I found it disturbing (and I am not one who disturbs easily)...but it caught my eye enough that I stopped 30-second-skipping through commercials and backed up to watch it. So...I guess it served its purpose, except that I couldn't have told you who ran the commercial until I read the blurb in the article...
Anyone have any speculations on who 'andy' might be?
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Don't give them ideas...although it WOULD be interesting to see what kind of load/. can handle...on Sept 11, it seemed like it was the only site up, so it can handle quite a bit, but I guess the question is - which is greater -/.'s load handling or the number of stupid Windows users?
(Not trolling by saying stupid Windows users - it could just as easily be written as stupid computer users who happen to be using Windows - but....anyway, I'm rambling, I will shut up now.)
There was an article advising this on, I think, one of the major news sources (can't remember which one) - it said that since most email spreading programs spoof the return address, there's no reason to have the auto-replies.
I feel your pain - I have gotten almost as many auto-replies as I have gotten worms - and they're directed back at an email that I don't even have outgoing access to...
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That would be funnier if the worm needed Outlook to spread. Unfortunately, it's got its own SMTP engine.
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Or they *do* pick up on the hardware problem and ignore it, hoping it will be viewed as an isolated incident.
Dell has been having problems for a very long time with their serial ports on their laptops (yeah, I know, who still uses a serial port? Our company's medical equipment does). Googling on 'dell "serial port" failure returns over 8000 hits - granted not all are relevant, but a good portion of them are - but Dell has chosen to ignore this for years.
OTOH, I, too, have thrown my Dell laptop to the ground (think approaching lemonade) and it still works fine - although the case cracked a few months after that for no apparent reason.
We just bought an iBook for software testing for our company, you can bet your bippy we will be buying AppleCare.
Part of the problem is that SCO is being manually slashdotted from people seeing if they've been DDoSed yet.
The other part of the problem might be that several time synchronization programs use the same dll, which will only fix your clock by 19 days at a time. (Don't ask me why 19 days, it just is.) So, if your clock is set a year ahead, it slowly creeps up (or back) to the right date/time - 19 days at a time. The time sync program that comes with Windows XP uses this, so do several other commercial products. If your time sync program is set to only sync your clock once a day, it could hang out in between Feb 1 and Feb 12 for a long time.
Your rent will still be due, and you still won't have the money to pay it, whether or not you are working on a project. If I had the choice between hiring someone who told me "Yes, I was unemployed, but I still spent my free time coding" or "Yes, I was unemployed, and I sat around doing nothing techy" I would hire the first guy - he's coding because he loves to code, not because it's where the money is.
You forgot the actual tip that would have helped these infected people - don't open unexpected attachments. This worm doesn't need OE to spread - it has its own SMTP engine.
I don't think the unexpected attachments rule will ever get through some peoples heads, though...One of the local newscasters saw an email from himself, with an attachment, and opened the attachment because he was curious about what he sent himself...
Our marketing department goes so far as to have large volumes of stuff printed out before showing it to anyone to get input...that's why our company logo looks like a hammer and sickle (think USSR, for you really young folks).
I am honored to have spoken (?) with such an astute proofreader. (Not being sarcastic - that's a big part of my job as a software tester, the company I work for as part of my day job has released some doozies when they didn't run stuff by anyone but our rah-rah marketing department)
You know, I didn't realize why Experts Exchange had a hyphen between experts and exchange in their url until I accidentally typed it without the hyphen...
For DoubleClick to compete with the targeted advertising on Google, they would either have to build or buy a fairly robust search engine to put advertising on or provide competing pop-ups when visiting a website - a practice I think recently was deemed illegal (I could be wrong). Google is, in a way, an advertising agency.
Earthlink is saying that 1 out of 5 of their customers were using their pop-up blocking 18 months after its release - what about Earthlink customers who use another form of pop-up blocking?
So...you feel that how she spends her time "from shortly after she wakes up until the wee hours in the morning" is "a complete waste", and you're still dating her? You might have more in common with a RealDoll...
There's a reason geeks shouldn't mingle with non-geeks. Unless you think you can train her into geekhood, don't bother with trying to make it work - in a few years you will find yourselves with nothing to talk about and nothing in common. At least with a blow-up girlfriend you don't have to tell it to shut up already...
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I found it disturbing (and I am not one who disturbs easily)...but it caught my eye enough that I stopped 30-second-skipping through commercials and backed up to watch it. So...I guess it served its purpose, except that I couldn't have told you who ran the commercial until I read the blurb in the article...
Actually, I always felt like the Lands End model had a nicer figure than I do.
And yes, after using their model to try on clothes, I quit shopping there, not consciously, it just happened.
Course, if I try something on before I buy it, I generally don't end up buying it anyway, so no mirrors in the store is a good thing too...
Anyone have any speculations on who 'andy' might be?
