I've been in SC for over 12 years now and I can tell you that the water here drives some kinds of people to insanity. Just look at Hollings. Now think of all the people that voted for him. What kind of craziness is that? I am ashamed of this state. And there are pockets of another kind of insanity. Just drive down any street and count the number of confederate flags attached to people's houses and trucks. For the most part, people here are halfway decent, but I'll wager the percentage of wackos in SC is higher than in other states. I think SC didn't get spanked hard enough in the civil war or something...
People are scratching their heads trying to figure out why downloading doesn't hurt CD sales so much. I can't speak for most people, because I may be very different in this way, but I can speak for myself. The recording industry says that if I download, say, 10 CDs worth of music that they have lost 10 CDs worth of income (and these are the conservative ones). Now wait a minute... who said I would have ever bought those 10 CDs in the first place? I know myself, and before P2P, I just didn't listen to this much different music. Every couple of weeks, I would walk out, find a CD I liked, buy it and listen to it (along with my existing collection) for the next couple of weeks. I do the same thing now... every couple of weeks, I walk out, find a CD I like, buy it, and add it to my collection. So I downloaded 10 OTHER CDs during those two weeks. Well, I would never have bought those CDs anyway! I just happen to have a richer experience now, but my buying habits haven't changed at all. Again, I am only speaking for myself. I do know, however, that my 18 year old sister is the exact same way. She still buys CDs like crazy, and also downloads way more music than she ever would have bought.
Our company had everyone work one less day a week for a month... so we took a 20% paycut for the month. I would NEVER have stood for the paycut if it was not justified by the cut in work. It was difficult, but not as bad as it sounds because when you factor in 20% less taxes, one less day a week of travel (= 20% less gas to pay for), and so on, the pain was minimized. Also, an action such as this should never be made if management is not willing to be included in the sacrifice. If they are paying themselves bonuses and then asking employees to take a cut, that is sheer hypocrisy, and stupidity. The drop in moral and trust will hurt far more (in the long run) than a bad quarterly report.
Yes! Let's here it for cygwin! I totally agree with you, if it weren't for cygwin, I too would go insane whenever using Windows. When forced to use Windows, make it seem like Unix. Life is better.
We have developed an order placing app for the Palm (mostly for use on Symbol devices as they have built in scanners). We did it all in C. We are mostly a Java shop, and it would have been extremely convenient to use Java as we could have reused a ton of code. However, when we looked into Java, it just wasn't ready yet on the Palm. The top requirement for our app to be successful in its target market: Fast. It had to be extremely responsive, and extremely fast. It should be fast enough that the end user doesn't even think about the speed. If the user ever becomes concious of the speed, then we lose. This includes the time it takes to enter/leave the app, and operations within the app. The goal was an app that used a built in database that could manage over 10,000 "items". We developed an entire relational database for the Palm, including SQL parsing and support! Java just wasn't able to handle this on a Palm. Too much overhead. When looking at the various solutions, we kept running into various issues with each VM. One took too long to start. Another did not use the native Palm UI (which was also a requirement). Another did not offer enough support for the device, requiring us to mod it up to get access to the parts of the OS we needed and the level of Java compatibility we needed. And so on... it ended up being easier to code it in C. For us, the best solution would have been a Java platform with at least 90% code compatibility with Java Standard Edition that we could precompile into native code for the target device. Jump was the best thing in this regard, but it just didn't have enough functionality and it ended up taking less time to code it all in C than to mod Jump.
I just can't get over the horror of this prospect. If this were to become law, I would seriously consider leaving this country for another... but even then, would I be able to get away from it? How long before the might and power of these people reach across seas, around the world? How long before it will be impossible to buy hardware that does not have protections even in a country that doesn't have this law? It makes one want to go out into the jungle, build a hut, and live far away from all this mess.
Re:Not too serious...
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This may be true, but if protection becomes law, then it will be illegal to make such modifications.
The last place I worked required us to design in UML first. The only reason for this was because the customers for whom we were writing software required that we impress them with fancy documentation and diagrams.
I am now working on several projects all by myself. When I am working on something complicated enough where diagramming it out helps me visualize the scope, I find myself using my old shorthand instead of UML, since I am the only one who is looking at it. However, I have found it very useful to know UML when working in teams and they aren't getting what I am saying. If everyone understands UML, then we can communicate. The only other use for it is to impress management or give you some extra interview points.
