Although there is no excuse for lousy security, the "security hobbyist" did fail to mention in the article that the city was hit by an earthquake in February 2011, which mostly destroyed the central city. I suspect that might have more to do with Ecan's delay in implementing a new system, rather than just "they wanted a new flashy-looking website".
Bummer, why do I always see the typos after previewing and submitting? That should have been "I wouldn't say that it's totally customizable"... Also their site seems slashdotted at the moment (has someone already posted a link here or is that just coincidence)?
I've been using Simple Machines Forum for a number of years, and although I would say that it's totally customizable, there are number of templates and adds for it, it's very stable, and has worked great for me. And it's free, although it's a always a good idea to become a through $50 a year at them and become a charter member (having said that, I think I've let my charter membership lapse at the moment!).
Development seems very slow, with releases few and far between; however I'm still very pleased that I chose SMF when I went looking for forum software.
Oh bummer, finger trouble and firefox freezes... that should have read:
Successful thieves don't steal a little and hope that nobody finds out - they steal so much that, even though everybody knows, they can't be punished. Brazilians talk about "rouba mas faz" - he steals but does something - which I suppose it still better than "steals and does nothing for the country".
Successful thieves don't steal a little and hope that nobody finds out - they steal so much that, even though everybody knows, they can't be punished.
Brazilians talk about "rouba mas faz" - he steals but does something - which I suppose it still better than "steals and does nothing for the country".
This guy was the in 2006, although this time round an illiterate clown" took first place.
Brazil could be a good place for him to hide out at the moment - they have currently have a Federal Congressman who is wanted by Interpol for financial crimes.
That story - or one very similar - is in the book "How the Irish saved civilization" by Thomas Cahill (chapter 6), where a monk named Columcille made an unauthorized copy of a psalter that belonged to the Bishop Finian of Clonard. The dispute as to whether he could keep the unauthorized copy was resolved by the King Diarmait, whose decision in history’s first copyright case was logical: "To every cow her calf; to every book its copy".
However, for some reason the RIAA must have existed in some medieval variant, and Columcille was forced to return the copy to Finian, and the story ends with Columcille's not-so-pacifistic followers defeating Diarmait’s soldiers in battle, and the copied psalter, henceforth known as the “Cathach” or Warrior, returning to Columcille, which I guess is one way to resolve copyright disputes!
Oh, and 100242,1513 too by the way... I think I signed up around 1993.
I remember taking my notebook to a bar inside what was then the most violent slum in Rio de Janeiro city, Santa Marta, to use their telephone to dial in... somehow the system worked enough for me to send and receive emails. And then worrying about whether the drug lords were wanting a computer or whether the police would steal it from me during a raid....those were the days!
Paul
I recently used a product called CS2OutlookExpress from CS2Exchange to import from WinCim, through Outlook Express, into Outlook 2003. It cost me $25 but worked great and now means that I have my ancient history available once again.
Paul
Hi everyone,
I didn't mention in my question that where I'm living (Rio de Janeiro slum) there aren't that many options for internet access. Also, as all my sites are my very much not-for-profit, I'm limited as to how much I can spend on my hosting plan.
I've been using Lunarpages for a number of years now, and generally find them very good, although if I stupidly overwrite a file, or want to go back to a previous version of something, I'm out of luck.
As I am a lazy (read time-challenged) individual, I tend to use Pmwiki and maintain my sites online, hence my need for regular, physical backups.
Anyway, thanks everyone for your help, I still can't help thinking that somebody must be able to make a pile of cash offering such as service to non-techie site owners...
That's why I'd want somebody realiable. My hosting provider could steal my info too if they really wanted too, although I certainly trust them not to.
Oh, I'm paranoid alright... it's just that living in a Rio de Janeiro slum, as I do, my paranoia is more about things like flying lead objects...
Yep... I didn't mention in the question that I'm in the middle of a favela (slum) in the hillside morro (slum) in the interior of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil...
My host is in the US...
I uninstalled AVG and am using AVAST and definately wont go back. Not only is it less bloated but searching is definately quicker now on my poor little 150K link.
My one question is when or if Wine will include some means to configure the amount of RAM and HD sizes that are reported to running application, including Windows itself, given that legacy Windows versions can't handle more than 512 MB of reported system RAM.
Pulling some memory modules or crippling the host OS don't seem to be very practical solutions to what I consider to be the one reason why I can't use Wine at the moment.
Sorry to be pedantic, but GEM was actually written in C. The source code has been released and is "out there" somewhere (such as http://www.deltasoft.com/downloads.htm).
In Staph and VRE infections, although bacteria were not completely eradicated, IDR-1 significantly reduced bacteria counts and mortality, when given either 24-48 hours before or four hours after infection began. In Salmonella, the peptide offered significant protection when administered prior to infection setting in.
You just need to know 24 to 48 hours in advance so that you can the medicine!
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Although there is no excuse for lousy security, the "security hobbyist" did fail to mention in the article that the city was hit by an earthquake in February 2011, which mostly destroyed the central city. I suspect that might have more to do with Ecan's delay in implementing a new system, rather than just "they wanted a new flashy-looking website".
Bummer, why do I always see the typos after previewing and submitting? That should have been "I wouldn't say that it's totally customizable"... Also their site seems slashdotted at the moment (has someone already posted a link here or is that just coincidence)?
