This can work in small environments, but on busy machines where numerous users are performing administrative tasks that require root privileges, it becomes difficult if not impossible to tell which "root" ran which command. In larger environments, this is essential.
Re:Holy crap, press release might be real...
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Counterpoint just a couple entries below:
Halo 2 Microsoft Online,XBOX Mature (17+) Blood and Gore,Language,Violence 7/8/2004
This is an honest question -- why do so many people choose to create destructive and malicious programs instead of harvesting the glory that can be had when a really good app is written? That's simply a mentality that I don't understand and perhaps never will.
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These days, it is cool to be destructive. There used to be this thing called "morality," which is totally and completely out of style.
There's an implication here that hackers who put their resources into helping spam are making a moral choice (an immoral one). I think for at least some, the choice is completely amoral. The fact is, making a spam cannon these days is a very interesting technical challenge. Reference this article for example.
Perhaps I'm just being pedantic, but I think the amoral hacker while maybe only somewhat less dangerous than the immoral hacker, can at least be respected.
The original discussion on Nanog can be found here or perhaps here.
He originally had the proposal on his site (dead link) but he seems to have taken the page down, and I don't see any reference to him contributing to this draft.
I'm not trying to plant myself firmly in either camp, and yes, both ATI and NVidia want higher benchmarks and will probably optimize for that, but this accusation of "cheating" is still somewhat unfounded. The article does state:
We've just discovered certain test anomalies that indicate to us that Nvidia may be special-casing 3DMark2003, throwing away work, to attain higher scores.
But that seems to be sheer speculation, as (quoted in my previous post) NVidia doesn't actually have access to the beta benchmarking tests that are causing these results. So while it's not *impossible* that they would blatantly cheat to get better benchmarks, there's nothing indicating as you suggest that they are "detecting 3dmark and substituting in more efficent renderers."
According to the ExtremeTech article, it's entirely plausible that this isn't entirely intentional on NVidia's part:
nVidia believes that the GeForceFX 5900 Ultra is trying to do intelligent culling and clipping to reduce its rendering workload, but that the code may be performing some incorrect operations. Because nVidia is not currently a member of FutureMark's beta program, it does not have access to the developer version of 3DMark2003 that we used to uncover these issues.
So it's quite likely that NVidia was just anticipating optimizations and not outright "cheating."
I fail to see the example of the working concept being implemented. The article itself suggests that it isn't fair to compare do-not-call lists with do-not-email lists.
And let's think about the true meaning of the fact you can't release liability for the consequential damage resulting from negligence. I mean, I have NEVER heard about "routine maintenance" on the 24.7.365 activation promise...
Perhaps I just called before they had sent out the internal memo, or perhaps the rep I spoke to fell asleep during the Bi-Monthly Damage Control Training Seminar, but I was told in no uncertain terms that this outage was related to the worm. I can definitely see how this sort of thing could be considered "routine" by now, though.
I wish I had a tape recorder handy though, because her exact words on the phone were "Basically, Microsoft is dead in the water right now."
Something is definitely affecting the Windows Product Activation servers right now. I called their hotline and the service rep told me that Microsoft was being trashed by a virus right now and that they were "basically dead in the water."
So maybe, just maybe it's not that people who don't upgrade same day aren't lazy. Maybe we just don't have as much time or interest as you to troll bugtraq or more so, troll/. acting all high and mighty because of the stinking version of OpenSSL they run.
There is no reason, beyond choice, to remain unaware of the facts -- Noam Chomsky
That only tells you if you have mod_ssl loaded. If you have openssh installed, you have openssl installed. Try `locate openssl` to figure out where the binary is, and then `/path/to/openssl version` to find out what version you're running. I believe the default is `/usr/local/ssl/bin/openssl`
You mention the ocean, and that helps the idea of an airbag make more sense. Even if the asteroid pierces the bag, the friction of the air inside might be enough to slow the asteroid to a less catastrophic speed. Kind of like having an extra large atmosphere. Granted, in a vacuum, the air would probably dissipate rather quickly, so it might not be all that effective. Perhaps a giant water balloon?
Granted, a better early warning system is still necessary for any such plan to be effective.
Are you asking how to make sure you're getting a full T1 worth of transport to your ISP, or are you asking how to tell if the ISP is overselling their upstream bandwidth? If the latter, the answer is yes. The problem is if the upstream load of your ISP peaks out. Any ISP you go with is "oversubscribed". The problem is if your ISP is peaking to their upstream. A more appropriate comparison to make is the level of diversity and redundancy of the upstream.
