I had spyware that I had a hard time tracking down as well. I knew that it was running, but that I couldn't see it in the task manager. It would open up ads on occasion that looked like IE. I found the process name by open up windows notepad, calling up the Save As... dialog and telling my computer to shut down. Of course, the computer can't shut down because of the dialog, so the spyware started to crash as well, throwing up error dialogs identifying the name of the process. I used process explorer (as already mentioned) and a network logger to find the directory containing the suspect exe, but using window's explorer, the directory didn't exist. Eventually I had to boot into safe mode to delete the directory. Inside, I found records of everything I had been doing on the compy for months: chat transcripts, files, you name it. Regardless, I was thrilled that I had nailed the thing! Can't hide from me forever, scallywag!
I know this isn't an autmated solution, but whenever I need to know how to spell a scientific word, I use Google Scholar. I take a guess at the spelling, search for it, and google will often prompt me with the correct spelling. If I get thousands of hits but all happen to be wrong then hey, at least I'm spelling the word the same way thousands of others have:)
Isn't anyone reading the articles? The bearded dude says there are seven causes of aging and that each one is currently being fixed by science. He says that without these causes of aging, people will live to be 1000 because those are the odds of getting hit by a bus. All the comments I've read here relate to the bible or to the social consequences of long life. What I want to like to see here are some science folks in the field who can critque this guy's arguments.
The opposition dude's article was worthless, essentially only saying that many people have wanted immortality but are now dead. No specific critiques to the statement that the seven accumlative causes of aging will be cured in 20 years. Do any of you have a response to that statemtn?
At least Linux comes with 99% of drivers pre-installed. With Windows you have to find them on the net first, then find some way of getting them to the target system (because you don't have a NIC driver, remember?).
This was certainly the case with Windows 98, NT, and often with 2k. However, with over 3 years of using XP at home and in a professional software engineering environment, I have never had to look for drivers. Either the hardware came with a disk with the drivers, or XP's mega-huge drivers.cab file was searched for the driver and plug-and-play worked. That drivers.cab knows a lot of hardware out there. 99%? Perhaps not. But I'd like to see you cite your source about Linux with 99% of all software drivers ever created being pre-installed.:) I'll eat my words w/ salt, pepper and respect if thats the case.
"Prayer is the act by which the will of the Father and the will of the child are brought into correspondence with each other. The object of prayer is not to change the will of God, but to secure for ourselves and for others blessings that God is already willing to grant, but that are made conditional on our asking for them. Blessings require some work or effort on our part before we can obtain them. Prayer is a form of work, and is an appointed means for obtaining the highest of all blessings."
Parents seem to have a knack for knowing when something is wrong with their kids. If I were you (and I will be in about 10 years w/ a 2 year old and one on the way) I would begin some changes. Porn alone can change people's personalities into something you never thought your sweet babies could be: addicted, violent and compulsive. Not to mention the danger of predetors. A few simple precautions are all it takes though:
Put the computer in a public place.
Never allow them to be on the computer later than you are up.
Carefully explain to them the dangers of porn and predetors (the two Ps)
Do more things as a family. Specifically, pick a night of the week to always play a game (LAN or otherwise), see a movie, or otherwise be together. We use mondays.
Turn off the TV. If you yourself are not distracted, you will want company and people will talk with/play with.
These precautions, especially the first two, will protect the kids from from the two Ps. After that, I could see it argued either way that hourly limits are reasonable. While the no computer until homework/chores rule seems logical, I personally would be reluctant to use hourly limitations. I would hope that the last two items would begin to help them participate more in other activites. However, one thing my parents do with my sister is generally not allow her to be on the computer when something obviously "family" is going on: relatives visiting, games being played, and so on. Hope that helps.
I wouldn't say that it's all that hard to master...
Indeed. My group of gamers played Settlers regularly for years. Recently we stopped playing because we figured out "best" stratgedies for common situations. After that, the die rolls became too big a factor.
However, that was with the basic game. I'm still always up for a game of Settlers with the Cities and Knights expansion. That expansion adds so much more depth that it is still a very enjoyable game.
