I'm following Stern to Sirius. I would love to get a unit that doubled as an iPod!
XM took the lead by being the first out of the gate and signing some big car contracts. Sirius has played a big card with the Stern show. Honestly, I would never consider satellite radio if it weren't for Stern. It is a big pull and as the parent post said, could easily launch Sirius into the lead.
People often discount Howard Stern if they don't like him. His listenership is very loyal and can wreak havoc on the unaware. Classic example: People magazine had an online poll a few years back, with the option to write-in. Stern's listeners managed to hijack the poll by collectively writing in "Hank, the angry drunken dwarf".
I started with an old PC... [snip diatribe about new mobo]... After getting the PC back up and running with this hardware, I had a pretty decent machine with a 1.8 GHz P4 processor, 256MB DDR2100 RAM, and a 20GB HD. Not bad for a resurrected PC.
I'm sorry, but ANY P4 system doesn't really qualify as an old computer in my book. Some of us don't have unlimited ca$h and hence do not have P4 'puters kicking around like scrap paper.
Is this a resume for geekdom? In all things there must be balance. TV programming sucks for sure (500 channels, nothing on). I watch a few shows every week. It keeps me "in touch". Given that so much of society watches TV, if you want to remain social, you have to at least be aware of TV programming on some level. That isn't to say we only talk about TV. It is more of a "social lubricant".
Based on the explanation here, I believe the answer is this:
luser has an un-patched DNS server at aohell.com. luser clicks some stupid spam mail which brings it to lameproducts.com. The DNS server at lameproducts.com gives a response which says, "Here is the IP address for lameproducts.com (authoratative). BTW, I am also known as shopping.yahoo.com (non-authoratative)." When luser then decides to see if shopping.yahoo.com has a better price on the Robomatic 3000 Orgasmatron, the un-patched DNS server at ahell.com says, "I already know shopping.yahoo.com. Here you go." luser goes to same site, URL in browser shows http://shopping.yahoo.com./
Ok. I have all the pieces. Now I'm trying to fit them together...
Let's say I'm pimping the Robomatic 3000 Orgasmatron. I own lameproducts.com and have an authoritative DNS server running for that domain. I can add an entry in my DNS config that says shopping.yahoo.com is really the IP address for lameproducts.com.
What I'm trying to understand is, how does luser@aohell.com pick up the poisoned entry for shopping.yahoo.com. How would lameproducts.com get into a user's DNS chain? To put it another way, what is the sphere of influence of lameproducts.com. How the hell would someone trust them to be part of their DNS chain? Do you have to be on the same subnet? The same ISP?
I'm just trying to understand if I am at risk. Sorry if I don't have all the DNS lingo down.
You are implying that most worm (virus, etc.) writers are industry veterans with years of experience. Hmmmm. And all this time I thought it was those pimply-faced, teenage n00bs.:-)
The funny thing about worms, viruses, etc. is that they don't have to be perfect and the measure of success is all in the eye of the beholder.
Also, most variants of viruses are just simple text changes performed by some poser who knows how to work a hex editor. Which reminds me of my early days with 'puters... It was a PDP/11 running RSTS/E, which had a built-in BASIC interpreter. We hacked the BASIC binary to change the 'Ready' prompt to 'F**k You' (no stars). Harmless fun for some teenage haxx0rs. Fortunately, I did not follow the Dark Side.
Thanks for the explanation. As you indicated in your ending comments, you have described how a poisoned cache can spread poison. The unanswered question is, where does the poisoning originate?
Thanks for the info, but, to coin a phrase, "Where's the beef?" I went to the wiki page hoping to get a clearer understanding, but was left feeling like I had just read a Microsoft help page.
To sum up...
DNS Cache Poisoning: DNS Cache Poisoning is the process by which a DNS Server's cache is poisoned.
I'm not trying to flame. Are there more in depth explanations? Don't worry, I'm not planning on writing a DNS poison worm.:-)
The very concept was never spoken of at university (Rochester Institute of Technology), nor has it ever come up in work (IBM). ...
Thank [insert-diety-here] someone cleared this up for me. I thought I was well-versed in networking, but this article left me wondering what classes or books I missed. Now the answer is clear - Cisco. I make it a point to never attach myself to a brand-centric technology or concept.
I didn't think there was anything illegal about perpetuating a contract. I admit I don't know what is considered illegal. My past experience did not encounter these issues.
My understanding of the contractor model of employment is that it gives the company the flexibility to ramp up and ramp down the workforce. People don't say too much about the up part, but when the down part comes, that's when the feathers get ruffled.
