearings to get the fan blade with more ease. I had to help the WD-40 spread by using a screwdriver to turn the fan both directions. Finally, after 20 minutes of effort, the fan blade was turning reasonably well with I'd tap it, so I put it back in, reconnected it, and reassembled the power supply.
Once the computer was put back together, I turned it on and felt for heat. Not alot. For the first time in a while, there was ventilation coming from the back of the power supply and the system was running much cooler than before.
So, let this be a lesson to you. Make sure you regularly (yearly?) clean your fans off, removing the dust before it cakes on. Make sure that you do this to any older PCs you have or are about to obtain.
Otherwise, your system will run dangerously hot and only bad things can come of that.
The only link I found related to this is here and should a few more people read this, here's the cached version.
A link to the cached version? Come on, this is Slashdot. What's the worst that could happen?
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