Don't give them ideas...although it WOULD be interesting to see what kind of load /. can handle...on Sept 11, it seemed like it was the only site up, so it can handle quite a bit, but I guess the question is - which is greater - /.'s load handling or the number of stupid Windows users?
(Not trolling by saying stupid Windows users - it could just as easily be written as stupid computer users who happen to be using Windows - but....anyway, I'm rambling, I will shut up now.)
There was an article advising this on, I think, one of the major news sources (can't remember which one) - it said that since most email spreading programs spoof the return address, there's no reason to have the auto-replies.
I feel your pain - I have gotten almost as many auto-replies as I have gotten worms - and they're directed back at an email that I don't even have outgoing access to...
That would be funnier if the worm needed Outlook to spread. Unfortunately, it's got its own SMTP engine.
The B variant targets both Microsoft and SCO.
Or they *do* pick up on the hardware problem and ignore it, hoping it will be viewed as an isolated incident.
Dell has been having problems for a very long time with their serial ports on their laptops (yeah, I know, who still uses a serial port? Our company's medical equipment does). Googling on 'dell "serial port" failure returns over 8000 hits - granted not all are relevant, but a good portion of them are - but Dell has chosen to ignore this for years.
OTOH, I, too, have thrown my Dell laptop to the ground (think approaching lemonade) and it still works fine - although the case cracked a few months after that for no apparent reason.
We just bought an iBook for software testing for our company, you can bet your bippy we will be buying AppleCare.
What town is the shelter in? Maybe someone here will see the post and donate an old computer.
Maybe try putting Linux and WINE on one of their old computers? Might be less of a resource hog.
Part of the problem is that SCO is being manually slashdotted from people seeing if they've been DDoSed yet.
The other part of the problem might be that several time synchronization programs use the same dll, which will only fix your clock by 19 days at a time. (Don't ask me why 19 days, it just is.) So, if your clock is set a year ahead, it slowly creeps up (or back) to the right date/time - 19 days at a time. The time sync program that comes with Windows XP uses this, so do several other commercial products. If your time sync program is set to only sync your clock once a day, it could hang out in between Feb 1 and Feb 12 for a long time.
it doesn't pay the rent, but it can go on your resume...which means that eventually it WILL help pay the rent.
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Very cool, doing work for an animal shelter
Your rent will still be due, and you still won't have the money to pay it, whether or not you are working on a project. If I had the choice between hiring someone who told me "Yes, I was unemployed, but I still spent my free time coding" or "Yes, I was unemployed, and I sat around doing nothing techy" I would hire the first guy - he's coding because he loves to code, not because it's where the money is.
The user doesn't really even have to be able to send mail (as in having an email program) - the worm has its own SMTP engine.
You forgot the actual tip that would have helped these infected people - don't open unexpected attachments. This worm doesn't need OE to spread - it has its own SMTP engine.
I don't think the unexpected attachments rule will ever get through some peoples heads, though...One of the local newscasters saw an email from himself, with an attachment, and opened the attachment because he was curious about what he sent himself...
Our marketing department goes so far as to have large volumes of stuff printed out before showing it to anyone to get input...that's why our company logo looks like a hammer and sickle (think USSR, for you really young folks).
I am honored to have spoken (?) with such an astute proofreader. (Not being sarcastic - that's a big part of my job as a software tester, the company I work for as part of my day job has released some doozies when they didn't run stuff by anyone but our rah-rah marketing department)
You know, I didn't realize why Experts Exchange had a hyphen between experts and exchange in their url until I accidentally typed it without the hyphen...
Try working in a small enclosed area with three people who strongly believe in high-fiber diets.
Oh, wait, you mean the OTHER kind of gas...
The Google Search Appliance would be useful if DoubleClick wanted to advertise to their own employees...
For DoubleClick to compete with the targeted advertising on Google, they would either have to build or buy a fairly robust search engine to put advertising on or provide competing pop-ups when visiting a website - a practice I think recently was deemed illegal (I could be wrong). Google is, in a way, an advertising agency.
Earthlink is saying that 1 out of 5 of their customers were using their pop-up blocking 18 months after its release - what about Earthlink customers who use another form of pop-up blocking?
No, it's the RIAA's job to hijack property from street vendors.
So...you feel that how she spends her time "from shortly after she wakes up until the wee hours in the morning" is "a complete waste", and you're still dating her? You might have more in common with a RealDoll...
There's a reason geeks shouldn't mingle with non-geeks. Unless you think you can train her into geekhood, don't bother with trying to make it work - in a few years you will find yourselves with nothing to talk about and nothing in common. At least with a blow-up girlfriend you don't have to tell it to shut up already...
Yeah, and it will prevent USAGE of the process by some Johnny comelately.
Yes, it still glows in UV light after it dries (thank goodness, otherwise I'd never get my carpets completely clean)