You have ~$50 to blow on better parts if you like. That $50 can go a long way. Keep in mind most of the hardware spec'd (video, drive, ethernet, audio, etc) is already superior to the mac mini.
Also, the amd64 system is 64 bit. The mac mini isn't.
For over $900 you can build a totally killer amd64 pc.
...melbourneit, the registrar responsible for the mess, basically told panix to take a flying leap. verisign wasnt any help either.
what a sad state of affairs when it's trivial to hijack a domain, but it takes an act of god to return it to its rightful owner. apparently, even law enforcement can't get verisign or melbourneit to do squat:
Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2005 07:04:46 +0000 From: Thor Lancelot Simon To: nanog@merit.edu Subject: Re: panix.com hijacked (VeriSign refuses to help)
Alexis Rosen tried to send this to NANOG earlier this evening but it looks like it never made it. Apologies if it's a duplicate; we're both reduced to reading the list via the web interface since the legitimate addresses for panix.com have now timed out of most folks' nameservers and been replaced with the hijacker's records.
Note that we contacted VeriSign both directly and through intermediaries well known to their ops staff, in both cases explaining that we suspect a security compromise (technical or human) of the registration systems either at MelbourneIT or at VeriSign itself (we have reasons to suspect this that I won't go into here right now). We noted that after calling every publically available number for MelbourneIT and leaving polite messages, the only response we received was a rather rude brush-off from MelbourneIT's corporate counsel, who was evidently directed to call us by their CEO.
We are also told that law enforcement separately contacted VeriSign on our behalf, to no avail.
Below please find VeriSign's response to our plea for help. We're rather at a loss as to what to do now; MelbourneIT clearly are beyond reach, VeriSign won't help, and Dotster just claim they still own the domain and that as far as they can tell nothing's wrong. Panix may not survive this if the formal complaint and appeal procedure are the only way forward.
> Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2005 00:21:33 -0500 > To: , NOC Supervisor > Subject: Re: FW: [alexis@panix.com: Brief summary of panix.com hijacking incident] (KMM2294267V49480L0KM) > From: VeriSign Customer Service > X-Mailer: KANA Response 7.0.1.127 > > Dear Alexis, > > Thank you for contacting VeriSign Customer Service. > > Unfortunately there is little that VeriSign, Inc. can do to rectify this > situation. If necessary, Dotster (or Melbourne) is more than welcome to > contact us to obtain the specific details as to when the notices were > sent and other historical information about the transfer itself. > > Dotster can file a Request for Enforcement if Melbourne IT contends that > the request was legitimate and we will review the dispute and respond > accordingly. Dotster can also contact Melbourne directly and if they > come to an agreement that the transfer was fraudulent they can file a > Request for Reinstatement and the domain would be reinstated to its > original Registrar. Dotster could submit a normal transfer request to > Melbourne IT for the domain name and hope that Melbourne IT agrees to > transfer the name back to them outside of a dispute having been filed. > In order to expedite processing the transfer or submitting a Request for > Reinstatement however Dotster will need to contact Melbourne IT > directly. If Dotster is unable to get in touch with anyone at Melbourne > IT we can assist them directly if necessary. > > Best Regards, > > Melissa Blythe > Customer Service > VeriSign, Inc. > www.verisign.com > info@verisign-grs.com
not only that, there's not a heck of a lot of new information for huygens to transmit after it's landed. its cameras are fixed and huygens can't move. the instruments were designed to gather the most useful information on descent, there arent many instruments which would be useful for long term surface observations.
huygens: i'm here. huygens: i'm still here. huygens: it's f*cking cold. huygens: i'm still here, and it's still f*cking cold.
equipment designed to survive 7 years in deep space, hundreds of rads of radiation, deceleration from 22000km/h to 160km/h, temperatures of -180C, tends to have somewhat different environmental constraints than the PC sitting on your desktop.