I'm not some elitist Republican who looks down on worker's rights. Hell, I've been a "worker bee" my whole life. I am just realistic about what I think I owe the company and what I think they owe me.
I sure did enjoy the 9-months severance pay I got from HP. Maybe that's why they want contractors.:-)
... A lawyer who helps defend people against this kind of abuse is not "slimy". He's simply helping people defend their rights.
D00d. You signed a contract to be a contractor. Nobody put a gun to your head. If you want to be a permanent employee, then pursue that option at HP or elsewhere. I don't see where HP is to blame.
BTW, I worked at HP for 7+ years. We hired many contractors to fill temporary roles and they were quite happy to do it. The truth of the matter is that 80% of the ones I dealt with were pinheads. This is just what I have seen - I don't mean to cast all contractors in that light.
We had one guy that was so bad, I told my boss we would be more productive if the person was instructed to do nothing. We had another guy who just plain slept all day.
Thanks for the tip. I will see if I can cleanup the plugins. BTW, what other PDF readers can I use? I'm not throwing flamebait - I honestly didn't know there were alternatives.
My real point is that the average shmoe is not going to know all these little tricks. To make a format really useful, it must be easily usable.
For example, I've created VCDs for friends and family, but sadly very few players actually read them properly. VCD is good format, but it is useless because too many players can't cope. At least in the US. I know part of the problem is that Hollywood discouraged DVD player manufacturers from supporting the VCD format.
Don't get me wrong, I wholly support a platform-neutral document format. What I don't support is a document reader that takes longer to load than my operating system. Nor do I support a document reader that insists on nagging me to install OTHER software for the benefit of a bloated software empire (the other one).
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I based my information on Wired magazine's article on Howard Stern and satellite radio (March 2005).
I'm following Stern to Sirius. I would love to get a unit that doubled as an iPod!
XM took the lead by being the first out of the gate and signing some big car contracts. Sirius has played a big card with the Stern show. Honestly, I would never consider satellite radio if it weren't for Stern. It is a big pull and as the parent post said, could easily launch Sirius into the lead.
People often discount Howard Stern if they don't like him. His listenership is very loyal and can wreak havoc on the unaware. Classic example: People magazine had an online poll a few years back, with the option to write-in. Stern's listeners managed to hijack the poll by collectively writing in "Hank, the angry drunken dwarf".
Absolutely!
I tell my friends, among geeks my fellow geeks, I am a stud. This little clip has verified my assertion.
Ummmm. Have you tried using the org.apache.commons.collections.functors package? Not completely obvious. There could be a whole book on that stuff.
DROOL
What is this "concert" you speak of? I have vague memories of such things. Now the only loud noises I hear are my screaming kids. :-)
Exterminate them all!
From the article:
... [snip diatribe about new mobo] ... After getting the PC back up and running with this hardware, I had a pretty decent machine with a 1.8 GHz P4 processor, 256MB DDR2100 RAM, and a 20GB HD. Not bad for a resurrected PC.
I started with an old PC
I'm sorry, but ANY P4 system doesn't really qualify as an old computer in my book. Some of us don't have unlimited ca$h and hence do not have P4 'puters kicking around like scrap paper.
Is this a resume for geekdom? In all things there must be balance. TV programming sucks for sure (500 channels, nothing on). I watch a few shows every week. It keeps me "in touch". Given that so much of society watches TV, if you want to remain social, you have to at least be aware of TV programming on some level. That isn't to say we only talk about TV. It is more of a "social lubricant".
Based on the explanation here, I believe the answer is this:
luser has an un-patched DNS server at aohell.com. luser clicks some stupid spam mail which brings it to lameproducts.com. The DNS server at lameproducts.com gives a response which says, "Here is the IP address for lameproducts.com (authoratative). BTW, I am also known as shopping.yahoo.com (non-authoratative)." When luser then decides to see if shopping.yahoo.com has a better price on the Robomatic 3000 Orgasmatron, the un-patched DNS server at ahell.com says, "I already know shopping.yahoo.com. Here you go." luser goes to same site, URL in browser shows http://shopping.yahoo.com./
Man, if you can't trust DNS, who can you trust?
Someone has since posted a good explanation here.
Ok. I have all the pieces. Now I'm trying to fit them together...
Let's say I'm pimping the Robomatic 3000 Orgasmatron. I own lameproducts.com and have an authoritative DNS server running for that domain. I can add an entry in my DNS config that says shopping.yahoo.com is really the IP address for lameproducts.com.