...looking at Pentagon policies over the last couple of years I think I can be fairly sure that the US Navy is using version 2.00 of the program, while the Air Force for some reason only has the beta-test version of 1.5. Odd, that.
Re:American influence.
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Americans just doesn't get it, most simply don't understand how good they have it.
45 cable television channels, featuring everything from the BBC to Baywatch, all for about $5 a month
How good we have it? I would *kill* for such low cable bills!
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He can't possibly challenge all of us to boxing matches, right?
http://wireshark.zing.org/download/osx/Wireshark%201.0.0%20Intel.dmg
Not much in the way of detail though:
http://www.cnbc.com/id/23057002
This can work in small environments, but on busy machines where numerous users are performing administrative tasks that require root privileges, it becomes difficult if not impossible to tell which "root" ran which command. In larger environments, this is essential.
Counterpoint just a couple entries below:
Halo 2 Microsoft Online,XBOX Mature (17+) Blood and Gore,Language,Violence 7/8/2004
...so I can figure out if I can finally buy a copy of the Alpha Centauri port. Thanks kids.
Perhaps I'm just being pedantic, but I think the amoral hacker while maybe only somewhat less dangerous than the immoral hacker, can at least be respected.
The original discussion on Nanog can be found here or perhaps here. He originally had the proposal on his site (dead link) but he seems to have taken the page down, and I don't see any reference to him contributing to this draft.
So it's quite likely that NVidia was just anticipating optimizations and not outright "cheating."
Next on slashdot:
The RIAA, MPAA, and Napster unite to bring you an all-new, totally-free music/movie trading service...
I fail to see the example of the working concept being implemented. The article itself suggests that it isn't fair to compare do-not-call lists with do-not-email lists.
Perhaps I just called before they had sent out the internal memo, or perhaps the rep I spoke to fell asleep during the Bi-Monthly Damage Control Training Seminar, but I was told in no uncertain terms that this outage was related to the worm. I can definitely see how this sort of thing could be considered "routine" by now, though.
I wish I had a tape recorder handy though, because her exact words on the phone were "Basically, Microsoft is dead in the water right now."
Something is definitely affecting the Windows Product Activation servers right now. I called their hotline and the service rep told me that Microsoft was being trashed by a virus right now and that they were "basically dead in the water."
So maybe, just maybe it's not that people who don't upgrade same day aren't lazy. Maybe we just don't have as much time or interest as you to troll bugtraq or more so, troll /. acting all high and mighty because of the stinking version of OpenSSL they run.
There is no reason, beyond choice, to remain unaware of the facts -- Noam Chomsky
Someone mod parent up (+1, Ironic)
That only tells you if you have mod_ssl loaded. If you have openssh installed, you have openssl installed. Try `locate openssl` to figure out where the binary is, and then `/path/to/openssl version` to find out what version you're running. I believe the default is `/usr/local/ssl/bin/openssl`
You mention the ocean, and that helps the idea of an airbag make more sense. Even if the asteroid pierces the bag, the friction of the air inside might be enough to slow the asteroid to a less catastrophic speed. Kind of like having an extra large atmosphere. Granted, in a vacuum, the air would probably dissipate rather quickly, so it might not be all that effective. Perhaps a giant water balloon?
Granted, a better early warning system is still necessary for any such plan to be effective.
Are you asking how to make sure you're getting a full T1 worth of transport to your ISP, or are you asking how to tell if the ISP is overselling their upstream bandwidth? If the latter, the answer is yes. The problem is if the upstream load of your ISP peaks out. Any ISP you go with is "oversubscribed". The problem is if your ISP is peaking to their upstream. A more appropriate comparison to make is the level of diversity and redundancy of the upstream.
Tickle me embarrassed. I never noticed that before. Thanks.
1) Plenty of people use the ad-supported non-cracked version of Opera
2) As stated in the article, Opera is making money from the people who pay for the ad-free version.
Others have already noted the F12 key, but what Opera really needs is reconfigurable hotkeys.
(or was it confiscated by the Pentagon already?)
...looking at Pentagon policies over the last couple of years I think I can be fairly sure that the US Navy is using version 2.00 of the program, while the Air Force for some reason only has the beta-test version of 1.5. Odd, that.
And from the book...
Americans just doesn't get it, most simply don't understand how good they have it.
45 cable television channels, featuring everything from the BBC to Baywatch, all for about $5 a month
How good we have it? I would *kill* for such low cable bills!
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