I still break out the basic game with new gamers though. It's a great intro to the world of germanesque stratgedy games.
Side note: see how Settlers has game ID 13 in boardgamegeek? It's a classic:)
I used to think about this too, until my Pol. Sci. professor pointed out that in a proportional representation election, the candidates would have ran completly differently! Instead of dividing the 50 states into "safe" "swing" and "no chance" states, and only focusing dollars and time on the "swing" states, the candidates would have been forced to spend time and dollars on high population areas, where they would get the bang for their buck. You see, under proportional representation, every vote truly matters, so it make more sense to spend time where you can influence the largest amount of voters. In that scenario, low population areas like Colorado wouldn't even see the candidates! Thus, you cannot simply tally the votes and say bush or gore would have won in 2000, because the whole dynamic of the process would be different.
Don't forget the Net-Savvy bias
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Sites like this always bug me. Sure Kerry is winning outside of the US... among people who have a) have internet access b) have heard of kerry/bush c) have stumbled accross the website for some reason d) care enough about either party to actually take time to cast a vote (this is known as polarization bias).
Seriously, how can you compare this to a real poll among a representive portion of U.S. population (even if there is a "people who own phones" bias in our polls)?
PS - serious note: I am amazed how many people I have related this story too who either know somebody in a similar situation or have been in this situation. Fixing this problem in my lady's life is one of the most positive things we have done to date. If you have questions how it worked or how to go about this, email me, I will respond - greg.crowe@gmail.com
To be honest, I would rather just get an invite to gmail...;)
Get out of debt. We use Money99. You enter your credit card info for all your cards, interest rate, mininum payments, balance Then you tell it how much you can afford per month. It calculates the fastest way to get out of debt by telling you which cards to pay off first while still paying minimum amounts on the other cards. It schedules all your payments for as long as it will take and adjusts the plan for windfalls and new debt. Fantastic, the only real way to get out of debt. Controled planned payments in quick manner.
"And worlds without number have I created; and I also created them for mine own purpose;... But only an account of this earth, and the inhabitants thereof, give I unto you. For behold, there are many worlds that have passed away by the word of my power. And there are many that now stand, and innumerable are they unto man; but all things are numbered unto me, for they are mine and I know them."
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Just like any boss from the Metroid Prime series, especially destroying its projectiles. Tried and true.
The version I saw had Lotus notes and a chainsaw. It was the finest available.
I had spyware that I had a hard time tracking down as well. I knew that it was running, but that I couldn't see it in the task manager. It would open up ads on occasion that looked like IE. I found the process name by open up windows notepad, calling up the Save As... dialog and telling my computer to shut down. Of course, the computer can't shut down because of the dialog, so the spyware started to crash as well, throwing up error dialogs identifying the name of the process. I used process explorer (as already mentioned) and a network logger to find the directory containing the suspect exe, but using window's explorer, the directory didn't exist. Eventually I had to boot into safe mode to delete the directory. Inside, I found records of everything I had been doing on the compy for months: chat transcripts, files, you name it. Regardless, I was thrilled that I had nailed the thing! Can't hide from me forever, scallywag!
i don't know about screaming, but they've already at least done pantless 5 times on a new york subway.
What would be good theology to you?
I know this isn't an autmated solution, but whenever I need to know how to spell a scientific word, I use Google Scholar. I take a guess at the spelling, search for it, and google will often prompt me with the correct spelling. If I get thousands of hits but all happen to be wrong then hey, at least I'm spelling the word the same way thousands of others have :)
Been enjoying oasis recently. Clean game play and brilliant mechanic. A little bit of Civ and levels that play in 3-5 minutes. Fantastic game.
Posted in the IT section, not sure it made the main page.
Only witnesses.
"...either way, there's something magical about blowing up cows."
The opposition dude's article was worthless, essentially only saying that many people have wanted immortality but are now dead. No specific critiques to the statement that the seven accumlative causes of aging will be cured in 20 years. Do any of you have a response to that statemtn?
