I don't want to be crass, but if it sounds so wonderful, you should vacation there and then move there if you love it.
Personally, I live in NYC and spend a lot of time in northern Maine, and while I crave the solitude and quiet and darkness from time to time, experience shows that I can only take it for a couple of weeks at a time. I start going stir crazy after that. I guess I like electricity more than I will admit to myself.
You're exactly right. It's almost completely apples and oranges.
When I'm on my cell phone, I want to be able to walk, drive and basically go anywhere.
When I'm on my wireless network, I want to be able to go from my desk to my couch. I might even want to walk down to the cafe and use my laptop there, but I'm certainly not going to be typing on my laptop as I walk to the cafe, and I'm DEFINITELY not going to use my laptop while I'm driving somewhere.
Everyone's "They're idiots, they should use OpenSSH" aside (I do agree with that), you said these people are your vendors? Unless they're the only vendor in the world that can meet your needs, mention that not only is OpenSSH a commercial solution, but that another vendor really wants your business and is willing to use OpenSSH.
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There's already a Boston Chinatown to NYC Chinatown bus for $10 each way. Run by Sunshine something. Good, new buses, and you can't beat the price.
You admittedly don't know much of anything about the operation of Echelon. How, then, do you come to the opinion that it's worked well? That's like saying that black helicopters get great gas milage because they haven't crashed in Times Square yet.
And no there is no conspiracy between the lawyers and the government.
Oh, sure, that's exactly what they want us to believe. Admit it, you're one of them--probably a lawyer--aren't you? You're trying to get us to reveal all of our secrets to the Grand Global Lawyer-Government Conspiracy! Admit it!
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Alright, that's one good example of why NPR wouldn't want this. But as many have pointed out, it's trivial to block such attempts by looking at the 'Referer' field in the HTTP request. NPR could do this for their entire site, just their.RA files, or any other combo they desire--including blocking just your site.
This is all well and good, for those living in areas where you can actually get some land. Here in Somerville (just outside Boston, MA), there's literally no developable land left. Meaning to build your own, you'd have to demolish an existing property... Not a cheap proposition, considering the potential for asbestos and other hazards.
Still, sounds like a good book for those in rural/suburban areas.
Maybe it's just me, but this is a no brainer. Sure, I'm writing this from the shitter thanks to my 802.11b network. Sure, I like using my laptop anywhere near my apartment. But if these lights are the real deal--prime time or not--I'll gladly move to an 802.11a network if/when they're widely used. Light bulbs waste a tremendous amount of energy nationwide, and if these bulbs can help reduce that, then great! We can only abuse the earth so long. We can wait until after we drop a deuce to check email, or can upgrade to 802.11a if we really can't.
Of course, widespread adoption of the new lights is a huge concern. Look at how energy efficient compact flourecent lights are, and how relatively few are actually used.
Consider placing the access point outside of your firewall and requiring users to connect to your LAN via a VPN or IPsec. Then you don't need WEP at all.
On your gateway, run a 6to4 translator (eg NATPT.) To handle DNS, run the Trick-or-Treat daemon, which takes IPv4-only addresses and puts them into v6 form (NATPT then translates it back at the border.)
Now port all your apps to support IPv6. This involves changing IPv4 specific function calls to their IPv6 equivalent. For folks like me, who only use the web & ssh, this isn't even an issue, since OpenSSH and Mozilla support IPv6.
C'mon, it's a Lisa! It should be able to handle the load of a slashdotting....And for the next trick, Slashdot will knock down a small child and run away with her candy.
This of course assumes that people set up their IPv6 addresses correctly, and don't just use site- or link-local addresses for their home machines...
And that they allow traffic through their firewall to their machines.
And you used IPsec/ESP to connect to Slashdot, right? No? Well, at least Joe Average has IPsec and IKE running on his Win98 box, right? No?
That's a big blow to widespread IPsec connectivity, presuming that the Slashdot crowd doesn't represent the majority of broadband users and music-swapping fiends. The fewer people running IPsec/ESP, the less you can connect to securely. Less people, less files. Etc.
Why isn't IPsec widely used? For one, few non-techs have heard of it. Also, it can be a pain to configure--and unless it gets a lot easier, "we won't throttle some of your traffic" isn't enough incentive to drive users en-masse to set it up.
Don't get me wrong, I love IPsec. I've written about it, and use it a lot. But it's not ready for prime-time, "let's hide all our traffic everywhere" use. There's just not enough folks using it yet.
