Given the right treatment I think the Fall of Gondolin would be a great movie. Bring on the Balrogs! Actually there's plenty of stuff in the Silmarillion that could be made into film. I'd like to see Ungoliant killing trees in the theater.
I was thinking about that book myself - I don't know that I've ever read a better programming book. Not only could the guy invent a language but he could write well enough to explain it in as easy a manner as possible given the subject matter. That's a talented guy right there.
You just nailed exactly what I was thinking. Someone too cheap to pony up 150 bucks for my mental comfort doesn't deserve my attention to begin with. Something stupid like that just shows you how much they value (or don't value) your time.
I think the siege of Gondolin out of the Silmarillion would make a hell of a movie, as would the part where Morgoth & Ungoliant destroy the trees. Man, I need a life.
I also agree that, given the right writing, the sequel they're planning could be decent.
I have a toyota tacoma (pre-recall) that has a 6 speed manual transmission and I love it. It's amazing to me, however, the number of people who simply don't know how to operate a manual vehicle. I insisted that my daughter learn to drive in one, and my son will be learning how in this particular one this summer. Seems to me there's no harm in knowing how to operate common machinery even if later on you decide you don't want to use it and choose an automatic instead.
Some folks might think it's old fashioned or whatever, but I wouldn't be too amazed to find that those are largely the people who don't know how to use one.
Nah, as a matter of policy we (the US) don't seem to follow the Geneva convention anymore. The use of either Pelosi or Clinton could, however, be construed as "cruel" even if it's not "unusual."
Jimmy Page had (probably still has) that old Danelectro guitar that he kept in a different (open) tuning for stuff like Kashmir, In My Time Of Dying, White Summer/Black Mountain Side, etc. I always get a kick out of the thought of him rocking out in front of tens of thousands of people on a 30 year old $50 guitar. Jerry Garcia's first electric guitar was a Danelectro too.
Page is still the first person I think of as well when I think of a Les Paul guitar.
That's true. I could try to make the argument that anything you can do there you could do another way but we're all creatures of habit so it would be pretty pointless - one size doesn't really fit all. Since I ignore all the extras I can (and do) easily live without iTunes, but people who are used to using it might balk. Thats ok, we don't have to do things the same way, but I don't think that it's impossible to do things without that particular program - rather more a question of how much time someone wants to put into learning new ways to do things. Since the usual answer to that is "none" I'd say linux doesn't work for those people.
I've been using PPTP as my Ubuntu VPN client since 7.10 through the new releases with no problems. I'm guessing parent poster didn't look too hard for it - it comes up first when googling "linux vpn client." I've also successfully synched both an iPod & a Creative Zen Vision M mp3 player - it took about 5 minutes of "hardcore research" to pick a client. I'd say file this one under "can't be bothered to even pretend to look for a solution" and let him go on his merry linux-bashing way.
You are exactly right. We all know "scope creep" and shifting requirements can doom a software project and we're seeing the same thing happening here on a much larger and nasty scale, with the main difference being that people are still dying. Until the goal can be defined there will be no resolution.
I think they (the "they" being the profiteering companies who are influencing the govt) are just trying to keep the war going so that they can keep getting these lucrative contracts, but that's just my opinion. I wouldn't be surprised to see a different approach if we got an administration not so transparently tied to the companies who are profiting - the real question is "does one of these administrations even exist?"
No, MSSQL doesn't let you use unquoted strings. When you decode the string the attack is sending in you will find quotes around info the it's sending into the sysobjects.xtype parameters.
It's a pretty interesting attack, really. It gets around sql-scrubbing code by sending the quotes in as hex, and it only runs the update code to append the javascript on char, varchar, ntext & nvarchar fields, at least on the versions of it i've seen.
i won't get too redundant on the "you should use stored procs" thing, except to say that non- "EXEC" type stored procs would prevent this...
Perhaps they aren't ruled by fear like some people are...or perhaps they know enough about us that they rightfully aren't afraid to show themselves. A race with space travel figured out might have more tricks up it's sleeve.
Another possibility, of course, is that he's wrong.
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Given the right treatment I think the Fall of Gondolin would be a great movie. Bring on the Balrogs! Actually there's plenty of stuff in the Silmarillion that could be made into film. I'd like to see Ungoliant killing trees in the theater.
If you're not replaceable then you're not promotable. I *want* people to be able to do what I do so that I have the option of doing something else.
I was thinking about that book myself - I don't know that I've ever read a better programming book. Not only could the guy invent a language but he could write well enough to explain it in as easy a manner as possible given the subject matter. That's a talented guy right there.