Here are a couple of "good" compression ideas friends have presented to me:
1. Since PI theoretically contains every possible string of digits that can exist, why not use some index into PI to compress data? For example, surely the string, "Hello, World", when converted to ASCII numerical values or some other numerical sequence occurs somewhere within the value of PI (maybe, say, starting at the 10 trillionth digit). I pointed out that most likely, the index # into PI (and you can encode it however you please) would average out to be as big, if not bigger, than the data to be compressed. He didn't believe me, worked on it for a year before discovering that, indeed, the index # into PI ends up being as big, if not bigger, than the data being compressed.
2. Same thing with random number generators. If you have an algorithm that is good enough to generate all possible string of numbers, then why not just store a random number generator "seed" that represents the data to be compressed. Feed the seed into the random number generator, and generate "random" numbers until the file is restored. I pointed out that the size of the seed predetermines the possible number of sequences that can be represented. For example, a 16-bit seed can only possibly represent 65k different outputs, with most of those outputs not being useful to represent actual data. Thus, the seed size required to represent any and all data would be so great that the seed would end up being as big, if not bigger, than the original data. He attempted to prove me wrong, and came up with an algorithm that broke a file into chunks that could be represented by random number seeds, but the algorithm ended up, at best, producing output about 25% smaller than the original, and averaged files bigger than the original uncompressed data.
The list goes on... when we dress up such things into really fancy and complicated mathmatical clothing, it just takes us a little longer to realize, that, indeed, it really isn't going to compress things better. Sometimes, it takes enough longer that people will build up a company to sell the soon expected product, only to die when the product cannot be delivered.
You are not a good reader, my friend. I stated in my message that my state of professionalism is not determined by other people. If someone determines that I do not look professional, that does not mean I am not professional. There is an idea that one's level of professionalism is determined by his peers. This is a very dependent person indeed. One's level of professionalism should be determined by who he is as a person. Some of the most capable people I have ever met have been those people who I would have naturally disregarded because of their appearance. Some of the most slimy people I have ever met have been those people who look very snappy indeed. This is a trick that many evil(tm) sales people have used to lure those with weak minds. Look professional, and they will think you are professional. How shallow can you get? I am not saying there is nothing to be said for looking professional, but when looking professional happens at the loss of being professional, or when looking professional becomes so subjective that you cannot even consider new ideas or possibilities in life, then you have created a sorry alternate reality for yourself.
Have a nice day...
Or, at least have as nice a day as you have ever known.
As a professional computer programmer, I have discovered that listening to music while coding in no way hinders my productivity. I have also discovered that it is not considered unprofessional to listen to music or wear headphones while working. The few people out there who do consider it unprofessional are simply the cobwebs in our society that will find themselves being brushed away on the end of a broom stick and finally thrown into the trash. Besides, my job is not to look professional, but to be professional. You know, there is a difference. My professional status is not determined by others, but by my own integrity. If I looked snappy and professional but lied and cheated all the time, I wouldn't care how professional anyone would consider me... I would be a loser, plain and simple.
Re:My crutch doesn't exist because I need it
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Your assessment of the crutch is correct. Some would say Christianity teaches that we are "crippled", in our hearts. God in His love and mercy has created a way for us to be restored to Him. This is where the analogy of the crutch breaks down. God isn't a crutch so that we no longer need God. Rather, He is the doctor who heals us.
As for origins, I have not found anyone who can prove (scientifically) that any theory on the origins of the earth are correct. Whether that be God, Adam/Eve, etc. or the "big bang". We have theories. You cannot disprove that Adam and Eve existed. I cannot disprove that the big bang ever happened. You dismiss it based on your own reasoning, and the assumption is that your reasoning is without error. The same goes for the flood. Of course a single boat could not hold all the animals we have today, but it could hold a small subset, from which the current set of animals could macro evolve (as one possible explanation). I would challenge you to prove that water was never turned to wine. I challenge you to prove that "miracles" do not happen today. Because you have never witnessed these things yourself, or heard of anyone who has, you assume that it is impossible. I know of no one alive who has witnessed, or "experienced", evolution, but many people believe what is told them about evolution based on the research and words of others. The same goes for religion. Many people believe certain religions based on the research and words of others.
