Re:family ideals - too conservative?
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playing around with tools is one thing, using them to launch DDoS and other attacks is another. You may be playing around with them, but you know what damage they would do if set loose, hence you might be the type to stop short of launcing an attack.
I appear to say that "dysfunctional family" => "kid crime." In a way, yes, that's what I'm saying. There will always be those that start trouble regardless of family life, and those that resist despite being ignored growing up. It's very common, however, to hear stories (like Mafiaboy, or most school shooting incidents) where lack of family surrounded the person in question. It's just all too common.
article illustrated something about family...
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the article showed something about a family's influence. Mafiaboy's father was a business type that cared little about his kids, resulting in some problems for them, as shown in Mafiaboy's DoS actions and problems in school (suspensions, expelled from one school, etc). During the investigations of the DoS attacks, they found that the father was trying to hire a hitman to kill a business associate for getting screwed on a deal.
If anything, it shows why good family life generally fosters good behavior in kids. I wouldnt be surprised if other 5r1p7 k1dd135 out there have similar family life to that of Mafiaboy.
you hit the nails right on the heads. people keep thinking paranoically about these things, yet forget where it's place is. kinda like that FBI criminal fingerprint database. that system generates a bunch of "possible" matches for a given print. after that an analyst takes the probable matches and examines them by hand. I wouldnt be surprised if the investigator is required to obtain an actual dead-tree print instead of a computer image after using the system, given the limits of resolution in an on-screen image. it's like you said, it's only a guide, not what's sending people to jail.
in CA, Brunner was told he was allowed to keep it up.
Anyone catch that? Two similar if not identical cases have different rulings based on the same law.
Questions -- Have there been other sets of cases that have had the same law interpreted in two different directions? What was the outcome? Are such laws considered ambiguous and thus in need of clarification? Who makes taht decision?
interesting, salon is making a fatal mistake by not putting a little note there saying so. If they put the note saying something like "remainder of article available to premium subscribers, sign up here" and include a link, then some people out there would want to sign up, but without it, salon is actually pushing away their own readers that arent aware of the subscription option. The readers would leave because they'll see many articles that lack content, and conclude that salon publishes bad articles.
Okay, I haven't seen any such report like Ms. Denning has described either. I also haven't seen any report meeting her criteria saying that Microsoft makes more secure software. Note the clever bit here.
from the article:
... A May 10 report prepared for the Defense Department concluded that open source often results in more secure, less expensive applications and that, if anything, its use should be expanded.
Maybe Denning hasnt heard of that report? I tried looking through Mitre's website, no luck in finding it. Anyone have a link to that?
so basically, you fool the CDROM into thinking the disc is like those rounded off credit-card size CDs they give away at trade shows.
i guess a good question to ask is how much black is enough? if we go too far do we block out actual music? If we do, then can Windex and some elbow grease clean the black off so we can try again? Will some markers be able to be cleaned off?
well, I grew up in NJ and there have been a number of accidents, let alone deaths from those accidents. They probably consider a death being the result of improperly seated (like the Six Flags Lighting Loops incident, or a similar incident on the Falling Star at Clementon Park, where a girl laid down in the seat, legs not under the lap bar) or malfunction (like Ocean City a few summers ago). There was a death in Wildwood (a shore town w/ boardwalk) about 5-7 years ago where a maintenance worker was killed when he was kicked in the head by a passing coaster. The coaster was one of those inverted tracks where the feet dangle. (btw - I grew up in Clementon, and worked two summers at the park, there are about 1-3 accidents/year, but few are ever newsworthy)
if you do get some type of cert, please, please, do not be the guy from Dilbert "I summon the vast knowledge of my certifications!" and then says "Gee this is embarrasing. Out of the entire course that's all I can remember" (or something along those lines)
oftentimes goofing off on the job is why a person doesnt get hired FT upon graduation. but given the sheer number of students (and not just CS/ECE, more like any major) getting rejected from co-op employers suggests that they're simply being victimized by the current market conditions.
