"What geek (or even normal user) actually uses the email address that the ISP gives them? If I..."
I have used CableOne for ~5 years. My speed has (unannounced) doubled 3 times in that period, and my rates haven't changed (up OR down) yet. $35/Mo 3up/1.5 down(actual, not advertised) The ISP (and cableTV) service has been essentially bulletproof to date.
They don't appear to filter SPAM. They DO virus filter in a sensible way.
I have a Yahoo! account as a "spam" account for many years, oddly their SPAM filters seem to work ~OK.
Lesson #1 (Score:5, Funny) by tverbeek (457094) Alter Relationship on Tuesday August 15, @09:09PM (#15915761) (http://microsoft.toddverbeek.com/) Bring duct tape. Plenty of duct tape.
That's actually insightful. My father was at the cape for many years early on, and was the pad foreman for John Glenns launch---
He assures me that Duck tape was actually used to help secure and seal exterior panels on some of the early launches.
In fact, if you look closely at the pictures, you can see the silver outlines on the panels...
" Living in the fridge. (Score:5, Funny) by EnsilZah (575600) Alter Relationship on Saturday August 05, @11:51AM (#15852367) (http://ensilzah.deviantart.com/) Yes, but does it contain 0xDEADBEEF?"
Ah, an old Amiga user. (Mungwall--an excellent memory testing tool would bracket partitions of memory (Amiga had no VM) and fill it with 0xDEADBEEF)
"...Offer free cocktails and a $5.99 prime rib buffet.
*Fry's Electronics already uses this technique."...
You.....Lieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
Nobody told me! ARRRRHHGHGHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Seriously, The Frys in Plano, Tx at least has a really nice "coffee house" stuck right in the middle. It's a dangerous, dangerous place to lose a few (hours) with a book, drinking coffee and munching sandwiches. The prices are even not too bad.
...Also note that "This common accepted practice " of only telling the vendor is ONLY MICROSOFTS preference. The nets historically accepted method is broadcasting to the world, via bulletins on a security related (but "open") mailing list, preferably with example exploit code. (Sometimes code witheld/only sent to vendor until reporter finds someone who cares)
Since Google is a private, not Government entity, and not a monopoly, the only way I can see the plaintiff ever winning a suit is if Google hotlinks any search result for KinderStart to goat.cx;-)
Google can make them not exist at ALL (on Google search) ift they choose. It's Googles data, they compiled it.
All KinderStart can really do is ask NOT to be searched/robots.txt etc.
IANAL and all, but the above is "reasonable", and when SHTF, the law, even in the US, looks on "reasonable" heavily.
MythTV has a programmable skip, default is 30 seconds. "Smart rewind" (sort of an undo for an extra skip vs the default 5 second/push rewind) is also very useful.
I pretty much only watch Sci-Fi anymore, and their own promos are usually worth watching.
I installed Ubuntu on a spare partition of my (getting) ancient Mand...riva box
It installed fine, as one would expect (box is homebuilt Athlon 2800+ etc, nothing in it or attached to it DOESN'T work under Linux, as I don't run Windows)
Ubunto works... But I felt underwhelmed, as Mandrake "just works", and I already know where evberything is system management wise.
"The goal of a minefield is not to be secret. It's supposed to be an obstacle which requires you know where it is."
OK, lets make it easy!
1) Make lots of sturdy, light, weatherproof signs that say "MINEFIELD!" in six languages. (And with a graphic of someone losing a leg etc just in case) 2) Sell them to the hihest bidder 3) As deterrance is the point of a minefield... The sign should prove sufficient to any sane individual.
4) Profit?
Admittedly, eventually someone would figure it out, but by that time, it wouldn't matter. (Trick would be to actually put the same sign up to mark REAL minefields....)
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"I consider it to be about as stable as XFS."
I have had my/video and/home partitions on XFS for... WAY too long, several years, same drives. (I just keep adding on)
I lose power a lot where I live (glitches) and XFS has been utterly bullet proof.
(This filesystem has bee thru 3 motherboards, several linux distros (1 mb dead/2 upgrades), 2 cases, and so on)
If Reiser4 is about as stable as XFS, I'll glady switch everything over tomorrow on my MythTV box.
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"What geek (or even normal user) actually uses the email address that the ISP gives them? If I..."
I have used CableOne for ~5 years. My speed has (unannounced) doubled 3 times in that period, and my rates haven't changed (up OR down) yet. $35/Mo 3up/1.5 down(actual, not advertised) The ISP (and cableTV) service has been essentially bulletproof to date.
They don't appear to filter SPAM. They DO virus filter in a sensible way.
I have a Yahoo! account as a "spam" account for many years, oddly their SPAM filters seem to work ~OK.
" by Lord Ender (156273) Alter Relationship on Sunday August 27, @11:46AM (#15989677)
;-)
and a complete cessation of brain function is a characteristic of death
I thought it was a characteristic of a MySpace user? Or becoming US Defence Secretary.
Why the rip on myspace users? They may not have our informed, moderated sci/tech discussion, but they do have girls there."
All the underage girls on MySpace are really FBI agents.
Didn't you get the memo?
Excellent points, at least someone else saw the irony, even if the mods saw fit
to give the parent post a "-1 offtopic".
it actually framed the situation ~perfectly.
The Nazis perfected this before WW2 started.
This is news?
I said Nazi. Is the thread over?
Lesson #1
(Score:5, Funny)
by tverbeek (457094) Alter Relationship on Tuesday August 15, @09:09PM (#15915761)
(http://microsoft.toddverbeek.com/)
Bring duct tape. Plenty of duct tape.
That's actually insightful.
