As a longtime and frequent perl programmer...
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This particular insight into the perl community had me chuckling at my desk.
I'm not exactly sure where I fit in, or anyone else for that matter, but hey - Wu-Li's word is like gold.
I've got high hopes for Perl6 - time will tell whether it's been worth the wait... (No, I haven't read the Apocalypses - I'll learn the language when it's released.)
That you either need to load paper of 'letter' size into your HP Laser Jet printer, or that you need to press 'Shift' then 'Continue' to force printing on whatever paper is loaded.
Occurs when your printer driver is setup to use one type of paper, but another type of paper is loaded.
Let's see you take that hard-drive based player out for a run across harsh terrain, and not damage the moving components in it.
It's aimed at a different market segment - people who have money, and want something extremely rugged that they can take jogging, running, mountain biking, etc...
If the ruling had been any different, I'd have to seriously question the sanity of the US justice system - of course, I have to do that anyway.
Just because you put your turn signal on, and following all the road rules correctly you turned into my driveway, it doesn't mean that you have the right to park on my property.
I'm a chronic dyslexic. I assume a fair portion of other geeks are as well.
For the life of me, I can't remember whether "defence" is "defence" or "defense", yet I speak NZ English which is more like UK English.
I know definitely is spelt with an 'i', but a dysloxic moment may make me use an 'a'.
I don't just get it on a letter basis as well. Back when I was younger, I used to frequently scramble entire sentences up. Hell, I used to skip whole words, or even three or four at a time.
It's gotten better as I've got older - I've made a concious effort for read what I write more, but it still happens.
I'm not so sure. I heard a theory once that oil is not a byproduct of dead dinosaurs or anything, but is actually a waste product of all the magma underneath the Earth's crust seeping up through all the layers of the Earth.
Whether or not this is true is an entirely different matter, but if it is possible, then it may mean that oil is easily renewable - it happens automatically. How quickly it renews is another question as well..
The problem isn't filtering it at source but preventing a modified peer client from inserting bad things which it then sends on to end users. Hard to prevent that because the attacker has control of everything which is being sent from the peer.
Agreed. But the same thing can be accomplished with a malicious proxy server just on content delivered via the web.
It's one thing to try and modify the content itself stored on the Wikipedia servers, but is anyone really bored enough to bother with creating a proxy or P2P client/server which does that kind of malicious activity?
Not likely, unless Encyclopedia Britannica is worried about Wikipedia...
(Note: I said not likely. Not that it's impossible.)
But not necessarily where the vendors think it is.
Back when I was working at a startup developing anti-DDoS technology, one of the biggest problems we were faced when implemented GigE, was the load on the PCI bus. (This was before we started using PCI-X).
It depends on exactly how customisable the network card software is, but if you could plonk a couple of those into whatever system you wanted - and if the cards themselves could do, say, signature detection of various flood types, or basic analysis of traffic trends then that is a very definite market.
I realise the core issue is not addressed (if your physical pipe is full, then you're fucked), but it takes the load of dropping the malicious packets off the host CPU so it can attempt to service whatever valid traffic actually gets through.
And then there is IP fragmentation. Bad fragments? Perhaps a dodgy fragmentation implementation in the stack? (you know which OS I mean) Lets just drop that before the host sees it and crashes.
I don't know, I can't find any real information describing what they do, but I can certainly see uses for this.
Why is the US goverment trying to impose "the freedom of democracy" on countries, when they themselves do not have a democracy?
Yes, I realise that they are bringing "freedom" and "elections" to these countries, and that they have a "strong democratic tradition", but why then do they call it a democracy? Maybe they should practice what they preach...
I've posted about Dvorak a few times, but here is my story.
I've been using Dvorak for nearly 4 years now - and it's been great. At the time of my switch I was a software engineer, and I was suffering bad RSI - at times it was like there was sand in my tendons, rubbing up and down whenever I moved a finger.
Then, searching on the Internet (typically), I found out about Dvorak. I switched. At first, it was a pain to switch over. I couldn't find the keys, I typed slowly. My favorite shortcuts in 'joe' didn't work anymore.
But after a few weeks, I found my typing speed increased. And my RSI pain lessened. Considerably. Then I had to go back to a QWERTY keyboard for a while. Took a little while, but then I found my skills again.
Nearly 4 years on, I haven't had a reoccurance of RSI to the same extent, I type faster, and I can switch at will.
It's all good, and I'm one happy Dvorak user.
Re:All very nice and goot, but what about gamers?
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As a network security consultant, I'm frequently onsite at large institutions, including telcos, financial organisations, govermental, etc...
But I've ever had any trouble with my tongue ring, and two ear pirecings.. And ner do I/ever/ wear a tie, though I do where dress pants and a "formal" shirt - my formal shirts are never plain white, blue, etc... I wear designer clothes that express myself, but also look good..