The human mind has the ability to reason anything into anything, so it all boils down to one thing: what you want to believe. Whatever you decide you want to believe, then you will find a way to reason yourself to that belief. You will filter all of life through the glasses you choose to wear, and some will choose to belittle and accuse anyone who wears different glasses.
Why does life experience seem to clash with religion? Because we see things how we want to see them. I know many people who claim to experience many of the things you say you have never experienced. It is their word against yours, and your word against theirs... but who can offer scientific proof? Neither.
If there is a God, why would he arrange things this way? If I were God, maybe I could tell you.
My crutch doesn't exist because I need it
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I know this is off topic and I will lose karma, etc.. but I need to get this off my chest.
Just because I need and use a crutch does not mean the crutch doesn't exist.
If I had a son that was totally dependent on me and "needed" me as a "crutch", does that prove that I do not exist?
Why couldn't a God create beings that need him?
I think Scott Adams and others will find that no matter how "strong" minded someone becomes, the intelligence does not eliminate the need for religion. There are blue collar who do not believe in God, and there are scientists who do not believe in God, just as there are blue collar who do believe in God and scientists who do believe in God. Strong or weak mindedness has nothing to do with it.
Re:A plea to the hard core LOTR fans
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I totally feel the same way... however, I fear that if the first movie does not go over well, then they may not spend the time and money to finish production of the last two movies. We must remember that they have only filmed the last two movies. They have yet to finish special effects, voicing, post production, and so on.
How viable is it, really, to sue a nuetral device? The device can be used illegally, but that is not the intention of the manufacturer. I can record music off the radio with tapes and give it to friends. I did something possibly illegal, but could someone sue the manufacturer of the tape recorder itself? How about suing DV camera makers because people have been found sneaking them into theaters and recording the latest movies with them? Then, of course, you have VCRs. Why doesn't someone sue computer manufacturers because they generate all the mounds and mounds of MP3s in the world?
The list goes on... I could kill you with a pickaxe, a gun, a knife, a hammer, a bat. I could run over you with a car. Since all these things can be used to murder someone, let's get rid of them too.
My question is, how does this make legal sense... and if the courts hold this up, what does that mean for fair use, and does it open up the floodgates to sue manufactures of the above listed devices?
This is sad, real sad. As an American, this is embarassing. I can't make it to any the protests/demonstrations. Is there anything a single person can do to make a difference in this area?
Here is a 20 minute segment from my router's logs:
-00:39:39 Unrecognized access from 24.252.126.24:4409 to TCP port 80
-00:36:36 Unrecognized access from 24.252.165.173:2976 to TCP port 80
-00:36:33 Unrecognized access from 24.252.165.173:2976 to TCP port 80
-00:36:27 Unrecognized access from 24.252.165.173:2976 to TCP port 80
-00:30:57 Unrecognized access from 24.252.222.104:3215 to TCP port 80
-00:30:55 Unrecognized access from 24.252.222.104:3215 to TCP port 80
-00:30:49 Unrecognized access from 24.252.222.104:3215 to TCP port 80
-00:25:34 Unrecognized access from 24.252.222.104:3822 to TCP port 80
-00:25:31 Unrecognized access from 24.252.222.104:3822 to TCP port 80
-00:25:25 Unrecognized access from 24.252.222.104:3822 to TCP port 80
-00:25:10 Unrecognized access from 24.94.116.61:2962 to TCP port 80
-00:25:07 Unrecognized access from 24.94.116.61:2962 to TCP port 80
-00:25:00 Unrecognized access from 24.94.116.61:2962 to TCP port 80
-00:22:50 Unrecognized access from 24.252.222.104:4245 to TCP port 80
-00:22:15 Unrecognized access from 24.252.16.129:1302 to TCP port 80
-00:22:12 Unrecognized access from 24.252.16.129:1302 to TCP port 80
-00:22:06 Unrecognized access from 24.252.16.129:1302 to TCP port 80
-00:19:14 Unrecognized access from 24.252.74.143:4835 to TCP port 80
-00:19:11 Unrecognized access from 24.252.74.143:4835 to TCP port 80
-00:19:05 Unrecognized access from 24.252.74.143:4835 to TCP port 80
This has been going on non stop since Sunday. 'nuf said.