I must admit now that I cannot add much to help you, except that the story sounds familiar. I also go to a school with a co-op program, and a lot of CS/ECE related majors are having trouble getting jobs, including with the people they worked for on co-op. A good many are sticking around for an extra couple years and getting their Master's before trying the job market again.
well, i'm sure you've heard some things about recent Princeton Reviews....
Drexel recently was #1 in "Campus is small, unsightly, or both" in Sept 2000, then #6 the next.
Same Sept 2000 Drexel was #19 (or was it 15?) in "Dissatisfaction with Financial Aid" Following year was even worse, something like #7.
Right now campus looks horrible. They're building an addition to Matheson between the building and the 33rd St Green Line entrance, its fenced off and you cant get to the quad that way (there will be an underpass when finished). They built a small gallery behind Nesbitt, was more fencing, but that finished last month. They've moved the trucks to Ludlow (after repaving Ludlow) and are tearing up 32nd St by Main to build a park and it's all fenced off (I actually have a funny story about that, triangle's website unfortunately seems to have lost my commentary on it - the link points to the wrong story). The president's mansion (next to Van R) is being renovated into a student center, and yes more fencing there. Drexel just obtained the permits to build on that triangle by the Firestone, they're planning a small "Drexel" signage, most likely more fencing to appear. Spring Jam is this weekend, and no doubt fences will appear closing off the field from outsiders.
They also closed off the basketball courts behind Calhoun so they could store construction equipment for everything. They would've used the old laundry lot (32nd & Powelton), except residents complained. Hope the PVCA realized they shot themselves in the foot because Drexel then took away the court many of their kids use.
Yeah, things are a little rough around here logistically. Hopefully all this should be done by the end of summer so I can at least enjoy myself and not worry about hard hat areas for my senior year.
says pudge + emphasis by me: I wonder if Mac OS X will ever ship with a Netscape/Mozilla browser. I wonder if Mozilla will be shipped with Windows clients in the future. I wonder if this will pave the way to a a full-fledged Linux version of AOL. I wonder if this will ignite another AOL/MS war. I wonder how 24 will end this Tuesday.
I wonder if pudge has ever heard of a thesarus.
possible technique....
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one (possible) technique is to ask your credit card company to refuse billings from the ISP. When the ISP gets a notice from the card company that you have refused payment, they give you a call and ask whats up. You then say that you attempted to cancel service, but could not find the appropriate numbers to call, cust serv person to talk to, websites to visit, etc.
changing topics....
The Philadelphia Inquirer recently ran a story from a columnist who had problems dealing with Dell Tech Support. Basically, no matter who he talked to, he got no answers. Complete with bitching about what their ads say about support. A few weeks later the guy wrote a follow up column saying he got the usual "yeah, happened to me too" and "what was the problem, maybe I can help" emails. But he also got one that said "I used to work for Dell. Here's why your service was so poor" and detailed what changes Dell has undergone in cust serv the past few years in terms of cheaper reps reading scripts and other related cutbacks, including shrinking of the support staff because of the recession.
From the poster: Seems to me that this is a controlled environment for the most part, and still they have problems this big? I wonder if this technology will ever be accurate enough to work properly.
A similar story on Wired indicates higher match rates (90%) at airports in Dallas Boston. The maker of the recognition system speculates that lighting was a factor in the Palm Beach for the low match rate. 90% still a bad rate (better than 99.9% or something like that would be ideal), but it shows how differences of environment can affect these things.
I couldnt agree more. I know at my school (Drexel), business students are not required an ethics course, but engineering students are (req'd for accredidation), as well as other majors (accredidation again).
As a side note, the original judge in the MS anti-trust case has said he feels Microsoft would not be where they are today (a monopoly found guilty of anti-trust) had Bill Gates finished college. He apparently never took an ethics course required by Harvard.
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playing around with tools is one thing, using them to launch DDoS and other attacks is another. You may be playing around with them, but you know what damage they would do if set loose, hence you might be the type to stop short of launcing an attack.