What I'm trying to understand is, how does luser@aohell.com pick up the poisoned entry for shopping.yahoo.com. How would lameproducts.com get into a user's DNS chain? To put it another way, what is the sphere of influence of lameproducts.com. How the hell would someone trust them to be part of their DNS chain? Do you have to be on the same subnet? The same ISP?
I'm just trying to understand if I am at risk. Sorry if I don't have all the DNS lingo down.
In other news, water is wet.
Holy S*** Dude! You should warn people of possibly harmful humor. My chest still hurts from laughing.
You are implying that most worm (virus, etc.) writers are industry veterans with years of experience. Hmmmm. And all this time I thought it was those pimply-faced, teenage n00bs. :-)
The funny thing about worms, viruses, etc. is that they don't have to be perfect and the measure of success is all in the eye of the beholder.
Also, most variants of viruses are just simple text changes performed by some poser who knows how to work a hex editor. Which reminds me of my early days with 'puters... It was a PDP/11 running RSTS/E, which had a built-in BASIC interpreter. We hacked the BASIC binary to change the 'Ready' prompt to 'F**k You' (no stars). Harmless fun for some teenage haxx0rs. Fortunately, I did not follow the Dark Side.
Thanks for the explanation. As you indicated in your ending comments, you have described how a poisoned cache can spread poison. The unanswered question is, where does the poisoning originate?
Thanks for the info, but, to coin a phrase, "Where's the beef?" I went to the wiki page hoping to get a clearer understanding, but was left feeling like I had just read a Microsoft help page.
:-)
To sum up...
DNS Cache Poisoning: DNS Cache Poisoning is the process by which a DNS Server's cache is poisoned.
I'm not trying to flame. Are there more in depth explanations? Don't worry, I'm not planning on writing a DNS poison worm.
The very concept was never spoken of at university (Rochester Institute of Technology), nor has it ever come up in work (IBM).
...
Thank [insert-diety-here] someone cleared this up for me. I thought I was well-versed in networking, but this article left me wondering what classes or books I missed. Now the answer is clear - Cisco. I make it a point to never attach myself to a brand-centric technology or concept.
Again, thank you.
I didn't think there was anything illegal about perpetuating a contract. I admit I don't know what is considered illegal. My past experience did not encounter these issues.
:-)
My understanding of the contractor model of employment is that it gives the company the flexibility to ramp up and ramp down the workforce. People don't say too much about the up part, but when the down part comes, that's when the feathers get ruffled.
I'm not some elitist Republican who looks down on worker's rights. Hell, I've been a "worker bee" my whole life. I am just realistic about what I think I owe the company and what I think they owe me.
I sure did enjoy the 9-months severance pay I got from HP. Maybe that's why they want contractors.
... A lawyer who helps defend people against this kind of abuse is not "slimy". He's simply helping people defend their rights.
D00d. You signed a contract to be a contractor. Nobody put a gun to your head. If you want to be a permanent employee, then pursue that option at HP or elsewhere. I don't see where HP is to blame.
BTW, I worked at HP for 7+ years. We hired many contractors to fill temporary roles and they were quite happy to do it. The truth of the matter is that 80% of the ones I dealt with were pinheads. This is just what I have seen - I don't mean to cast all contractors in that light.
We had one guy that was so bad, I told my boss we would be more productive if the person was instructed to do nothing. We had another guy who just plain slept all day.
sftp is an extension to the SSH protocol. AFAIK, any ssh server should support sftp.
These music bastards are so silly. Let's nip this legal music business in the bud before it flourishes.
The music labels can burn in h3|| before I start paying more. I hope Jobs can beat them into submission.
... Inkjet Over... AHHGG!
Those responsible for sacking those responsible for the previous comment have been sacked.
I was horribly confused in Q3A when players were saying 'LMAO'. I thought it was some 733t code for 'lamer'. Turns out it means Laughing My Ass Off.
:-)
And we expect peace in the middle east? We can't even get q3a players to communicate properly.
Thanks for the tip. I will see if I can cleanup the plugins. BTW, what other PDF readers can I use? I'm not throwing flamebait - I honestly didn't know there were alternatives.
My real point is that the average shmoe is not going to know all these little tricks. To make a format really useful, it must be easily usable.
For example, I've created VCDs for friends and family, but sadly very few players actually read them properly. VCD is good format, but it is useless because too many players can't cope. At least in the US. I know part of the problem is that Hollywood discouraged DVD player manufacturers from supporting the VCD format.
Progressive PDF's suck.
No. ALL PDF's suck.
Don't get me wrong, I wholly support a platform-neutral document format. What I don't support is a document reader that takes longer to load than my operating system. Nor do I support a document reader that insists on nagging me to install OTHER software for the benefit of a bloated software empire (the other one).