A very simple prank on laptops, is to turn num-lock on. This will map numeric values to the alphanumeric keys on the right side of the keyboard. People who never use this functionality (and have never turned the num-lock on by accident) tend to be stumped by this one for at least several minutes.
This reminds me of this joke, which extrapolates exponentially:
When I turned two, I felt a great anxiety. In just one year, I had doubled my age. If this goes on like this, I thought, by the time I'm five, I'll be sixteen.
when this is displayed in IE, and you hover the mouse over the link, it will display "www.sco.com" in the in the status bar, but when you click it, it will take you to "www.fsf.org". I'll leave it to the reader to replace the latter link with a more offensive one...
Give VPRO in the Netherlands a try. They are a free thinking public broadcasting company, and a lot of their radio programs were DJs playing exactly that what they like, and to hell with any listeners statistics. They introduced me to a lot of music I would otherwise never have heard. Haven't been in Holland for a while so I don't know the situation now, but the music on their site is great.
The story has been around for a while (core memory...), and I'm not sure whether it's an UL or not, but here goes:
Six or seven years ago, I worked with a fellow with the very British name of Ken Appleby. He had a Spitfire, I had my '74 B, and we used to motor out to Pickwick's Pub and throw darts after work on occasion.
Ken used to work for Lucas in the UK, specifically for a division of Lucas that did military electronics. My favorite of his stories was about the time he had been working on a computer-controlled torpedo. It used magnetic core memory to store the programs, which had the advantage of being very non-volatile as well as not susceptible to EMP discharge.
So Ken got to ride on the boat for the first test of the torpedo that used the computer with his program in it. Somewhere out in the North Sea, on an R. N. cutter, Ken and his crew launched the first ever run of this new weapon, and Ken learned a new respect for debugging...
The program was supposed to make the torpedo shoot off the boat, dive to a depth at which it couldn't be easily detected, then circle toward the target, climb to striking depth, and hit the target. There were on-board sensors to detect sea level, and the torpedo was supposed to travel at a preset distance below sea level, with constant feedback keeping it on track.
Somehow, somewhere, Ken had multiplied one of the 3D coordinates by a negative number, and this error soon propagated through the transformation matrix (the mathematical construct that models 3D space), with predictable results.
Within instants of hitting the water, the torpedo -- instead of sinking out of visible range -- blasted up and out from the water in a great silver fountain, then continued skipping across the surface of the blue like some sort of deranged wingless flying fish. Worse yet, instead of circling toward the target, it circled all right, but began to return to the ship that launched it. Fortunately it was not armed, but they still detonated the self-destruct on it rather than let it slice through their ship at 50 knots or whatever rate it travelled. Because of the non-volatile core memory, Ken was able to debug the program from what the Royal Navy frogmen could recover from it, and he fixed the problem for Rev 2.0.
But I must admit that the image of the torpedo, splashing happily above the surface of the water like an aroused porpoise, is one that returns to me in idle moments such this. What else would a Lucas torpedo do but try to fly?
I had the same problem. I think it was because I did not close Mozilla while installing Flash (yes, yes, I ignored the popup from the installer that told me to close all apps).
Anyway, unzipping Mozilla again fixed this, and all my settings and history was still there.
Secondly, true automatic transmissions loose a lot of the power between the engine and the wheels.
F1 does not use automatic transmissions with a torque converter (nor VanDoorne's transmissions), but instead an automated gearbox which works by the same principles as a manual, except that the gear change is automated.
Please drop by anytime to pick up your complimentary Mac Portable. I'm sure you'll enjoy this state of the art (well, for '89) 'portable' (only 17 pounds).
The problem with "ah well, these guys were just poking around, the publishers should have used proper security" is that it raises the bar of what security is to what we experts think it ought to be. Many people don't have the capability to employ such measures, so we're denying them legal recourse.
So basically you are saying that you can only access pages if you have a link to that page? Or can you guess URLs up to a certain point? And if so, how would you define that point?
BTW, I really hope that Movex (the ERP system that is Intentia's main product) has better security than their site.
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...a very interesting page about Electron Band Structure In Germanium.
.... you'll actually look more like a schnitzel.