My father was at the cape for many years early on, and was the pad foreman for John Glenns launch---
He assures me that Duck tape was actually used to help secure and seal exterior panels on some of the early launches.
In fact, if you look closely at the pictures, you can see the silver outlines on the panels...
"
Living in the fridge.
(Score:5, Funny)
by EnsilZah (575600) Alter Relationship on Saturday August 05, @11:51AM (#15852367)
(http://ensilzah.deviantart.com/)
Yes, but does it contain 0xDEADBEEF?"
Ah, an old Amiga user.
(Mungwall--an excellent memory testing tool would bracket partitions of memory (Amiga had no VM) and fill it with 0xDEADBEEF)
A classic Portland joke, and me with no mod points.
Wasn't intended as a troll, I mistook the comment to be another PDF bash, which is pretty common for reasons I cannot comprehend at all (as I said)
If I am not misteaken the FTC can also impose a likely corporate-death-sentence grade fine, assuming they see that as an appropriate "remedy".
;-)
They better do it soon, I'm sure the RAMBUS people will play the pump and dump for awhile and clear their positions ASAP.
Perhaps the FTC can call in their comrades at the SEC for a little consult?
OK, I still don't quite get the "PDF Warning" BS...
It's an OPEN format, and wonderfully supoported under Linux, as U*ix is not dependent on the horrid Acrobat reader etc from Adobe.
PDFs display almost instantly, print perfectly, generated by OpenOffice etc etc...
Is it just because I ONLY use Linux at home I don't hate PDFs?
Everyone has forgotten their classic SciFi.
Nice pair of Deerskin gloves with a layer of this inside would make brass knuckles so obsolete...
After taking my meds, I now think the maze-lined-with-goodies is the technique the parent was referring to.
My bad.
"...Offer free cocktails and a $5.99 prime rib buffet.
*Fry's Electronics already uses this technique."...
You.....Lieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
Nobody told me! ARRRRHHGHGHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Seriously, The Frys in Plano, Tx at least has a really nice "coffee house" stuck right in the middle.
It's a dangerous, dangerous place to lose a few (hours) with a book, drinking coffee and munching sandwiches.
The prices are even not too bad.
Re:Legal circles?
(Score:4, Funny)
by chromatic (9471) Alter Relationship on Sunday July 16, @05:05PM (#15729290)
(http://wgz.org/chromatic/)
If their appeal is successful, they'll get a refund.
I hope it's in the form of a coupon for 15% off the upgrade to the next version of the fine.
And
...Also note that "This common accepted practice " of only telling the vendor is ONLY MICROSOFTS preference.
The nets historically accepted method is broadcasting to the world, via bulletins on a security related (but "open") mailing list,
preferably with example exploit code. (Sometimes code witheld/only sent to vendor until reporter finds someone who cares)
Since Google is a private, not Government entity, and not a monopoly, the only way I can see the plaintiff ever winning a suit is if Google hotlinks any search result for KinderStart to goat.cx ;-)
Google can make them not exist at ALL (on Google search) ift they choose.
It's Googles data, they compiled it.
All KinderStart can really do is ask NOT to be searched/robots.txt etc.
IANAL and all, but the above is "reasonable", and when SHTF, the law, even in the US, looks on "reasonable" heavily.
More likely a new manager came in a ordered a new 5S program.
Probably in a landfill somewhere.
How about another application--- ;)
Discs that "auto expire" if not kept in the fridge
I thought we already decided with the original DivX that this was not such a good idea.
CONSUMERS decided it wasn't a good idea.
The **AA would probably LOVE it.
Imagine:digital data that degrades...
Your 3 day rental from Blockbuster wouldn't ever have to go back...
How about another application--- ;)
Discs that "auto expire" if not kept in the fridge
No, seriously.
"If one of the infected computers ends up being a government machine, under the USA Patriot Act, this could be a capital crime"
Dude, the PATRIOT act is a virtual blank check for Government/LE abuse.
Don't toy with our emotions by giving us one GOOD way it could be (but never will be) abused... er.. used.!
Why did I immediately visualize a sentient, but drooling idiot as a result of that..
MythTV has a programmable skip, default is 30 seconds.
"Smart rewind" (sort of an undo for an extra skip vs the default 5 second/push rewind) is also very useful.
I pretty much only watch Sci-Fi anymore, and their own promos are usually worth watching.
Item 6 is VERY useful.
I installed Ubuntu on a spare partition of my (getting) ancient Mand...riva box
It installed fine, as one would expect
(box is homebuilt Athlon 2800+ etc, nothing in it or attached to it DOESN'T work under Linux, as I don't run Windows)
Ubunto works... But I felt underwhelmed, as Mandrake "just works", and I already know where evberything is system management wise.
And the PLF... Viva `le PLF!
"The goal of a minefield is not to be secret. It's supposed to be an obstacle which requires you know where it is."
OK, lets make it easy!
1) Make lots of sturdy, light, weatherproof signs that say "MINEFIELD!" in six languages.
(And with a graphic of someone losing a leg etc just in case)
2) Sell them to the hihest bidder
3) As deterrance is the point of a minefield... The sign should prove sufficient to any sane individual.
4) Profit?
Admittedly, eventually someone would figure it out, but by that time, it wouldn't matter.
(Trick would be to actually put the same sign up to mark REAL minefields....)
"I consider it to be about as stable as XFS."
/video and /home partitions on XFS for... WAY too long, several years, same drives.
I have had my
(I just keep adding on)
I lose power a lot where I live (glitches) and XFS has been utterly bullet proof.
(This filesystem has bee thru 3 motherboards, several linux distros (1 mb dead/2 upgrades), 2 cases, and so on)
If Reiser4 is about as stable as XFS, I'll glady switch everything over tomorrow on my MythTV box.