My favorite was sitting on a hill waiting to call fire on a Copperhead. Since they are so expensive and don't get fired much there was much hoopla surrounding the event. They brought a team in from Ft. Stewart with their fancy M113 with the big laser on top. They missed...by a lot! I'm sitting there with my "little" laser just waiting for my turn when I hear a voice ask me if I thought I was going to hit the target. Of course I say yes. The voice then says, "How do you expect to hit it with a hand held laser when those guys couldn't do it" (referring to the legs from Stewart). My answer? "Because I'm fucking airborne is why". Hint, always check to see who is speaking to you. After the round hits (in the middle of the target I might add) I turn round to see who I have been speaking to. There stand the Secretary of Defense. Good thing he had a sense of humor!
What freaked out our observer from the 505thArty/101airborne, though, was computing a second mission in my head.
So that's what that was. I was a FO for 1/319th FA 82nd Airborne. We just laughed and giggled when we heard about that. See, I usually spelled out the entire divisions motto with the illum. Slacker!
"I was watching TV when I saw this ball of poop dropping out of the sky with a tail of flames," said Ben Kleinsasser. "I watched it coming down until there it was, right in front of us.
The real answer is to put people to work answering the phone. Yes, they cost more than the computer system costs in the short term, but all your customers are happier in the long run also
To preface this, IAAIVRP (I am an Interactive Voice Response Programmer) Just where did you come up with this gem? In the short term? No, people will always cost more than an good IVR system. An no, people don't all hate these systems. Granted, they do have their limitations, but on the whole we have had very high customer satisfaction with ours. Designed properly, these systems can do almost everything a human agent can. The systems I work on handles about 8 - 10 million calls per month. About 30% of them opt out to a Rep. That means that 70% of the folks can do what they need to do within the system.
When we had an equipment failure that caused our system to go down, customers were actually kind of miffed that they had to talk to a live agent. For typical folks, they can do what they want faster and easier than if they had to wait for a rep, explain what they wanted to do and wait for the rep to perform said action.
And let's not even start on the cost issue. For what we spend on just one FTE, I could by many machines that can basically do the same thing.
Seems to me that if the code in question is already part of the Linux kernel (and after all, that is the heart and soul of SCO's claims) that it is already out in the public. Showing it in court is not going to change that.
So I've been lurking around here long enough to spot certain trends. (Warning: generalizations ahead) OSS advocates love to hate Windows OSS advocates gloat when a new hole turns up in Windows OSS advocates point to the number of worms, virus, etc in Windows and say, "Never us"
Then several OSS distros have a security breach in a short space of time.
OSS advocates respond with "Must be a conspiracy against us by some evil entity", "Hey, look how quick we caught it", "It would have been much worse with Windows".
Time to face facts gents. Windows is attacked FAR more than OSS. Why? Well, yes, it is full of holes. But downtown Philly is riddled with abandoned houses with no locks on the doors but they never get broken into. Why? No value in doing so. Not enough damage, headlines, misplaced glory, etc. But the main reason is that it is the dominant OS out there. I fear that we will see more and more attacks against OSS with it's growing popularity. If we all get our wish and 'nix takes over Windows dominant market position and is running on 90% of desktops, you will most likely find it a target for constant attacks like Windows has now.
We all know in order for 'nix to make it to the desktop, it has to become WAY more user friendly. Can't have Grandma trying to recompile the kernel now can we? User friendly unfortunately translates into users being able to do things that comprise security. Like opening attachments, downloading Trojans, etc. Then the great security built into the OS goes right out the window. no pun intended).
So before you all start crying about conspiracies, et al, just remember that we all may be victims of our own push to make the 'nix stuff more popular. By bragging about how secure it is, we just may be attracting the type of attack that is more sophisticated then the script kiddies attacking Windows. I imagine it's cool to brag to your friends that you broke into a Windows box. I imagine it's much cooler to brag that your rooted a Linux distro. Badge of honor and all that.
The system under development will allow a computer network to check the safety of incoming traffic. Any device trying to connect to the network will be checked to see whether it has security measures already in place. Those that don't can be denied access, shunted off into a quarantined segment of the network or forced to download a security program.
Forced to download who's program? Hate to seem paranoid, but anyone else think you will be forced to download from Symantec, McAfee etc.? Guess we don't get a choice of AV programs anymore.
for broadcast television, even the largest cities don't have enough stations to need VHF channels. Let's see...I grew up near Philly. At the time, the 60's and 70's, we had channels 3,6,10,12,17,23,29,34,36, and 48. Using your argument, those 10 channels would have used up the available VHF spectrum leaving no room for expansion.