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I've been in SC for over 12 years now and I can tell you that the water here drives some kinds of people to insanity. Just look at Hollings. Now think of all the people that voted for him. What kind of craziness is that? I am ashamed of this state.
And there are pockets of another kind of insanity. Just drive down any street and count the number of confederate flags attached to people's houses and trucks. For the most part, people here are halfway decent, but I'll wager the percentage of wackos in SC is higher than in other states. I think SC didn't get spanked hard enough in the civil war or something...
People are scratching their heads trying to figure out why downloading doesn't hurt CD sales so much. I can't speak for most people, because I may be very different in this way, but I can speak for myself. The recording industry says that if I download, say, 10 CDs worth of music that they have lost 10 CDs worth of income (and these are the conservative ones). Now wait a minute... who said I would have ever bought those 10 CDs in the first place? I know myself, and before P2P, I just didn't listen to this much different music. Every couple of weeks, I would walk out, find a CD I liked, buy it and listen to it (along with my existing collection) for the next couple of weeks. I do the same thing now... every couple of weeks, I walk out, find a CD I like, buy it, and add it to my collection. So I downloaded 10 OTHER CDs during those two weeks. Well, I would never have bought those CDs anyway! I just happen to have a richer experience now, but my buying habits haven't changed at all. Again, I am only speaking for myself. I do know, however, that my 18 year old sister is the exact same way. She still buys CDs like crazy, and also downloads way more music than she ever would have bought.
Our company had everyone work one less day a week for a month... so we took a 20% paycut for the month. I would NEVER have stood for the paycut if it was not justified by the cut in work. It was difficult, but not as bad as it sounds because when you factor in 20% less taxes, one less day a week of travel (= 20% less gas to pay for), and so on, the pain was minimized.
Also, an action such as this should never be made if management is not willing to be included in the sacrifice. If they are paying themselves bonuses and then asking employees to take a cut, that is sheer hypocrisy, and stupidity. The drop in moral and trust will hurt far more (in the long run) than a bad quarterly report.
Yes! Let's here it for cygwin! I totally agree with you, if it weren't for cygwin, I too would go insane whenever using Windows. When forced to use Windows, make it seem like Unix. Life is better.
We have developed an order placing app for the Palm (mostly for use on Symbol devices as they have built in scanners). We did it all in C. We are mostly a Java shop, and it would have been extremely convenient to use Java as we could have reused a ton of code. However, when we looked into Java, it just wasn't ready yet on the Palm. The top requirement for our app to be successful in its target market:
Fast. It had to be extremely responsive, and extremely fast. It should be fast enough that the end user doesn't even think about the speed. If the user ever becomes concious of the speed, then we lose. This includes the time it takes to enter/leave the app, and operations within the app.
The goal was an app that used a built in database that could manage over 10,000 "items". We developed an entire relational database for the Palm, including SQL parsing and support! Java just wasn't able to handle this on a Palm. Too much overhead. When looking at the various solutions, we kept running into various issues with each VM. One took too long to start. Another did not use the native Palm UI (which was also a requirement). Another did not offer enough support for the device, requiring us to mod it up to get access to the parts of the OS we needed and the level of Java compatibility we needed. And so on... it ended up being easier to code it in C. For us, the best solution would have been a Java platform with at least 90% code compatibility with Java Standard Edition that we could precompile into native code for the target device. Jump was the best thing in this regard, but it just didn't have enough functionality and it ended up taking less time to code it all in C than to mod Jump.
I just can't get over the horror of this prospect. If this were to become law, I would seriously consider leaving this country for another... but even then, would I be able to get away from it? How long before the might and power of these people reach across seas, around the world? How long before it will be impossible to buy hardware that does not have protections even in a country that doesn't have this law? It makes one want to go out into the jungle, build a hut, and live far away from all this mess.
This may be true, but if protection becomes law, then it will be illegal to make such modifications.
then I am all for it. So in that sense, it is a good idea. Too bad they're gonna get their pants sued off by M$, though.
The last place I worked required us to design in UML first. The only reason for this was because the customers for whom we were writing software required that we impress them with fancy documentation and diagrams.
I am now working on several projects all by myself. When I am working on something complicated enough where diagramming it out helps me visualize the scope, I find myself using my old shorthand instead of UML, since I am the only one who is looking at it. However, I have found it very useful to know UML when working in teams and they aren't getting what I am saying. If everyone understands UML, then we can communicate. The only other use for it is to impress management or give you some extra interview points.