I appear to say that "dysfunctional family" => "kid crime." In a way, yes, that's what I'm saying. There will always be those that start trouble regardless of family life, and those that resist despite being ignored growing up. It's very common, however, to hear stories (like Mafiaboy, or most school shooting incidents) where lack of family surrounded the person in question. It's just all too common.
the article showed something about a family's influence. Mafiaboy's father was a business type that cared little about his kids, resulting in some problems for them, as shown in Mafiaboy's DoS actions and problems in school (suspensions, expelled from one school, etc). During the investigations of the DoS attacks, they found that the father was trying to hire a hitman to kill a business associate for getting screwed on a deal.
If anything, it shows why good family life generally fosters good behavior in kids. I wouldnt be surprised if other 5r1p7 k1dd135 out there have similar family life to that of Mafiaboy.
you hit the nails right on the heads. people keep thinking paranoically about these things, yet forget where it's place is. kinda like that FBI criminal fingerprint database. that system generates a bunch of "possible" matches for a given print. after that an analyst takes the probable matches and examines them by hand. I wouldnt be surprised if the investigator is required to obtain an actual dead-tree print instead of a computer image after using the system, given the limits of resolution in an on-screen image. it's like you said, it's only a guide, not what's sending people to jail.
the simpsons clearly said in a movie shown to lisa's class "By 1959 man will have established 12 colonies on the moon, perfect for galactic vacations"
in NY, 2600 was told to take down DeCSS.
in CA, Brunner was told he was allowed to keep it up.
Anyone catch that? Two similar if not identical cases have different rulings based on the same law.
Questions --
Have there been other sets of cases that have had the same law interpreted in two different directions? What was the outcome? Are such laws considered ambiguous and thus in need of clarification? Who makes taht decision?
i see.
interesting, salon is making a fatal mistake by not putting a little note there saying so. If they put the note saying something like "remainder of article available to premium subscribers, sign up here" and include a link, then some people out there would want to sign up, but without it, salon is actually pushing away their own readers that arent aware of the subscription option. The readers would leave because they'll see many articles that lack content, and conclude that salon publishes bad articles.
i dont know. the article appears like the it was cut in the middle. you reach the end and say to yourself "wait, that's it?"
so basically, you fool the CDROM into thinking the disc is like those rounded off credit-card size CDs they give away at trade shows.
i guess a good question to ask is how much black is enough? if we go too far do we block out actual music? If we do, then can Windex and some elbow grease clean the black off so we can try again? Will some markers be able to be cleaned off?
get those copies to an offshore server!!
well, I grew up in NJ and there have been a number of accidents, let alone deaths from those accidents. They probably consider a death being the result of improperly seated (like the Six Flags Lighting Loops incident, or a similar incident on the Falling Star at Clementon Park, where a girl laid down in the seat, legs not under the lap bar) or malfunction (like Ocean City a few summers ago). There was a death in Wildwood (a shore town w/ boardwalk) about 5-7 years ago where a maintenance worker was killed when he was kicked in the head by a passing coaster. The coaster was one of those inverted tracks where the feet dangle. (btw - I grew up in Clementon, and worked two summers at the park, there are about 1-3 accidents/year, but few are ever newsworthy)
the day the secret Kazaa/Brilliant network came to life is the day that this worm gets let loose.
a link to that cartoon: http://www.redclayinteractive.com/img/certificatio n.gif
ah, Google Images, what would i do without thee
if you do get some type of cert, please, please, do not be the guy from Dilbert "I summon the vast knowledge of my certifications!" and then says "Gee this is embarrasing. Out of the entire course that's all I can remember" (or something along those lines)
oftentimes goofing off on the job is why a person doesnt get hired FT upon graduation. but given the sheer number of students (and not just CS/ECE, more like any major) getting rejected from co-op employers suggests that they're simply being victimized by the current market conditions.