A very simple prank on laptops, is to turn num-lock on. This will map numeric values to the alphanumeric keys on the right side of the keyboard. People who never use this functionality (and have never turned the num-lock on by accident) tend to be stumped by this one for at least several minutes.
...the Finnish police has had this for ages.
We'll just say they have weapons of mass destruction.
When I turned two, I felt a great anxiety. In just one year, I had doubled my age. If this goes on like this, I thought, by the time I'm five, I'll be sixteen.
I wish you luck with your victory in Australia.
SCO crater...
Hmmm, $13 faculty, let's see, that's $6227020800, not bad.
Give VPRO in the Netherlands a try. They are a free thinking public broadcasting company, and a lot of their radio programs were DJs playing exactly that what they like, and to hell with any listeners statistics. They introduced me to a lot of music I would otherwise never have heard. Haven't been in Holland for a while so I don't know the situation now, but the music on their site is great.
Six or seven years ago, I worked with a fellow with the very British
name of Ken Appleby. He had a Spitfire, I had my '74 B, and we used
to motor out to Pickwick's Pub and throw darts after work on occasion.
Ken used to work for Lucas in the UK, specifically for a division
of Lucas that did military electronics. My favorite of his stories
was about the time he had been working on a computer-controlled
torpedo. It used magnetic core memory to store the programs, which
had the advantage of being very non-volatile as well as not susceptible
to EMP discharge.
So Ken got to ride on the boat for the first test of the torpedo that
used the computer with his program in it. Somewhere out in the North
Sea, on an R. N. cutter, Ken and his crew launched the first ever run
of this new weapon, and Ken learned a new respect for debugging...
The program was supposed to make the torpedo shoot off the boat, dive
to a depth at which it couldn't be easily detected, then circle
toward the target, climb to striking depth, and hit the target. There
were on-board sensors to detect sea level, and the torpedo was supposed
to travel at a preset distance below sea level, with constant feedback
keeping it on track.
Somehow, somewhere, Ken had multiplied one of the 3D coordinates by
a negative number, and this error soon propagated through the
transformation matrix (the mathematical construct that models 3D
space), with predictable results.
Within instants of hitting the water, the torpedo -- instead of
sinking out of visible range -- blasted up and out from the water in
a great silver fountain, then continued skipping across the surface of
the blue like some sort of deranged wingless flying fish. Worse yet,
instead of circling toward the target, it circled all right, but began
to return to the ship that launched it. Fortunately it was not armed,
but they still detonated the self-destruct on it rather than let it
slice through their ship at 50 knots or whatever rate it travelled.
Because of the non-volatile core memory, Ken was able to debug the
program from what the Royal Navy frogmen could recover from it, and
he fixed the problem for Rev 2.0.
But I must admit that the image of the torpedo, splashing happily
above the surface of the water like an aroused porpoise, is one that
returns to me in idle moments such this. What else would a Lucas
torpedo do but try to fly?
Anyway, unzipping Mozilla again fixed this, and all my settings and history was still there.
Because, if you walk without a rhythm, you won't attract the worm.
And remember to never ever call him a monkey.
Interesting commentary. I googled for "IRA training bogs in Tipperary" and found lots of links.
If you're a Swedish speaking Finn (like Linus), buy a Motorola. Otherwise go with Nokia.
F1 does not use automatic transmissions with a torque converter (nor VanDoorne's transmissions), but instead an automated gearbox which works by the same principles as a manual, except that the gear change is automated.
We telecom related privacy violations very seriously in Finland.
Dear Grubby,
Please drop by anytime to pick up your complimentary Mac Portable. I'm sure you'll enjoy this state of the art (well, for '89) 'portable' (only 17 pounds).
BR, Steve
So basically you are saying that you can only access pages if you have a link to that page? Or can you guess URLs up to a certain point? And if so, how would you define that point?
BTW, I really hope that Movex (the ERP system that is Intentia's main product) has better security than their site.
The joys of moving debugging code to production.
Sounds like something Hanibal Lector maight cook up.
It is very likely that the mammoth was made extinct by man. For that reason alone I think it would be pretty neat if we could restore them.