Here are a couple of "good" compression ideas friends have presented to me:
1. Since PI theoretically contains every possible string of digits that can exist, why not use some index into PI to compress data? For example, surely the string, "Hello, World", when converted to ASCII numerical values or some other numerical sequence occurs somewhere within the value of PI (maybe, say, starting at the 10 trillionth digit). I pointed out that most likely, the index # into PI (and you can encode it however you please) would average out to be as big, if not bigger, than the data to be compressed. He didn't believe me, worked on it for a year before discovering that, indeed, the index # into PI ends up being as big, if not bigger, than the data being compressed.
2. Same thing with random number generators. If you have an algorithm that is good enough to generate all possible string of numbers, then why not just store a random number generator "seed" that represents the data to be compressed. Feed the seed into the random number generator, and generate "random" numbers until the file is restored. I pointed out that the size of the seed predetermines the possible number of sequences that can be represented. For example, a 16-bit seed can only possibly represent 65k different outputs, with most of those outputs not being useful to represent actual data. Thus, the seed size required to represent any and all data would be so great that the seed would end up being as big, if not bigger, than the original data. He attempted to prove me wrong, and came up with an algorithm that broke a file into chunks that could be represented by random number seeds, but the algorithm ended up, at best, producing output about 25% smaller than the original, and averaged files bigger than the original uncompressed data.
The list goes on... when we dress up such things into really fancy and complicated mathmatical clothing, it just takes us a little longer to realize, that, indeed, it really isn't going to compress things better. Sometimes, it takes enough longer that people will build up a company to sell the soon expected product, only to die when the product cannot be delivered.
You are correct. This is Ebert's review pretty much word for word. I just read it this morning.
You are not a good reader, my friend. I stated in my message that my state of professionalism is not determined by other people. If someone determines that I do not look professional, that does not mean I am not professional. There is an idea that one's level of professionalism is determined by his peers. This is a very dependent person indeed. One's level of professionalism should be determined by who he is as a person. Some of the most capable people I have ever met have been those people who I would have naturally disregarded because of their appearance. Some of the most slimy people I have ever met have been those people who look very snappy indeed. This is a trick that many evil(tm) sales people have used to lure those with weak minds. Look professional, and they will think you are professional. How shallow can you get? I am not saying there is nothing to be said for looking professional, but when looking professional happens at the loss of being professional, or when looking professional becomes so subjective that you cannot even consider new ideas or possibilities in life, then you have created a sorry alternate reality for yourself.
Have a nice day...
Or, at least have as nice a day as you have ever known.
As a professional computer programmer, I have discovered that listening to music while coding in no way hinders my productivity. I have also discovered that it is not considered unprofessional to listen to music or wear headphones while working. The few people out there who do consider it unprofessional are simply the cobwebs in our society that will find themselves being brushed away on the end of a broom stick and finally thrown into the trash. Besides, my job is not to look professional, but to be professional. You know, there is a difference. My professional status is not determined by others, but by my own integrity. If I looked snappy and professional but lied and cheated all the time, I wouldn't care how professional anyone would consider me... I would be a loser, plain and simple.
Your assessment of the crutch is correct. Some would say Christianity teaches that we are "crippled", in our hearts. God in His love and mercy has created a way for us to be restored to Him. This is where the analogy of the crutch breaks down. God isn't a crutch so that we no longer need God. Rather, He is the doctor who heals us.
As for origins, I have not found anyone who can prove (scientifically) that any theory on the origins of the earth are correct. Whether that be God, Adam/Eve, etc. or the "big bang". We have theories. You cannot disprove that Adam and Eve existed. I cannot disprove that the big bang ever happened. You dismiss it based on your own reasoning, and the assumption is that your reasoning is without error. The same goes for the flood. Of course a single boat could not hold all the animals we have today, but it could hold a small subset, from which the current set of animals could macro evolve (as one possible explanation). I would challenge you to prove that water was never turned to wine. I challenge you to prove that "miracles" do not happen today. Because you have never witnessed these things yourself, or heard of anyone who has, you assume that it is impossible. I know of no one alive who has witnessed, or "experienced", evolution, but many people believe what is told them about evolution based on the research and words of others. The same goes for religion. Many people believe certain religions based on the research and words of others.