From Jane's Moreover, while the aircraft are aging in years, they are still pretty young in terms of hours spent in the air, says Philip Butterworth-Hayes, another aviation expert with Jane's.
"They're extremely young in maintenance terms," he says. "If you measure the number of hours that they fly, landings and takeoffs, they're the equivalent of a 2-year-old 747, so they can go on for ages."
So based in hours flown, it looks like the Airbus, Boeings et al are much safer.
So if they send a regular signal over the air, or through traditional cable services they don't have a problem with people recording the shows to watch later. If it's in the HDTV format though, you are not allowed to record it.
Can someone here please explain why HDTV content needs so much more protection? Is the format really that superior to regular TV? I'm not an audio or video expert and don't own a HDTV system so I don't know how great the difference may be.
IANAL, but as far as I know, in order to get an H1B you have to show that no American is able or willing to fill the job. My company just hired an Indian and got him an H1B to fill a spot as a VB programmer. Anybody out there willing and able to program in VB near Philly? Guess the answer is no since we are now stuck with a guy who can't code his way out of a paper bag.
Back when I was in the Army I clearly remember learning the "Challenge" and "Response" system. "Halt, what's the password"? If you get the correct response, you let them in, if not, kill them.
201 used to be used for the entire state of New Jersey (and it was at the time the song was written)
I know you elitist North Jerseyians would like to think that, but South Jersey has been in 609 as long as I can remember (at least 40 years). We may be bumpkins down here, but we have almost as many area codes as your northern imperialists have now.
a month later they ask me if they would be able to use Linux, and ask me to install it for them.,
When the "average" consumer can install Linux by themselves is the day when we will see it being adopted at a more rapid pace. Almost anyone can install Windows (yeah, it sometimes crashes during the install, but hey, just reboot and try again), however with all the configurations, and "foreign" terms thrown at you during the Linux install, not many Moms or Pops could just sit down, install and start using.
"On the contrary--government people are really stupid, and even more so when it comes to computers."
Do you really believe this? If so, why is this ML stirring up so much angst? If the Government folks that design this stuff are so stupid, then you mighty open source programmers have absolutely nothing to worry about right? Go back to the hole you have been living in. Some of the finest minds in math and science are recruited every year from top universities to staff the NSA, CIA, FBI, and all the other alphabet agencies out there. Pull your head out of the sand and take a good look at reality. If we are going to stop them from doing this, we have to take them seriously.
My main job is doing programming and admin work on 11 Unix servers. What do I have on my desk? I have Windows NT4, Office 97, and Outlook. Go to most companies and you will find basically the same setup. Everyone knows that Microsoft has their problems and security holes. Is Microsoft easier to learn and use for the average person? You bet. If Linux and Unix was as easy to set up and use as Microsoft products you wouldn't see a monopoly. But that's why companies hire geeks like me. To run the Unix and VAX systems that need running. Everyone else uses only Microsoft. Unfortunately, for most companies, the bulk of the workforce is not very computer savvy. Sure, the IT geeks know not to open attachments, but the average user doesn't. That is the biggest security hole. I could code a malicious virus in C++, send it out and most users would open it without knowing better. How does this prove that Microsoft is inferior to Linux/Unix? If a 40,000 employee company ran only Linux, does that mean that all of a sudden all end users are smart enough not to open an attachment? Let's stop the MS bashing over this and point the finger of blame where it belongs. The end user and the lack of training.
If you all want to see a truly unbiased result, look at Infoworld's May 17th issue. A nice head to head was done on page 36 that shows Linux beating NT.
The caveat here is that even though Linux won, the article says that NT "would have been more comparable to Red Hat if it did not have to handle printing duties in addition to file serving".
From lurking here for a while it seems that all you drooling Linux fans only want to see Linux beat NT regardless of which system may or may not be "better". Us here in the real IT world just want an OS that doesn't crash all the time. And believe me Linux DOES crash!
I don't really care what is running on my boxes as long as it stays up and running which is why I am still hanging in there with UNIX.