"Who else (besides virus writers) should code antivirus programs? Who else has the experience and technical skills for fighting viruses?"
just because you can blow up a bridge doesn't mean you should be trusted to build one.
it takes a completely different skillset to defend against viruses than it does to write them.
doctors don't have to know how to create a disease in order to know how to cure it. i would trust a doctor to treat disease far more than a bioweapons engineer.
just like i don't trust a burglar to guard a bank vault, i don't trust a virus writer to write antivirus software.
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i was addressing the parent post, which claimed it was impossible to build a sub $500 amd64 pc. it isn't.
i was addressing the parent poster's question ("impossible to build a sub $500 amd64").
linux works for me, it might not for everyone else though. but why dictate what os the end user must use (xp, osx, or linux)?
i don't pirate software. i dont even use 'doze. so that argument is empty and baseless.
Hokay...
First, let's set the hardware spec target:
Mac Mini:
CPU: 1.25ghz G4 RAM: 256MB of PC2700
Video: ATI Radeon 9200, 32mb DDR, 4x AGP
Drive: 40GB Ultra ATA Drive: DVD/CD-RW
1394: 1 USB2: 2 Ethernet: 10/100
Modem: v.92 Audio: yes
amd64 system:
CPU: 1.8ghz amd64 - $114
Heatsink/Fan: Zalman 7000 - $39.99
RAM: 256MB of PC2700 - $30.75
Video: ATI Radeon 9200, 64mb DDR, 8x AGP - $47.50
Drive: Maxtor 40GB 7200RPM - $45.89
Drive: DVD/CD-RW - $30.50
FOXCONN "755A01-6EKRS" SiS755 Chipset Motherboard for AMD Socket 754 CPU -RETAIL - $77.00
1394: 2 USB2: 8
Ethernet: 10/100/1000 Audio: yes
Modem: v.92 - $11.49
Case: Antec mid tower, 300w PS - $52.00
Total: 449.12
You have ~$50 to blow on better parts if you like. That $50 can go a long way. Keep in mind most of the hardware spec'd (video, drive, ethernet, audio, etc) is already superior to the mac mini.
Also, the amd64 system is 64 bit. The mac mini isn't.
For over $900 you can build a totally killer amd64 pc.
i removed all of windows ages ago.
well there you have it. one of the easiest ways for law enforcement to crack down on terrorism, and they ignore it totally.
I use to work at Staples and a former supervisor was caught doing this with over 50 credit card holders.
How much prison time did he get? My guess, 0. How much fines did he get? My guess, 0.
My guess is he got promoted, not fired. Correct?
I mean, like, learn to read.
like, oh my god, fer sher? gag me with a spoon?
how about fines if your pc is found to be infected and participating in ddos?
that would sure help encourage you to keep your pc clean.
otherwise, nobody is going to bother lifting a finger protecting their windoze boxen. which is the situation now. and look at the results.
... no idea how seriously they are taking the matter though.
i'd love to see someone arrested from this...
looking into the issue and being completely ineffective? panix.com is still hijacked, nothing has changed.
this isnt the first time melbourneit has been involved in domain hijacking. their procedures must be very lax for this to repeatedly occur though.
they only shaped up when federal law enforcement forced them to. they didnt change voluntarily.
raises the suspicion melbourneit was a willing party to the hijacking. it's happend before and melbourneit was involved.
lots of spammers and domain squatters like to park domains at mit too.
makes you wonder.
...melbourneit, the registrar responsible for the mess, basically told panix to take a flying leap. verisign wasnt any help either.
what a sad state of affairs when it's trivial to hijack a domain, but it takes an act of god to return it to its rightful owner. apparently, even law enforcement can't get verisign or melbourneit to do squat:
Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2005 07:04:46 +0000
From: Thor Lancelot Simon
To: nanog@merit.edu
Subject: Re: panix.com hijacked (VeriSign refuses to help)
Alexis Rosen tried to send this to NANOG earlier this evening but it
looks like it never made it. Apologies if it's a duplicate; we're
both reduced to reading the list via the web interface since the
legitimate addresses for panix.com have now timed out of most folks'
nameservers and been replaced with the hijacker's records.
