What annoys me are banks/companies in the UK who do this:
Me: Hello?
Them: Hello, this is LloydsTSB/BT/some other company. Is this <My Name>?
Me: Yes
Them: OK, for security, I have to ask you some questions. What is your date of birth?
Me: I'm not giving that sort of information out to some random on the phone - how do I know you're who you say you are?
Them: I'm ringing on behalf of LloydsTSB/BT/some other company.
Me: Sure, you said that. Tell me what my account number is then
Them: I can't do that until you've identified yourself.
Me: Bit of an impasse then, isn't it?
Sure, they know my name and number. I'm guessing it's not that hard to find that out though.
Eh?! What's wrong with Liv?! I'll hear nothing bad said against her. Liv, darling, don't listen to the nasty men. She was goooood in Plunkett & Macleane. It's a damn good Arts Council of England film. Yes, I know no-one has ever heard of it. And I know it's only at 5.9 on IMDB. Damn idiots, the lot of them.
That's the second time you've got his name wrongly. If you love his stuff, learn how to spell it:)
BTW, a colleague of mine used to live in the same building as him, and used to hang out with him. Which is quite cool. (Unless you're lying, Dowie!)
Is there any work on SSL-type functionality, but based on a PGP web-of-trust rather than a top-down I-trust-the-CA-so-I-trust-any-certs-they-issue style?
I lost over..... 2 inches doing that. I got an email today about something that could help with that. I get those emails regularly - they seem very persistent - must be really good.
The modern man is what he owns. He who dies with the most toys wins. Imagine we're all naked, without any possessions or money.
Now, who's the richest?
Poor cryptography gives people a false sense of security. That's exactly what I said. "Stop making crypto weaker, people. Poor cryptography is worse than no cryptography."
I would think it was a big win if you could get a version of Java easily available on a shared webhosting environment. It's too tricky to stop people messing with other's applications. Just get a VPS and run whatever you like.
When stupid things happen, such as in Ubuntu removing the part of the code that asks you to move your mouse around to create entropy Uh-oh. Sounds very Debian-esque. Stop making crypto weaker, people. Poor cryptography is worse than no cryptography.
even excluding the banks (where there are plenty of developer jobs at 100k GBP and above) I find your comments interesting, and would like to subscribe to your Utopia - it can happen to you too! newsletter.
if I get caught speeding i get fined instantly Do you not see the difference between speeding past a school at 60 in a 30 at kicking out time *, say, and downloading a film?
Yes, I chose the extreme example. But it still shows that inappropriate speed kills, and downloading never does.
Don't underestimate package management - it is critical. It is the main differentiator between distros and it is the key to Ubuntu's current success. That's not what I'd have said, as it's the same as Debian. I'd have said Ubuntu's success was due to having little things pop up and ask you if you want to install mp3 codecs when the user tries to play an mp3, or Flash installer helpers, etc.
I think perhaps the rape mentioned in "HOLY FUCK MY EX SHOWED UP TODAY AND RAPED ME *CRY*" might be them deciding after the fact that they feel used/stupid after they had sex with their ex hoping to get back with them after no avail.
"Real" rape is horrible. A girl dragged off the street by a total stranger. Horrific.
However, too many times now, it's a case of "I agreed to sex with this guy, but afterwards I wish I hadn't". To me, that's not rape.
A similar version, when an interface (usually the one you are connected in via) has an access list applied to it, and you clear the access list. That implicit "deny all" at the end of the now empty list can really be a pig.:) I hate Cisco access lists, btw. iptables is way much better.
I can say that I'm surrounded by 100 beautiful cheerleaders. That doesn't make it so.;) Depends how far away you consider they have to be to be surrounded. 3000 miles? I reckon you are "surrounded".
As far as I can tell our rape rate here is massive. I know too many people who got raped (like, almost every girl I know?). What the hell? What country are you referring to? I don't know a single woman (or man for that matter) that's been raped. Perhaps someone I know has, and I don't know about it. It's not something I ask people. But seriously - do you ask everyone you know, or do they just come out with it, and tell you, or do you work on some help line?