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I don't want to be crass, but if it sounds so wonderful, you should vacation there and then move there if you love it. Personally, I live in NYC and spend a lot of time in northern Maine, and while I crave the solitude and quiet and darkness from time to time, experience shows that I can only take it for a couple of weeks at a time. I start going stir crazy after that. I guess I like electricity more than I will admit to myself.
Huh?
Don't worry about it--now, instead of +5, Funny for a 180, you got +5, Funny for a 360 AND a 180!
When I'm on my cell phone, I want to be able to walk, drive and basically go anywhere.
When I'm on my wireless network, I want to be able to go from my desk to my couch. I might even want to walk down to the cafe and use my laptop there, but I'm certainly not going to be typing on my laptop as I walk to the cafe, and I'm DEFINITELY not going to use my laptop while I'm driving somewhere.
Oh, wait, did I hear something about it being rude to be typing away while someone is talking to you?
Man, I'll become a tree-hugging vegan PETA extremist before I worry about a MACHINE'S feelings and social standing.
And let's not forget that NY is giving them $210 million! That's not exactly chump change to anyone these days.
Okay, I'll go take my medicine.
I agree that this is a prudent move. Really, though, don't you think folks should be on guard for this type of thing, say, always?
Everyone's "They're idiots, they should use OpenSSH" aside (I do agree with that), you said these people are your vendors? Unless they're the only vendor in the world that can meet your needs, mention that not only is OpenSSH a commercial solution, but that another vendor really wants your business and is willing to use OpenSSH.
There's already a Boston Chinatown to NYC Chinatown bus for $10 each way. Run by Sunshine something. Good, new buses, and you can't beat the price.
Why not? It's suspected they've already killed deaf people when mistaking sign language for gang signs.
Having worked for the Fed for a while, I wouldn't bet on that. Their powers of inefficiency can be truly staggering.
You admittedly don't know much of anything about the operation of Echelon. How, then, do you come to the opinion that it's worked well? That's like saying that black helicopters get great gas milage because they haven't crashed in Times Square yet.
Oh, sure, that's exactly what they want us to believe. Admit it, you're one of them--probably a lawyer--aren't you? You're trying to get us to reveal all of our secrets to the Grand Global Lawyer-Government Conspiracy! Admit it!
Alright, that's one good example of why NPR wouldn't want this. But as many have pointed out, it's trivial to block such attempts by looking at the 'Referer' field in the HTTP request. NPR could do this for their entire site, just their .RA files, or any other combo they desire--including blocking just your site.
A very good point. I guess my comment was more aimed at what I perceived to be the author's "don't buy, build!" attitude.
Still, sounds like a good book for those in rural/suburban areas.
Maybe it's just me, but this is a no brainer. Sure, I'm writing this from the shitter thanks to my 802.11b network. Sure, I like using my laptop anywhere near my apartment. But if these lights are the real deal--prime time or not--I'll gladly move to an 802.11a network if/when they're widely used. Light bulbs waste a tremendous amount of energy nationwide, and if these bulbs can help reduce that, then great! We can only abuse the earth so long. We can wait until after we drop a deuce to check email, or can upgrade to 802.11a if we really can't.
Of course, widespread adoption of the new lights is a huge concern. Look at how energy efficient compact flourecent lights are, and how relatively few are actually used.
Consider placing the access point outside of your firewall and requiring users to connect to your LAN via a VPN or IPsec. Then you don't need WEP at all.
Now port all your apps to support IPv6. This involves changing IPv4 specific function calls to their IPv6 equivalent. For folks like me, who only use the web & ssh, this isn't even an issue, since OpenSSH and Mozilla support IPv6.
Viola, you're running IPv6 and nothing else.
C'mon, it's a Lisa! It should be able to handle the load of a slashdotting. ...And for the next trick, Slashdot will knock down a small child and run away with her candy.
This of course assumes that people set up their IPv6 addresses correctly, and don't just use site- or link-local addresses for their home machines... And that they allow traffic through their firewall to their machines.
That's a big blow to widespread IPsec connectivity, presuming that the Slashdot crowd doesn't represent the majority of broadband users and music-swapping fiends. The fewer people running IPsec/ESP, the less you can connect to securely. Less people, less files. Etc.
Why isn't IPsec widely used? For one, few non-techs have heard of it. Also, it can be a pain to configure--and unless it gets a lot easier, "we won't throttle some of your traffic" isn't enough incentive to drive users en-masse to set it up.
Don't get me wrong, I love IPsec. I've written about it, and use it a lot. But it's not ready for prime-time, "let's hide all our traffic everywhere" use. There's just not enough folks using it yet.