As I true Harry Potter fan, I am waiting for the Extended Editions of the films before I pass judgment on them. 150 pg/hour... I just can't wait for the 5 1/2 hour EE version of Order of th Phoenix!!
Not using DHCP adds a layer of obscurity, not protection.
After cracking WEP and sniffing traffic, all the necessary settings could be trivially obtained. "Pretty dedicated" to run ethereal/wireshark? Not really.
And finally, you still use Dapper and WEP because you have a life. Because you enjoy the sunshine and warm weather, camping, etc. Because you are dating a jetski. And yet you reserve time for "watching the packets" to see if anyone has pwned your network yet? Wow.
Get Snort, setup WPA, and eat, sleep and be merry. That's my advice.
I've found the upgrade process to be surprisingly painless, from one release to the next. However if you are going to upgrade from Dapper in "a few years" you'll almost certainly be looking at a reload rather than upgrade. It's debatable whether you will have saved much time in the end, and in the meantime you will miss out on things like WPA, for example.
I had planned on running Dapper/LTS on some systems for ease of maintenance but I've since upgraded them to Edgy and Feisty because of features or improvements in the newer releases, and because upgrading is just so easy. In fact I moved to Kubuntu from Gentoo in part to spend less time on system administration and more time actually using the computer or doing outdoor things like you mentioned; and even with occasional upgrades, time spent maintaining my Ubuntu systems is minimal.
From there I gave it a static IP on my LAN and plugged in the WEP key after picking my SSID from a list.
You sounded like you knew what you were talking about until I got to this point.
Everybody knows WEP is a waste of time. If you really want your wireless to be secure, just wrap the access point in a HEPA filter, but make sure you cover your laptop with the exact same grade of filter, to ensure compatibility. THAT will keep the undesirables out (assuming they are larger than.3 microns).
It's not the upload that is the problem. I have a client with a few 7/1.5 Mb lines (over coax) from the cable company. They could even get 7/2 Mb if they were willing to pay extra. Anything beyond that and they sell you fiber lines.
No, the problem with cable is that the reliability sucks compared to T1. The cable provider's explanation when the line goes down? "It happens. Just reset the router."
Not only does the OOo word count not work for him, but it somehow crossed his "Review of Beryl.odt" article with his "Random Rants About Ubuntu and Stuff.odt" article and spit out one incoherent piece of shit!
Unless the Colo facility is nearby, I wouldn't go that route. How are you going to troubleshoot a hardware problem or what do you do in case of hardware failure?
Anyway, I would go for high end VPS or an entry-level dedicated server. You should be able to get something in the $40-$80/month range. I have a dedicated server at $50/month, myself.
I too am a speakeasy customer (for now) but I only host secondary dns/mx on my speakeasy line. I'll drop some names now... some of these places I've used myself, some I have not.
Give a child a loaf of bread, and you feed him for a few days.
Give the child a laptop, and you have fed him for life.
Ridiculous? Consider just some of the profitable ventures you can start with a computer...
- Become a 419 scammer
- Sell shit on ebay for much more than it's worth (and charge $75 shipping)
- Install an smtp daemon and become a spammer
- Write viruses and sell them on the black market
- Start a tech blog, with plenty of advertisements. Search for content on other sites, and get monkeys to post summaries of it. If you have trouble finding articles, dup your own.
It says you can submit poll ideas, but it doesn't say anything about them actually accepting them. I was making an important distinction.
...or maybe I just didn't bother to read the summary or TFA before I posted. You decide.
Either way, I'm pretty sure Nintendo won't be accepting my poll.
I wonder if all the polls will have only two possible responses? Slashdotters complain when they are fewer than... well, infinity.
It would be cool if they accepted user poll ideas. Here is my Everybody Votes poll submission: What is your favorite gaming console: Playstation 3 or Xbox 360?
Can anyone else see next month's headline?... Giant Rabid Rabbits Wreck Havoc on North Korean Village.
The giant rabbit thing sounds straight out of a cheesy horror film. I think I would go with micro rabbits instead. You could breed them by the millions and just eat them whole like little snacks. They might be a little furry and a little crunchy, but at least there is less danger they will turn out evil and eat your children.