I've been using Simple Machines Forum for a number of years, and although I would say that it's totally customizable, there are number of templates and adds for it, it's very stable, and has worked great for me. And it's free, although it's a always a good idea to become a through $50 a year at them and become a charter member (having said that, I think I've let my charter membership lapse at the moment!). Development seems very slow, with releases few and far between; however I'm still very pleased that I chose SMF when I went looking for forum software.
Wouldn't just the date of the present-giving be more of a give-away than the type of wrapping paper?
The Brazilian Globo news site has photos which were taken yesterday: http://g1.globo.com/mundo/fotos/2011/04/destrocos-do-voo-447.html
Successful thieves don't steal a little and hope that nobody finds out - they steal so much that, even though everybody knows, they can't be punished. Brazilians talk about "rouba mas faz" - he steals but does something - which I suppose it still better than "steals and does nothing for the country".
This guy was the highest voted Federal Congressman in 2006, although this time round an illiterate clown took first place.
Successful thieves don't steal a little and hope that nobody finds out - they steal so much that, even though everybody knows, they can't be punished. Brazilians talk about "rouba mas faz" - he steals but does something - which I suppose it still better than "steals and does nothing for the country". This guy was the in 2006, although this time round an illiterate clown" took first place.
Brazil could be a good place for him to hide out at the moment - they have currently have a Federal Congressman who is wanted by Interpol for financial crimes.
That story - or one very similar - is in the book "How the Irish saved civilization" by Thomas Cahill (chapter 6), where a monk named Columcille made an unauthorized copy of a psalter that belonged to the Bishop Finian of Clonard. The dispute as to whether he could keep the unauthorized copy was resolved by the King Diarmait, whose decision in history’s first copyright case was logical: "To every cow her calf; to every book its copy". However, for some reason the RIAA must have existed in some medieval variant, and Columcille was forced to return the copy to Finian, and the story ends with Columcille's not-so-pacifistic followers defeating Diarmait’s soldiers in battle, and the copied psalter, henceforth known as the “Cathach” or Warrior, returning to Columcille, which I guess is one way to resolve copyright disputes!
Oh, and 100242,1513 too by the way... I think I signed up around 1993. I remember taking my notebook to a bar inside what was then the most violent slum in Rio de Janeiro city, Santa Marta, to use their telephone to dial in... somehow the system worked enough for me to send and receive emails. And then worrying about whether the drug lords were wanting a computer or whether the police would steal it from me during a raid... .those were the days!
Paul
I recently used a product called CS2OutlookExpress from CS2Exchange to import from WinCim, through Outlook Express, into Outlook 2003. It cost me $25 but worked great and now means that I have my ancient history available once again. Paul
Hi everyone, I didn't mention in my question that where I'm living (Rio de Janeiro slum) there aren't that many options for internet access. Also, as all my sites are my very much not-for-profit, I'm limited as to how much I can spend on my hosting plan. I've been using Lunarpages for a number of years now, and generally find them very good, although if I stupidly overwrite a file, or want to go back to a previous version of something, I'm out of luck. As I am a lazy (read time-challenged) individual, I tend to use Pmwiki and maintain my sites online, hence my need for regular, physical backups. Anyway, thanks everyone for your help, I still can't help thinking that somebody must be able to make a pile of cash offering such as service to non-techie site owners...
That's why I'd want somebody realiable. My hosting provider could steal my info too if they really wanted too, although I certainly trust them not to. Oh, I'm paranoid alright... it's just that living in a Rio de Janeiro slum, as I do, my paranoia is more about things like flying lead objects...
Yep... I didn't mention in the question that I'm in the middle of a favela (slum) in the hillside morro (slum) in the interior of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil... My host is in the US...
Have you tried using proxify to get in? I find that often works to give me a US IP address...
I uninstalled AVG and am using AVAST and definately wont go back. Not only is it less bloated but searching is definately quicker now on my poor little 150K link.
My one question is when or if Wine will include some means to configure the amount of RAM and HD sizes that are reported to running application, including Windows itself, given that legacy Windows versions can't handle more than 512 MB of reported system RAM. Pulling some memory modules or crippling the host OS don't seem to be very practical solutions to what I consider to be the one reason why I can't use Wine at the moment.
I suspect that this isn't an April Fool's joke as it is mentioned on the NYSE site here
If I had mod points I'd mod you up one more.... Well stated....
Sorry to be pedantic, but GEM was actually written in C. The source code has been released and is "out there" somewhere (such as http://www.deltasoft.com/downloads.htm).
The Globo TV news tonight reported that the goods were shipped in through Salvador airport, where customs officials were paid off to let them through.
So yes, there were more people involved, who have also presumable been taken down.
And no, this was no inocent mistake.
Not expected to be complete until 2001, The FBI says Sentinel will deliver an electronic information management system...
Personally, I think it's rough justice myself, after the New Zealand Red Cross insisted that an orange juice vendor stop using an orange cross as the symbol for his product.
Personally, I think it's rough justice myself, after the as the symbol for his product.
From the article...
In Staph and VRE infections, although bacteria were not completely eradicated, IDR-1 significantly reduced bacteria counts and mortality, when given either 24-48 hours before or four hours after infection began. In Salmonella, the peptide offered significant protection when administered prior to infection setting in. You just need to know 24 to 48 hours in advance so that you can the medicine!