You just nailed exactly what I was thinking. Someone too cheap to pony up 150 bucks for my mental comfort doesn't deserve my attention to begin with. Something stupid like that just shows you how much they value (or don't value) your time.
I think the siege of Gondolin out of the Silmarillion would make a hell of a movie, as would the part where Morgoth & Ungoliant destroy the trees. Man, I need a life. I also agree that, given the right writing, the sequel they're planning could be decent.
Speaking of bad movies, imagine this guy doing De Niro's Taxi Driver thing... "You lickin' at me? Are you licking at ME?"
Ever have one of those mornings where your GF is pissed at you for something you did in HER dream? Man, I hate that...
watching stallman playing pitt's part in "burn after reading" would be totally worth the price of admittance.
I have a toyota tacoma (pre-recall) that has a 6 speed manual transmission and I love it. It's amazing to me, however, the number of people who simply don't know how to operate a manual vehicle. I insisted that my daughter learn to drive in one, and my son will be learning how in this particular one this summer. Seems to me there's no harm in knowing how to operate common machinery even if later on you decide you don't want to use it and choose an automatic instead. Some folks might think it's old fashioned or whatever, but I wouldn't be too amazed to find that those are largely the people who don't know how to use one.
I'm sure the guys in the grateful dead would be really upset by "distortion of reality"...
Nah, as a matter of policy we (the US) don't seem to follow the Geneva convention anymore. The use of either Pelosi or Clinton could, however, be construed as "cruel" even if it's not "unusual."
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You know, that same problem put MY moon trip in doubt.
I'm pretty sure Eric Clapton played that solo.
Jimmy Page had (probably still has) that old Danelectro guitar that he kept in a different (open) tuning for stuff like Kashmir, In My Time Of Dying, White Summer/Black Mountain Side, etc. I always get a kick out of the thought of him rocking out in front of tens of thousands of people on a 30 year old $50 guitar. Jerry Garcia's first electric guitar was a Danelectro too.
Page is still the first person I think of as well when I think of a Les Paul guitar.
This thought makes me want to join the army and start another world war. wow. You just completely derailed my day...thanks.
i have, like & recommend the toolbox book as well. it's a decent one that will last over multiple releases.
That's true. I could try to make the argument that anything you can do there you could do another way but we're all creatures of habit so it would be pretty pointless - one size doesn't really fit all. Since I ignore all the extras I can (and do) easily live without iTunes, but people who are used to using it might balk. Thats ok, we don't have to do things the same way, but I don't think that it's impossible to do things without that particular program - rather more a question of how much time someone wants to put into learning new ways to do things. Since the usual answer to that is "none" I'd say linux doesn't work for those people.
I've been using PPTP as my Ubuntu VPN client since 7.10 through the new releases with no problems. I'm guessing parent poster didn't look too hard for it - it comes up first when googling "linux vpn client." I've also successfully synched both an iPod & a Creative Zen Vision M mp3 player - it took about 5 minutes of "hardcore research" to pick a client. I'd say file this one under "can't be bothered to even pretend to look for a solution" and let him go on his merry linux-bashing way.
I do not avoid the company of astronauts, but I do deny them my essence.
I didn't know that, but it doesn't surprise me. Who'd have thought that I would actually learn something by posting here? Life is weird sometimes.
You are exactly right. We all know "scope creep" and shifting requirements can doom a software project and we're seeing the same thing happening here on a much larger and nasty scale, with the main difference being that people are still dying. Until the goal can be defined there will be no resolution.
I think they (the "they" being the profiteering companies who are influencing the govt) are just trying to keep the war going so that they can keep getting these lucrative contracts, but that's just my opinion. I wouldn't be surprised to see a different approach if we got an administration not so transparently tied to the companies who are profiting - the real question is "does one of these administrations even exist?"
No, MSSQL doesn't let you use unquoted strings. When you decode the string the attack is sending in you will find quotes around info the it's sending into the sysobjects.xtype parameters.
It's a pretty interesting attack, really. It gets around sql-scrubbing code by sending the quotes in as hex, and it only runs the update code to append the javascript on char, varchar, ntext & nvarchar fields, at least on the versions of it i've seen.
i won't get too redundant on the "you should use stored procs" thing, except to say that non- "EXEC" type stored procs would prevent this...
Perhaps they aren't ruled by fear like some people are...or perhaps they know enough about us that they rightfully aren't afraid to show themselves. A race with space travel figured out might have more tricks up it's sleeve.
Another possibility, of course, is that he's wrong.
"run away, run away!"