The human mind has the ability to reason anything into anything, so it all boils down to one thing: what you want to believe. Whatever you decide you want to believe, then you will find a way to reason yourself to that belief. You will filter all of life through the glasses you choose to wear, and some will choose to belittle and accuse anyone who wears different glasses.
Why does life experience seem to clash with religion? Because we see things how we want to see them. I know many people who claim to experience many of the things you say you have never experienced. It is their word against yours, and your word against theirs... but who can offer scientific proof? Neither.
If there is a God, why would he arrange things this way? If I were God, maybe I could tell you.
I know this is off topic and I will lose karma, etc.. but I need to get this off my chest.
Just because I need and use a crutch does not mean the crutch doesn't exist.
If I had a son that was totally dependent on me and "needed" me as a "crutch", does that prove that I do not exist?
Why couldn't a God create beings that need him?
I think Scott Adams and others will find that no matter how "strong" minded someone becomes, the intelligence does not eliminate the need for religion. There are blue collar who do not believe in God, and there are scientists who do not believe in God, just as there are blue collar who do believe in God and scientists who do believe in God. Strong or weak mindedness has nothing to do with it.
I totally feel the same way... however, I fear that if the first movie does not go over well, then they may not spend the time and money to finish production of the last two movies. We must remember that they have only filmed the last two movies. They have yet to finish special effects, voicing, post production, and so on.
How viable is it, really, to sue a nuetral device? The device can be used illegally, but that is not the intention of the manufacturer. I can record music off the radio with tapes and give it to friends. I did something possibly illegal, but could someone sue the manufacturer of the tape recorder itself? How about suing DV camera makers because people have been found sneaking them into theaters and recording the latest movies with them? Then, of course, you have VCRs. Why doesn't someone sue computer manufacturers because they generate all the mounds and mounds of MP3s in the world?
The list goes on... I could kill you with a pickaxe, a gun, a knife, a hammer, a bat. I could run over you with a car. Since all these things can be used to murder someone, let's get rid of them too.
My question is, how does this make legal sense... and if the courts hold this up, what does that mean for fair use, and does it open up the floodgates to sue manufactures of the above listed devices?
This is sad, real sad. As an American, this is embarassing. I can't make it to any the protests/demonstrations. Is there anything a single person can do to make a difference in this area?
Here is a 20 minute segment from my router's logs:
-00:39:39 Unrecognized access from 24.252.126.24:4409 to TCP port 80
-00:36:36 Unrecognized access from 24.252.165.173:2976 to TCP port 80
-00:36:33 Unrecognized access from 24.252.165.173:2976 to TCP port 80
-00:36:27 Unrecognized access from 24.252.165.173:2976 to TCP port 80
-00:30:57 Unrecognized access from 24.252.222.104:3215 to TCP port 80
-00:30:55 Unrecognized access from 24.252.222.104:3215 to TCP port 80
-00:30:49 Unrecognized access from 24.252.222.104:3215 to TCP port 80
-00:25:34 Unrecognized access from 24.252.222.104:3822 to TCP port 80
-00:25:31 Unrecognized access from 24.252.222.104:3822 to TCP port 80
-00:25:25 Unrecognized access from 24.252.222.104:3822 to TCP port 80
-00:25:10 Unrecognized access from 24.94.116.61:2962 to TCP port 80
-00:25:07 Unrecognized access from 24.94.116.61:2962 to TCP port 80
-00:25:00 Unrecognized access from 24.94.116.61:2962 to TCP port 80
-00:22:50 Unrecognized access from 24.252.222.104:4245 to TCP port 80
-00:22:15 Unrecognized access from 24.252.16.129:1302 to TCP port 80
-00:22:12 Unrecognized access from 24.252.16.129:1302 to TCP port 80
-00:22:06 Unrecognized access from 24.252.16.129:1302 to TCP port 80
-00:19:14 Unrecognized access from 24.252.74.143:4835 to TCP port 80
-00:19:11 Unrecognized access from 24.252.74.143:4835 to TCP port 80
-00:19:05 Unrecognized access from 24.252.74.143:4835 to TCP port 80
This has been going on non stop since Sunday. 'nuf said.