I must admit now that I cannot add much to help you, except that the story sounds familiar. I also go to a school with a co-op program, and a lot of CS/ECE related majors are having trouble getting jobs, including with the people they worked for on co-op. A good many are sticking around for an extra couple years and getting their Master's before trying the job market again.
from the article: "If you have any kind of rating, people go to all kinds of trouble to get that rating in an illegitimate way,"
hmm. sounds like they're describing karma whores
any idea what the i/o speeds of these optical disks are capable of? the article doesnt seem to mention it.
why am i not surprised.....
well, i'm sure you've heard some things about recent Princeton Reviews....
Drexel recently was #1 in "Campus is small, unsightly, or both" in Sept 2000, then #6 the next.
Same Sept 2000 Drexel was #19 (or was it 15?) in "Dissatisfaction with Financial Aid" Following year was even worse, something like #7.
Right now campus looks horrible. They're building an addition to Matheson between the building and the 33rd St Green Line entrance, its fenced off and you cant get to the quad that way (there will be an underpass when finished). They built a small gallery behind Nesbitt, was more fencing, but that finished last month. They've moved the trucks to Ludlow (after repaving Ludlow) and are tearing up 32nd St by Main to build a park and it's all fenced off (I actually have a funny story about that, triangle's website unfortunately seems to have lost my commentary on it - the link points to the wrong story). The president's mansion (next to Van R) is being renovated into a student center, and yes more fencing there. Drexel just obtained the permits to build on that triangle by the Firestone, they're planning a small "Drexel" signage, most likely more fencing to appear. Spring Jam is this weekend, and no doubt fences will appear closing off the field from outsiders.
They also closed off the basketball courts behind Calhoun so they could store construction equipment for everything. They would've used the old laundry lot (32nd & Powelton), except residents complained. Hope the PVCA realized they shot themselves in the foot because Drexel then took away the court many of their kids use.
Yeah, things are a little rough around here logistically. Hopefully all this should be done by the end of summer so I can at least enjoy myself and not worry about hard hat areas for my senior year.
says pudge + emphasis by me: I wonder if Mac OS X will ever ship with a Netscape/Mozilla browser. I wonder if Mozilla will be shipped with Windows clients in the future. I wonder if this will pave the way to a a full-fledged Linux version of AOL. I wonder if this will ignite another AOL/MS war. I wonder how 24 will end this Tuesday.
I wonder if pudge has ever heard of a thesarus.
one (possible) technique is to ask your credit card company to refuse billings from the ISP. When the ISP gets a notice from the card company that you have refused payment, they give you a call and ask whats up. You then say that you attempted to cancel service, but could not find the appropriate numbers to call, cust serv person to talk to, websites to visit, etc.
changing topics....
The Philadelphia Inquirer recently ran a story from a columnist who had problems dealing with Dell Tech Support. Basically, no matter who he talked to, he got no answers. Complete with bitching about what their ads say about support. A few weeks later the guy wrote a follow up column saying he got the usual "yeah, happened to me too" and "what was the problem, maybe I can help" emails. But he also got one that said "I used to work for Dell. Here's why your service was so poor" and detailed what changes Dell has undergone in cust serv the past few years in terms of cheaper reps reading scripts and other related cutbacks, including shrinking of the support staff because of the recession.
yeah! You be livin under a rock or something? It's now one large city from Texas to Massachsettes! :)
.... s/Dallas Boston/Dallas and Boston/
seriously
you didnt read my post in it's entirety. i said "90% still a bad rate"
From the poster: Seems to me that this is a controlled environment for the most part, and still they have problems this big? I wonder if this technology will ever be accurate enough to work properly.
A similar story on Wired indicates higher match rates (90%) at airports in Dallas Boston. The maker of the recognition system speculates that lighting was a factor in the Palm Beach for the low match rate. 90% still a bad rate (better than 99.9% or something like that would be ideal), but it shows how differences of environment can affect these things.
I couldnt agree more. I know at my school (Drexel), business students are not required an ethics course, but engineering students are (req'd for accredidation), as well as other majors (accredidation again).
As a side note, the original judge in the MS anti-trust case has said he feels Microsoft would not be where they are today (a monopoly found guilty of anti-trust) had Bill Gates finished college. He apparently never took an ethics course required by Harvard.