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My favorite was sitting on a hill waiting to call fire on a Copperhead. Since they are so expensive and don't get fired much there was much hoopla surrounding the event. They brought a team in from Ft. Stewart with their fancy M113 with the big laser on top. They missed...by a lot! I'm sitting there with my "little" laser just waiting for my turn when I hear a voice ask me if I thought I was going to hit the target. Of course I say yes. The voice then says, "How do you expect to hit it with a hand held laser when those guys couldn't do it" (referring to the legs from Stewart). My answer? "Because I'm fucking airborne is why". Hint, always check to see who is speaking to you. After the round hits (in the middle of the target I might add) I turn round to see who I have been speaking to. There stand the Secretary of Defense. Good thing he had a sense of humor!
What freaked out our observer from the 505thArty/101airborne, though, was computing a second mission in my head.
So that's what that was. I was a FO for 1/319th FA 82nd Airborne. We just laughed and giggled when we heard about that. See, I usually spelled out the entire divisions motto with the illum. Slacker!
This has to be the best part...
"I was watching TV when I saw this ball of poop dropping out of the sky with a tail of flames," said Ben Kleinsasser. "I watched it coming down until there it was, right in front of us.
when im bored as snot in a hotelroom somewhere in Utah...
my enterprise is a MS shop
A hotel room in Utah huh? And an MS shop? Seize him! He must be the shadowy Microsoft connection!!
To preface this, IAAIVRP (I am an Interactive Voice Response Programmer) Just where did you come up with this gem? In the short term? No, people will always cost more than an good IVR system. An no, people don't all hate these systems. Granted, they do have their limitations, but on the whole we have had very high customer satisfaction with ours. Designed properly, these systems can do almost everything a human agent can. The systems I work on handles about 8 - 10 million calls per month. About 30% of them opt out to a Rep. That means that 70% of the folks can do what they need to do within the system.
When we had an equipment failure that caused our system to go down, customers were actually kind of miffed that they had to talk to a live agent. For typical folks, they can do what they want faster and easier than if they had to wait for a rep, explain what they wanted to do and wait for the rep to perform said action.
And let's not even start on the cost issue. For what we spend on just one FTE, I could by many machines that can basically do the same thing.
I for one welcome our new Sony Robot Overlords.
Seems to me that if the code in question is already part of the Linux kernel (and after all, that is the heart and soul of SCO's claims) that it is already out in the public. Showing it in court is not going to change that.
So I've been lurking around here long enough to spot certain trends. (Warning: generalizations ahead)
OSS advocates love to hate Windows
OSS advocates gloat when a new hole turns up in Windows
OSS advocates point to the number of worms, virus, etc in Windows and say, "Never us"
Then several OSS distros have a security breach in a short space of time.
OSS advocates respond with "Must be a conspiracy against us by some evil entity", "Hey, look how quick we caught it", "It would have been much worse with Windows".
Time to face facts gents. Windows is attacked FAR more than OSS. Why? Well, yes, it is full of holes. But downtown Philly is riddled with abandoned houses with no locks on the doors but they never get broken into. Why? No value in doing so. Not enough damage, headlines, misplaced glory, etc. But the main reason is that it is the dominant OS out there. I fear that we will see more and more attacks against OSS with it's growing popularity. If we all get our wish and 'nix takes over Windows dominant market position and is running on 90% of desktops, you will most likely find it a target for constant attacks like Windows has now.
We all know in order for 'nix to make it to the desktop, it has to become WAY more user friendly. Can't have Grandma trying to recompile the kernel now can we? User friendly unfortunately translates into users being able to do things that comprise security. Like opening attachments, downloading Trojans, etc. Then the great security built into the OS goes right out the window. no pun intended).
So before you all start crying about conspiracies, et al, just remember that we all may be victims of our own push to make the 'nix stuff more popular. By bragging about how secure it is, we just may be attracting the type of attack that is more sophisticated then the script kiddies attacking Windows. I imagine it's cool to brag to your friends that you broke into a Windows box. I imagine it's much cooler to brag that your rooted a Linux distro. Badge of honor and all that.
Guess he won't be flying at night.....
The system under development will allow a computer network to check the safety of incoming traffic. Any device trying to connect to the network will be checked to see whether it has security measures already in place. Those that don't can be denied access, shunted off into a quarantined segment of the network or forced to download a security program.
Forced to download who's program? Hate to seem paranoid, but anyone else think you will be forced to download from Symantec, McAfee etc.? Guess we don't get a choice of AV programs anymore.
for broadcast television, even the largest cities don't have enough stations to need VHF channels.
