They even make a web-mail solution called "Silky Mail" that does a remarkable job of mimicking the appearance and functionality of Mulberry!
and, like all Truly Great mail readers, it's named after a tree.
I don't buy much software, but Mulberry was the best $40 I've ever spent. I bought a license way back in 1999, and I still get the most recent upgrades and plug-ins for free. Cyrusoft also has very generous site-license pricing. And no, I don't work for them, my only connection to Cyrusoft is as a satisfied customer.
Water conducts electrisity. Well, pure water doesn't, but pure water will eat metal until it does conduct.
Not quite true. Even pure water will ionize slightly, due to the molecule's polar nature. Propylene glycol would probably be a better choice. And for christ's sake, why was this kid using shrink tubing, zip ties, and rubber bands? Hasn't he ever heard of a hose clamp? US$0.20 at the local hardware store...
Right. I guess he hasn't heard of a soldering iron.
Congress has just passed the Sensory Security Standards Certification Act of Assimilation (SSSCAA). The new law was drafted when MPAA officials, upon reading Slashdot, realized that the provisions of the SSSCA did not adequately restrict copying in the analog domain. For instance, a malicious pirate could simply use an analog camera aimed at a television to record the latest Hollywood blockbuster, then distribute the film on the internet.
The copyright cartels have solved this crucial, life-and-death problem by requiring all electronic devices that transmit sensory information (such as sound or video) to transmit the information in an encrypted format. Thus, an unauthorized viewer would only see gibberish. Consumers who legally paid for a license would receive a small microchip, that when surgically implanted in the optic nerve, would descramble the signal.
Sen. Ernest 'Fritz' Hollings, D-S.C. said, "This legislation finally closes the gap in protecting copyright holders' freedoms, what we call the 'last meter' of the information path from the movie studio to consumers' brains. This is a huge step forward in enabling companies to produce and safely distribute high quality brainwa -- errr, content". Hollings added that it should give a huge boost to broadband deployment, while vehemently denying reports that the chips possess the ability to deliver an electric shock to anyone who attempts to view content created by an independent artist.
When asked if he thought it would be possible for a hacker to reverse-engineer the encryption algorithm, Jack Valenti said "I don't think so. Our scientists have assured us that the new system is uncrackable. Besides, we have already outlawed general-use computers, so even if the algorithm were discovered it would be of little use to anyone".
It's just playing with words and being a political spin doctor. I, for one, am only surprised that email spam has not been used for campaigning earlier.
I don't think spam will ever became a widespread practice in political campaigns. The typical spammer operates more or less anonymously, and expects a very low rate of responses. The spammer has nothing to lose when some of the recipients get angry, complain, and even get the spammer's thowaway accounts revoked.
On the other hand, someone who has their real name connected to a spam sets themselves up for dire consequences. Witness the Bernard Shifman debacle. A candidate for public office has everything to lose, they could potentially piss off dozens of voters for every vote that is gained. Even the folks that aren't angered by spam are going to be affected by all the bad press surrounding incidents like this.
My advice? Ask the sales rep to demonstrate how MS clustering will solve a common comp-sci problem
This is a great idea. Scalapak benchmarks are a popular choice. Also think about what are you really getting for your money (license fees)? I work with a modest Beowulf (~50 cpus) using Linux and I have no doubt that it would be technically possible to use Windows... but you would spend a lot of time installing kludgy ports of unix tools: cygnus wintools, PBS, rsh, perl, etc. At the very least the two most popular message passing libraries (MPI and PVM) both rely on rsh.
All the tools that make a Beowulf what it is are free software, there is really NO added value by running them on Windows.
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Pudge, those letters aren't even adjacent.
Obviously, he's using a dvorak keyboard, where they are adjacent.
One of the primary authors is Cyrus Daboo, one of the folks who invented IMAP. Here's a short list of some of my favorite features:
Supported on Windows, MacOS, OS X, Linux, and various other Unices
Great PGP support
encrypted logins, SSL, etc
kick-ass technical support
amazingly configurable, remote administration, cool "kiosk" mode
They even make a web-mail solution called "Silky Mail" that does a remarkable job of mimicking the appearance and functionality of Mulberry!
and, like all Truly Great mail readers, it's named after a tree.
I don't buy much software, but Mulberry was the best $40 I've ever spent. I bought a license way back in 1999, and I still get the most recent upgrades and plug-ins for free. Cyrusoft also has very generous site-license pricing. And no, I don't work for them, my only connection to Cyrusoft is as a satisfied customer.
Water conducts electrisity. Well, pure water doesn't, but pure water will eat metal until it does conduct.
Not quite true. Even pure water will ionize slightly, due to the molecule's polar nature. Propylene glycol would probably be a better choice. And for christ's sake, why was this kid using shrink tubing, zip ties, and rubber bands? Hasn't he ever heard of a hose clamp? US$0.20 at the local hardware store...
Right. I guess he hasn't heard of a soldering iron.
Congress has just passed the Sensory Security Standards Certification Act of Assimilation (SSSCAA). The new law was drafted when MPAA officials, upon reading Slashdot, realized that the provisions of the SSSCA did not adequately restrict copying in the analog domain. For instance, a malicious pirate could simply use an analog camera aimed at a television to record the latest Hollywood blockbuster, then distribute the film on the internet.
The copyright cartels have solved this crucial, life-and-death problem by requiring all electronic devices that transmit sensory information (such as sound or video) to transmit the information in an encrypted format. Thus, an unauthorized viewer would only see gibberish. Consumers who legally paid for a license would receive a small microchip, that when surgically implanted in the optic nerve, would descramble the signal.
Sen. Ernest 'Fritz' Hollings, D-S.C. said, "This legislation finally closes the gap in protecting copyright holders' freedoms, what we call the 'last meter' of the information path from the movie studio to consumers' brains. This is a huge step forward in enabling companies to produce and safely distribute high quality brainwa -- errr, content". Hollings added that it should give a huge boost to broadband deployment, while vehemently denying reports that the chips possess the ability to deliver an electric shock to anyone who attempts to view content created by an independent artist.
When asked if he thought it would be possible for a hacker to reverse-engineer the encryption algorithm, Jack Valenti said "I don't think so. Our scientists have assured us that the new system is uncrackable. Besides, we have already outlawed general-use computers, so even if the algorithm were discovered it would be of little use to anyone".
It's just playing with words and being a political spin doctor. I, for one, am only surprised that email spam has not been used for campaigning earlier.
I don't think spam will ever became a widespread practice in political campaigns. The typical spammer operates more or less anonymously, and expects a very low rate of responses. The spammer has nothing to lose when some of the recipients get angry, complain, and even get the spammer's thowaway accounts revoked.
On the other hand, someone who has their real name connected to a spam sets themselves up for dire consequences. Witness the Bernard Shifman debacle. A candidate for public office has everything to lose, they could potentially piss off dozens of voters for every vote that is gained. Even the folks that aren't angered by spam are going to be affected by all the bad press surrounding incidents like this.
My advice? Ask the sales rep to demonstrate how MS clustering will solve a common comp-sci problem
This is a great idea. Scalapak benchmarks are a popular choice. Also think about what are you really getting for your money (license fees)? I work with a modest Beowulf (~50 cpus) using Linux and I have no doubt that it would be technically possible to use Windows... but you would spend a lot of time installing kludgy ports of unix tools: cygnus wintools, PBS, rsh, perl, etc. At the very least the two most popular message passing libraries (MPI and PVM) both rely on rsh.
All the tools that make a Beowulf what it is are free software, there is really NO added value by running them on Windows.