This was certainly the case with Windows 98, NT, and often with 2k. However, with over 3 years of using XP at home and in a professional software engineering environment, I have never had to look for drivers. Either the hardware came with a disk with the drivers, or XP's mega-huge drivers.cab file was searched for the driver and plug-and-play worked. That drivers.cab knows a lot of hardware out there. 99%? Perhaps not. But I'd like to see you cite your source about Linux with 99% of all software drivers ever created being pre-installed. :) I'll eat my words w/ salt, pepper and respect if thats the case.
"Prayer is the act by which the will of the Father and the will of the child are brought into correspondence with each other. The object of prayer is not to change the will of God, but to secure for ourselves and for others blessings that God is already willing to grant, but that are made conditional on our asking for them. Blessings require some work or effort on our part before we can obtain them. Prayer is a form of work, and is an appointed means for obtaining the highest of all blessings."
-Bruce R. McConkie
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- Put the computer in a public place.
- Never allow them to be on the computer later than you are up.
- Carefully explain to them the dangers of porn and predetors (the two Ps)
- Do more things as a family. Specifically, pick a night of the week to always play a game (LAN or otherwise), see a movie, or otherwise be together. We use mondays.
- Turn off the TV. If you yourself are not distracted, you will want company and people will talk with/play with.
These precautions, especially the first two, will protect the kids from from the two Ps. After that, I could see it argued either way that hourly limits are reasonable. While the no computer until homework/chores rule seems logical, I personally would be reluctant to use hourly limitations. I would hope that the last two items would begin to help them participate more in other activites. However, one thing my parents do with my sister is generally not allow her to be on the computer when something obviously "family" is going on: relatives visiting, games being played, and so on. Hope that helps.Whatcho talking about?
"Watch as I search through these pdfs for my keywords aaaaand... It crashes fast than you've ever seen anything crash before!"
I love demos :)
Indeed. My group of gamers played Settlers regularly for years. Recently we stopped playing because we figured out "best" stratgedies for common situations. After that, the die rolls became too big a factor.
However, that was with the basic game. I'm still always up for a game of Settlers with the Cities and Knights expansion. That expansion adds so much more depth that it is still a very enjoyable game.
I still break out the basic game with new gamers though. It's a great intro to the world of germanesque stratgedy games.
Side note: see how Settlers has game ID 13 in boardgamegeek? It's a classic :)
I used to think about this too, until my Pol. Sci. professor pointed out that in a proportional representation election, the candidates would have ran completly differently! Instead of dividing the 50 states into "safe" "swing" and "no chance" states, and only focusing dollars and time on the "swing" states, the candidates would have been forced to spend time and dollars on high population areas, where they would get the bang for their buck. You see, under proportional representation, every vote truly matters, so it make more sense to spend time where you can influence the largest amount of voters. In that scenario, low population areas like Colorado wouldn't even see the candidates! Thus, you cannot simply tally the votes and say bush or gore would have won in 2000, because the whole dynamic of the process would be different.
Seriously, how can you compare this to a real poll among a representive portion of U.S. population (even if there is a "people who own phones" bias in our polls)?
awwwww... :) :)
To be honest, I would rather just get an invite to gmail... ;)
Get out of debt. We use Money99. You enter your credit card info for all your cards, interest rate, mininum payments, balance Then you tell it how much you can afford per month. It calculates the fastest way to get out of debt by telling you which cards to pay off first while still paying minimum amounts on the other cards. It schedules all your payments for as long as it will take and adjusts the plan for windfalls and new debt. Fantastic, the only real way to get out of debt. Controled planned payments in quick manner.
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"Stay green stay green staaaaay greeee" BZZZZZZT
Oh, the light turns red... Not the same kind of punishment I guess...
"And worlds without number have I created; and I also created them for mine own purpose;... But only an account of this earth, and the inhabitants thereof, give I unto you. For behold, there are many worlds that have passed away by the word of my power. And there are many that now stand, and innumerable are they unto man; but all things are numbered unto me, for they are mine and I know them."