Note that we contacted VeriSign both directly and through intermediaries
well known to their ops staff, in both cases explaining that we suspect
a security compromise (technical or human) of the registration systems
either at MelbourneIT or at VeriSign itself (we have reasons to suspect
this that I won't go into here right now). We noted that after calling
every publically available number for MelbourneIT and leaving polite
messages, the only response we received was a rather rude brush-off from
MelbourneIT's corporate counsel, who was evidently directed to call us
by their CEO.
We are also told that law enforcement separately contacted VeriSign on
our behalf, to no avail.
Below please find VeriSign's response to our plea for help. We're rather
at a loss as to what to do now; MelbourneIT clearly are beyond reach,
VeriSign won't help, and Dotster just claim they still own the domain and
that as far as they can tell nothing's wrong. Panix may not survive this
if the formal complaint and appeal procedure are the only way forward.
> Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2005 00:21:33 -0500
> To: , NOC Supervisor
> Subject: Re: FW: [alexis@panix.com: Brief summary of panix.com hijacking incident]
(KMM2294267V49480L0KM)
> From: VeriSign Customer Service
> X-Mailer: KANA Response 7.0.1.127
>
> Dear Alexis,
>
> Thank you for contacting VeriSign Customer Service.
>
> Unfortunately there is little that VeriSign, Inc. can do to rectify this
> situation. If necessary, Dotster (or Melbourne) is more than welcome to
> contact us to obtain the specific details as to when the notices were
> sent and other historical information about the transfer itself.
>
> Dotster can file a Request for Enforcement if Melbourne IT contends that
> the request was legitimate and we will review the dispute and respond
> accordingly. Dotster can also contact Melbourne directly and if they
> come to an agreement that the transfer was fraudulent they can file a
> Request for Reinstatement and the domain would be reinstated to its
> original Registrar. Dotster could submit a normal transfer request to
> Melbourne IT for the domain name and hope that Melbourne IT agrees to
> transfer the name back to them outside of a dispute having been filed.
> In order to expedite processing the transfer or submitting a Request for
> Reinstatement however Dotster will need to contact Melbourne IT
> directly. If Dotster is unable to get in touch with anyone at Melbourne
> IT we can assist them directly if necessary.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Melissa Blythe
> Customer Service
> VeriSign, Inc.
> www.verisign.com
> info@verisign-grs.com
marek didnt build bridges though. he built bombs.
do you really want him to design a bridge for you? hint: he's only ever studied and built bombs his entire life. he's never built a single structure.
not only that, there's not a heck of a lot of new information for huygens to transmit after it's landed. its cameras are fixed and huygens can't move. the instruments were designed to gather the most useful information on descent, there arent many instruments which would be useful for long term surface observations.
huygens: i'm here.
huygens: i'm still here.
huygens: it's f*cking cold.
huygens: i'm still here, and it's still f*cking cold.
equipment designed to survive 7 years in deep space, hundreds of rads of radiation, deceleration from 22000km/h to 160km/h, temperatures of -180C, tends to have somewhat different environmental constraints than the PC sitting on your desktop.
"Who else (besides virus writers) should code antivirus programs? Who else has the experience and technical skills for fighting viruses?"
just because you can blow up a bridge doesn't mean you should be trusted to build one.
it takes a completely different skillset to defend against viruses than it does to write them.
doctors don't have to know how to create a disease in order to know how to cure it. i would trust a doctor to treat disease far more than a bioweapons engineer.
just like i don't trust a burglar to guard a bank vault, i don't trust a virus writer to write antivirus software.
because then 99.99999% of /. submissions would be NN
a subpoena should find out the truth quickly enough.
or a search warrant.
if it was't for the radiation, europa would make a killer ski resort. i mean, europa has some magnificent slopes...
in fact many electronics work better at low temperatures, eg superconductors...
balloons have already been sent. rovers haven't.
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