Perhaps??? No, no, you're right, I don't think it's the contracts, I think people stay with verizon because they just really like that can-you-hear-me-now guy.
Better service? Ha! Sure, they will kiss your ass if you come to them for the first time, but once you are under contract, you don't mean shit. This is pretty much the standard type of frustrating shit service you can expect as a verizon customer: http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/12/0 9/0625245
Anyway, my verizon contract is up in 3 months. I've actually already got a new GSM phone and service with another carrier (no contracts). I can't wait for March when I'm going to introduce my verizon phone to my sledgehammer. CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW, MOTHERFUCKER?!?!
Funny, I heard a story on the radio earlier today about a sleep disorder where people become unable to sleep at all. You know what happens to them? They die. I think the drug companies can keep their anti-sleep pills. I don't think I want to fuck around with not sleeping or reducing my sleep.
The U.S. would resist ratification...because we didn't sign Kyoto...? But we didn't sign Kyoto because we didn't like the economic downsides, not because we as a country somehow like the concept of global warming and are hoping for beachfront property in West Virginia.
Who are the "we" that don't like Kyoto? The average American, or the average US Energy industry executive? Big Oil isn't going to want fusion power any more than they want emissions restrictions, so of course they would use their lobbying power to sideline it as much as possible.
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As I true Harry Potter fan, I am waiting for the Extended Editions of the films before I pass judgment on them. 150 pg/hour... I just can't wait for the 5 1/2 hour EE version of Order of th Phoenix!!
Not using DHCP adds a layer of obscurity, not protection.
After cracking WEP and sniffing traffic, all the necessary settings could be trivially obtained. "Pretty dedicated" to run ethereal/wireshark? Not really.
And finally, you still use Dapper and WEP because you have a life. Because you enjoy the sunshine and warm weather, camping, etc. Because you are dating a jetski.
And yet you reserve time for "watching the packets" to see if anyone has pwned your network yet? Wow.
Get Snort, setup WPA, and eat, sleep and be merry. That's my advice.
I've found the upgrade process to be surprisingly painless, from one release to the next. However if you are going to upgrade from Dapper in "a few years" you'll almost certainly be looking at a reload rather than upgrade. It's debatable whether you will have saved much time in the end, and in the meantime you will miss out on things like WPA, for example.
I had planned on running Dapper/LTS on some systems for ease of maintenance but I've since upgraded them to Edgy and Feisty because of features or improvements in the newer releases, and because upgrading is just so easy. In fact I moved to Kubuntu from Gentoo in part to spend less time on system administration and more time actually using the computer or doing outdoor things like you mentioned; and even with occasional upgrades, time spent maintaining my Ubuntu systems is minimal.
I DO use Linux over wireless, only it's WPA2/AES-CCMP. However I am running Kubuntu Feisty. Maybe it's time for an upgrade?
I don't buy the "safe enough" arguments. It's broken. Friends don't let friends use WEP.
You sounded like you knew what you were talking about until I got to this point.
Everybody knows WEP is a waste of time. If you really want your wireless to be secure, just wrap the access point in a HEPA filter, but make sure you cover your laptop with the exact same grade of filter, to ensure compatibility. THAT will keep the undesirables out (assuming they are larger than
Me too. Strip is great. I also use the strip-dump perl script on my desktop to access my passwords when I'm at my PC.
http://www.dribin.org/dave/software/perl-strip/
It's not the upload that is the problem. I have a client with a few 7/1.5 Mb lines (over coax) from the cable company. They could even get 7/2 Mb if they were willing to pay extra. Anything beyond that and they sell you fiber lines.
No, the problem with cable is that the reliability sucks compared to T1. The cable provider's explanation when the line goes down? "It happens. Just reset the router."
Not only does the OOo word count not work for him, but it somehow crossed his "Review of Beryl.odt" article with his "Random Rants About Ubuntu and Stuff.odt" article and spit out one incoherent piece of shit!
Unless the Colo facility is nearby, I wouldn't go that route. How are you going to troubleshoot a hardware problem or what do you do in case of hardware failure?
/month range. I have a dedicated server at $50/month, myself.