I'm not even going to make the joke that it sounds pretty strange that "almost every girl you know" has been raped, and that you're the common link in this.
If you're ever in the UK, check out the best preserved Magna Carta at Salisbury Cathedral, which is itself impressive. I went there last week and saw it, and it makes you think. Perfectly legible after almost 800 years. (Aside from it being in abbreviated Medieval Latin.). It also houses the oldest working clock in the world, from 1300. And of course, Stonehenge is only about 15 miles away. *
PS. Good on David Davies for drawing attention to things. Never thought I'd cheer on a Tory.
VisitBritain - please get in touch with me about my fee for the sudden influx of tourists you'll see to Wiltshire.
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If you're one of the approx 50% of people that read this site that aren't from the US, you might not know what the FDIC is.
What annoys me are banks/companies in the UK who do this:
Me: Hello?
Them: Hello, this is LloydsTSB/BT/some other company. Is this <My Name>?
Me: Yes
Them: OK, for security, I have to ask you some questions. What is your date of birth?
Me: I'm not giving that sort of information out to some random on the phone - how do I know you're who you say you are?
Them: I'm ringing on behalf of LloydsTSB/BT/some other company.
Me: Sure, you said that. Tell me what my account number is then
Them: I can't do that until you've identified yourself.
Me: Bit of an impasse then, isn't it?
Sure, they know my name and number. I'm guessing it's not that hard to find that out though.
For sure. AO-51 weighs 11kg. That's about 24lbs for you Americans. Have to buy a beam, and then I can work it
Eh?! What's wrong with Liv?! I'll hear nothing bad said against her. Liv, darling, don't listen to the nasty men. She was goooood in Plunkett & Macleane. It's a damn good Arts Council of England film. Yes, I know no-one has ever heard of it. And I know it's only at 5.9 on IMDB. Damn idiots, the lot of them.
That's the second time you've got his name wrongly. If you love his stuff, learn how to spell it :)
BTW, a colleague of mine used to live in the same building as him, and used to hang out with him. Which is quite cool. (Unless you're lying, Dowie!)
Is there any work on SSL-type functionality, but based on a PGP web-of-trust rather than a top-down I-trust-the-CA-so-I-trust-any-certs-they-issue style?
Now, who's the richest?
PS. How do you get the nested quoting?
We could combine the two things, and say you're only allowed to speed near starving *AA lawyers.
Yes, I chose the extreme example. But it still shows that inappropriate speed kills, and downloading never does.
I think perhaps the rape mentioned in "HOLY FUCK MY EX SHOWED UP TODAY AND RAPED ME *CRY*" might be them deciding after the fact that they feel used/stupid after they had sex with their ex hoping to get back with them after no avail.
"Real" rape is horrible. A girl dragged off the street by a total stranger. Horrific.
However, too many times now, it's a case of "I agreed to sex with this guy, but afterwards I wish I hadn't". To me, that's not rape.
A similar version, when an interface (usually the one you are connected in via) has an access list applied to it, and you clear the access list. That implicit "deny all" at the end of the now empty list can really be a pig. :) I hate Cisco access lists, btw. iptables is way much better.
I'm not even going to make the joke that it sounds pretty strange that "almost every girl you know" has been raped, and that you're the common link in this.
If you're ever in the UK, check out the best preserved Magna Carta at Salisbury Cathedral, which is itself impressive. I went there last week and saw it, and it makes you think. Perfectly legible after almost 800 years. (Aside from it being in abbreviated Medieval Latin.). It also houses the oldest working clock in the world, from 1300. And of course, Stonehenge is only about 15 miles away. *
PS. Good on David Davies for drawing attention to things. Never thought I'd cheer on a Tory.
VisitBritain - please get in touch with me about my fee for the sudden influx of tourists you'll see to Wiltshire.
Or have a big foot that comes down out of a cloud, and stamps the plane onto the ground. Wait, that's Python...