I've never heard of Mr. Rickover so it might easily be true that he acted from the best of motives when performing his alleged stunts. But let's suppose he really was the right guy with the right plan producing the right results - if an organisation allows him to get away with this kind of stuff how does it then prevent the genuine a-holes getting away with the genuine sadism?
I tried to reduce the acoustic noise on one of my PCs since it was annoying the rest of the family. My first brilliant idea was to replace the PSU with a "quiet" one - instead of two small fans it has one larger and therefore quieter fan. I was pleased with the subsequent noise reduction until the kids complained it was "even louder now." Turns out the switching electronics in the PSU could be producing a high-pitched whistle but darned if I can hear it. I'm still trying to decide if the whistle is really there or whether the kids are seeing how long they can keep me fooled...
From TFA: "After poking around a bit on the Internet I find a 'raw' cable test program they will use instead. "
Just think about that throwaway comment which is effectively high praise for free software. I don't know what the program was but without FOSS he would have been forced to waste probably at least a complete day rigging up some other way to test the cable and convince the manufacturer he was right.
Next time someone says "but what actually are the benefits of free software" tell them not to overlook "its instant convenience" when they're building their TCO metrics.
If banks want me to be responsible for my own dealings with them online then they can give me better login security. If it were easier to be sure that I was really dealing with the bank and not a phishing site then it would be more reasonable to hold me responsible.
How about a two-way cryptographical handshake where we verify each others' keys? A one-time password gizmo such as RSA fob? But no, instead all I have is a crappy password. OK so I can at least check their SSL cert but it's not exactly convenient.
I'm afraid countless employment tribunals have ruled otherwise. It is entirely reasonable for employees to make personal phone calls or other electronic communications. Obviously this does not mean spending 8 hours a day yakking and surfing, but your statement is just inaccurate.
It's not just Compaq, I've had exactly the same experience with my Acer N50. Reflashing with latest updates helped a little but I still get funny crashes and unwanted factory-default resets.
I think it's got time-zone problems. I correctly told it I'm in GMT but after I exported my Outlook calendar Google has rescheduled all my meetings to strange times in the middle of the night.
The detail of TFA does not work for me (maybe because I don't have Flash) so it's not clear if the child has control over the degree to which they are subject to being GPS tracked. Looks to me though that this product amounts to "arbitrary or unlawful interference with his or her privacy" and so is in violation of UNICEF Convention on the Rights of the Child Article 16.
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Hello... 1999 just called the cluephone... it's not cool to make new words by putting e- in front of things anymore.
I've never heard of Mr. Rickover so it might easily be true that he acted from the best of motives when performing his alleged stunts. But let's suppose he really was the right guy with the right plan producing the right results - if an organisation allows him to get away with this kind of stuff how does it then prevent the genuine a-holes getting away with the genuine sadism?
http://www.nch.com.au/ams/index.html
I thought it was pretty well known that Kaspersky is the only AV that really bothers the malware people.
You sir are an idiot not to see that the truth is the EXACT OPPOSITE of your admittedly well-thought-out essay.
You can just believe they had a PHB telling them it had to go live NOW or else. What would you do.
I noticed this happens on Slashdot too, for example when I try to say it gets filtered out and never appears in the post. Neither does or .
I tried to reduce the acoustic noise on one of my PCs since it was annoying the rest of the family. My first brilliant idea was to replace the PSU with a "quiet" one - instead of two small fans it has one larger and therefore quieter fan. I was pleased with the subsequent noise reduction until the kids complained it was "even louder now." Turns out the switching electronics in the PSU could be producing a high-pitched whistle but darned if I can hear it. I'm still trying to decide if the whistle is really there or whether the kids are seeing how long they can keep me fooled...
From TFA: "After poking around a bit on the Internet I find a 'raw' cable test program they will use instead. "
Just think about that throwaway comment which is effectively high praise for free software. I don't know what the program was but without FOSS he would have been forced to waste probably at least a complete day rigging up some other way to test the cable and convince the manufacturer he was right.
Next time someone says "but what actually are the benefits of free software" tell them not to overlook "its instant convenience" when they're building their TCO metrics.
But children do have these rights, established by UN Convention in 1989
http://www.unicef.org/crc/
If banks want me to be responsible for my own dealings with them online then they can give me better login security. If it were easier to be sure that I was really dealing with the bank and not a phishing site then it would be more reasonable to hold me responsible.
How about a two-way cryptographical handshake where we verify each others' keys? A one-time password gizmo such as RSA fob? But no, instead all I have is a crappy password. OK so I can at least check their SSL cert but it's not exactly convenient.
The story about the UK security consultant is here
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/10/11/tsunami_h
During the Apartheid years Lady Thatcher said Nelson Mandela was a terrorist. But now her replacement is all buddy-buddy with Nelson.
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http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/article
I'm afraid countless employment tribunals have ruled otherwise. It is entirely reasonable for employees to make personal phone calls or other electronic communications. Obviously this does not mean spending 8 hours a day yakking and surfing, but your statement is just inaccurate.
This looks like some kind of rejected Flash intro for their website, with logo a bit different.
http://www.gcrogers.com/steorn/steorn.html
No mention of flying cars though - originally some kind of consultancy business.
There is another "Steorn" that appears unrelated to the Irish one.
http://www.steorn.org.uk/
Challenger thumbdrive encryption, not checked it out in depth but works for me for those "OMG what if I lost this thumdrive" moments.
o c_short_manual.html
http://www.encryption-software.de/challenger/en/d
Hey! Just cause you Yanks got there first doesn't make it yours, m'kay?
I'm sure I've seen plenty of legit sites using a .cgi scheme where for some reason there's .exe in the URL. Will these be flagged as malware?
Random example: https://www.thawte.com/cgi/server/status.exe
It's not just Compaq, I've had exactly the same experience with my Acer N50. Reflashing with latest updates helped a little but I still get funny crashes and unwanted factory-default resets.
> Who in this universe has an infinite number of computers
But I thought Google did?!?!
So can't we just skip to ...
4. Remove gold from alembic.
5. Profit!
> What color is the remaining apple.
OK I give in, what?
I think it's got time-zone problems. I correctly told it I'm in GMT but after I exported my Outlook calendar Google has rescheduled all my meetings to strange times in the middle of the night.
A goatse icon!
The detail of TFA does not work for me (maybe because I don't have Flash) so it's not clear if the child has control over the degree to which they are subject to being GPS tracked. Looks to me though that this product amounts to "arbitrary or unlawful interference with his or her privacy" and so is in violation of UNICEF Convention on the Rights of the Child Article 16.