Anyway, I would go for high end VPS or an entry-level dedicated server. You should be able to get something in the $40-$80
I too am a speakeasy customer (for now) but I only host secondary dns/mx on my speakeasy line. I'll drop some names now... some of these places I've used myself, some I have not.
serverbeach.com
1and1.com
vpslink.com
sonic.net/sales/colo/1u/
ev1servers.net / theplanet.com
rackmounted.com
gate.com
superbhosting.net
sevenl.net
hostrocket.com
So I listed mostly ded. providers... for more vps hosts, google "vps hosting" and be overwhelmed.
Give a child a loaf of bread, and you feed him for a few days.
Give the child a laptop, and you have fed him for life.
Ridiculous? Consider just some of the profitable ventures you can start with a computer...
- Become a 419 scammer
- Sell shit on ebay for much more than it's worth (and charge $75 shipping)
- Install an smtp daemon and become a spammer
- Write viruses and sell them on the black market
- Start a tech blog, with plenty of advertisements. Search for content on other sites, and get monkeys to post summaries of it. If you have trouble finding articles, dup your own.
It says you can submit poll ideas, but it doesn't say anything about them actually accepting them. I was making an important distinction.
...or maybe I just didn't bother to read the summary or TFA before I posted. You decide.
Either way, I'm pretty sure Nintendo won't be accepting my poll.
I wonder if all the polls will have only two possible responses? Slashdotters complain when they are fewer than... well, infinity.
It would be cool if they accepted user poll ideas. Here is my Everybody Votes poll submission: What is your favorite gaming console: Playstation 3 or Xbox 360?
This guy isn't looking for Linux, he's in search of a free microsoft windows clone (and office suite). Sorry dude, that's not what Linux is.
Not all are. In more remote areas of Québec, you will encounter people who speak no English at all.
Can anyone else see next month's headline? ... Giant Rabid Rabbits Wreck Havoc on North Korean Village.
The giant rabbit thing sounds straight out of a cheesy horror film. I think I would go with micro rabbits instead. You could breed them by the millions and just eat them whole like little snacks. They might be a little furry and a little crunchy, but at least there is less danger they will turn out evil and eat your children.
An RFID coin bugging could mean only one thing: invasion!
Perhaps??? No, no, you're right, I don't think it's the contracts, I think people stay with verizon because they just really like that can-you-hear-me-now guy.
0 9/0625245
Better service? Ha! Sure, they will kiss your ass if you come to them for the first time, but once you are under contract, you don't mean shit. This is pretty much the standard type of frustrating shit service you can expect as a verizon customer: http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/12/
Anyway, my verizon contract is up in 3 months. I've actually already got a new GSM phone and service with another carrier (no contracts). I can't wait for March when I'm going to introduce my verizon phone to my sledgehammer. CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW, MOTHERFUCKER?!?!
Translation: we couldn't beat the trolls, so we took down the bridge?
Great, they hibernate... but your Wake-On-LAN comment is pointless. That is hardware/motherboard/bios supported and has nothing to do with the OS.
You're clearly not a verizon customer (read: contract slave). That's giving them way, way, way, way, way, way, way, way, way, way too much credit.
WTF ... your phone runs on AA/AAA batteries? Is it made by Fisher Price?
Then tell Joe sixpack to stick to Budweiser OS. When it comes to software, I want options.
Funny, I heard a story on the radio earlier today about a sleep disorder where people become unable to sleep at all. You know what happens to them? They die. I think the drug companies can keep their anti-sleep pills. I don't think I want to fuck around with not sleeping or reducing my sleep.
The U.S. would resist ratification...because we didn't sign Kyoto...? But we didn't sign Kyoto because we didn't like the economic downsides, not because we as a country somehow like the concept of global warming and are hoping for beachfront property in West Virginia.
Who are the "we" that don't like Kyoto? The average American, or the average US Energy industry executive? Big Oil isn't going to want fusion power any more than they want emissions restrictions, so of course they would use their lobbying power to sideline it as much as possible.
Yeah that's just what I was thinking.
Cuban: "Google is in big trouble now! Youtube is going to fail! Goo...ou..tube... yeah, Gootube, I uh meant to say that; Gootube is going to fail!
Cuban to advisor: "Psst... how can I make this thing fail?"
Advisor to Cuban: "Doh!"