Let's see...I grew up near Philly. At the time, the 60's and 70's, we had channels 3,6,10,12,17,23,29,34,36, and 48. Using your argument, those 10 channels would have used up the available VHF spectrum leaving no room for expansion.
From Jane's
Moreover, while the aircraft are aging in years, they are still pretty young in terms of hours spent in the air, says Philip Butterworth-Hayes, another aviation expert with Jane's.
"They're extremely young in maintenance terms," he says. "If you measure the number of hours that they fly, landings and takeoffs, they're the equivalent of a 2-year-old 747, so they can go on for ages."
So based in hours flown, it looks like the Airbus, Boeings et al are much safer.
So if they send a regular signal over the air, or through traditional cable services they don't have a problem with people recording the shows to watch later. If it's in the HDTV format though, you are not allowed to record it.
Can someone here please explain why HDTV content needs so much more protection? Is the format really that superior to regular TV? I'm not an audio or video expert and don't own a HDTV system so I don't know how great the difference may be.
IANAL, but as far as I know, in order to get an H1B you have to show that no American is able or willing to fill the job. My company just hired an Indian and got him an H1B to fill a spot as a VB programmer. Anybody out there willing and able to program in VB near Philly? Guess the answer is no since we are now stuck with a guy who can't code his way out of a paper bag.
Should we really consider this a "skydive"? I think it's more closly realted to hang gliding although with a much smaller wing.
Back when I was in the Army I clearly remember learning the "Challenge" and "Response" system. "Halt, what's the password"? If you get the correct response, you let them in, if not, kill them.
Kind of seems like the same thing huh?
201 used to be used for the entire state of New Jersey (and it was at the time the song was written)
I know you elitist North Jerseyians would like to think that, but South Jersey has been in 609 as long as I can remember (at least 40 years). We may be bumpkins down here, but we have almost as many area codes as your northern imperialists have now.
a month later they ask me if they would be able to use Linux, and ask me to install it for them.,
When the "average" consumer can install Linux by themselves is the day when we will see it being adopted at a more rapid pace. Almost anyone can install Windows (yeah, it sometimes crashes during the install, but hey, just reboot and try again), however with all the configurations, and "foreign" terms thrown at you during the Linux install, not many Moms or Pops could just sit down, install and start using.
"On the contrary--government people are really stupid, and even more so when it comes to computers."
Do you really believe this? If so, why is this ML stirring up so much angst? If the Government folks that design this stuff are so stupid, then you mighty open source programmers have absolutely nothing to worry about right? Go back to the hole you have been living in. Some of the finest minds in math and science are recruited every year from top universities to staff the NSA, CIA, FBI, and all the other alphabet agencies out there. Pull your head out of the sand and take a good look at reality. If we are going to stop them from doing this, we have to take them seriously.
My main job is doing programming and admin work on 11 Unix servers. What do I have on my desk? I have Windows NT4, Office 97, and Outlook. Go to most companies and you will find basically the same setup. Everyone knows that Microsoft has their problems and security holes. Is Microsoft easier to learn and use for the average person? You bet. If Linux and Unix was as easy to set up and use as Microsoft products you wouldn't see a monopoly. But that's why companies hire geeks like me. To run the Unix and VAX systems that need running. Everyone else uses only Microsoft. Unfortunately, for most companies, the bulk of the workforce is not very computer savvy. Sure, the IT geeks know not to open attachments, but the average user doesn't. That is the biggest security hole. I could code a malicious virus in C++, send it out and most users would open it without knowing better. How does this prove that Microsoft is inferior to Linux/Unix? If a 40,000 employee company ran only Linux, does that mean that all of a sudden all end users are smart enough not to open an attachment? Let's stop the MS bashing over this and point the finger of blame where it belongs. The end user and the lack of training.
If you all want to see a truly unbiased result, look at Infoworld's May 17th issue. A nice head to head was done on page 36 that shows Linux beating NT.
The caveat here is that even though Linux won, the article says that NT "would have been more comparable to Red Hat if it did not have to handle printing duties in addition to file serving".
From lurking here for a while it seems that all you drooling Linux fans only want to see Linux beat NT regardless of which system may or may not be "better". Us here in the real IT world just want an OS that doesn't crash all the time. And believe me Linux DOES crash!
I don't really care what is running on my boxes as long as it stays up and running which is why I am still hanging in there with UNIX.