In my country (New Zealand) it doesn't really matter what you're wearing, so long as you look well-dressed and look like you know what you're doing..
Some applies from my experience in Australia, but I can't comment for any other countries..
But I just did a spyware and virus scan (for the first time since I set this machine up, like 6 months ago) and I had... 0 virus, 0 spyware infections.
My secret?
I use Firefox. I have sane policies for NOT clicking on everything. Not running things sent to me in email.
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This particular insight into the perl community had me chuckling at my desk.
I'm not exactly sure where I fit in, or anyone else for that matter, but hey - Wu-Li's word is like gold.
I've got high hopes for Perl6 - time will tell whether it's been worth the wait... (No, I haven't read the Apocalypses - I'll learn the language when it's released.)
That you either need to load paper of 'letter' size into your HP Laser Jet printer, or that you need to press 'Shift' then 'Continue' to force printing on whatever paper is loaded.
Occurs when your printer driver is setup to use one type of paper, but another type of paper is loaded.
I don't really care about movies. I don't download them. I don't rent them. I don't buy them. I don't go to the cinemas. I don't watch TV.
Nor do I really give a toss about the case. I just want it to still be playing Pantera after I've come off my bike into a big pile of rocks.....
Let's see you take that hard-drive based player out for a run across harsh terrain, and not damage the moving components in it.
It's aimed at a different market segment - people who have money, and want something extremely rugged that they can take jogging, running, mountain biking, etc...
You think that's bad? Look at this one:
. php?insertedIDreprint=5
http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/ecard/certificate/reprint
I had the same problem, my last name being O'Donnell.
However, if you go and search for your name, then click on it, the certificate is redisplayed, but without the slashes. Give it a try...
Bravo. If only I had mod points.
To the grand-parent: Why shouldn't NZ have a law against it?
Anyway, here in NZ we've got elections coming up soon, so it's anyones guess as to what the next parliament do with respect to this bill..
Doesn't Linus own the 'Linux' trademark already?
And it is you and your type of people that give me high insurance premiums.
Grow up. The road doesn't exist solely for you.
If the ruling had been any different, I'd have to seriously question the sanity of the US justice system - of course, I have to do that anyway.
Just because you put your turn signal on, and following all the road rules correctly you turned into my driveway, it doesn't mean that you have the right to park on my property.
I remember having a copy of both of those books... I probably still do...
Pretty good reads, even though they were outdated when I was a kid...
Lysdexia.
I'm a chronic dyslexic. I assume a fair portion of other geeks are as well.
For the life of me, I can't remember whether "defence" is "defence" or "defense", yet I speak NZ English which is more like UK English.
I know definitely is spelt with an 'i', but a dysloxic moment may make me use an 'a'.
I don't just get it on a letter basis as well.
Back when I was younger, I used to frequently scramble entire sentences up. Hell, I used to skip whole words, or even three or four at a time.
It's gotten better as I've got older - I've made a concious effort for read what I write more, but it still happens.
I'm not so sure. I heard a theory once that oil is not a byproduct of dead dinosaurs or anything, but is actually a waste product of all the magma underneath the Earth's crust seeping up through all the layers of the Earth.
Whether or not this is true is an entirely different matter, but if it is possible, then it may mean that oil is easily renewable - it happens automatically. How quickly it renews is another question as well..
The problem isn't filtering it at source but preventing a modified peer client from inserting bad things which it then sends on to end users. Hard to prevent that because the attacker has control of everything which is being sent from the peer.
Agreed. But the same thing can be accomplished with a malicious proxy server just on content delivered via the web.
It's one thing to try and modify the content itself stored on the Wikipedia servers, but is anyone really bored enough to bother with creating a proxy or P2P client/server which does that kind of malicious activity?
Not likely, unless Encyclopedia Britannica is worried about Wikipedia...
(Note: I said not likely. Not that it's impossible.)
You mean kind of like the Intel Network Processors?
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http://www.intel.com/design/network/products/npfa
But not necessarily where the vendors think it is.
Back when I was working at a startup developing anti-DDoS technology, one of the biggest problems we were faced when implemented GigE, was the load on the PCI bus. (This was before we started using PCI-X).
It depends on exactly how customisable the network card software is, but if you could plonk a couple of those into whatever system you wanted - and if the cards themselves could do, say, signature detection of various flood types, or basic analysis of traffic trends then that is a very definite market.
I realise the core issue is not addressed (if your physical pipe is full, then you're fucked), but it takes the load of dropping the malicious packets off the host CPU so it can attempt to service whatever valid traffic actually gets through.
And then there is IP fragmentation. Bad fragments? Perhaps a dodgy fragmentation implementation in the stack? (you know which OS I mean) Lets just drop that before the host sees it and crashes.
I don't know, I can't find any real information describing what they do, but I can certainly see uses for this.
Anyway I give up. This country is irreversibly screwed up. I wonder what country would be best to live in without all this screwed up crap.
:)
:)
New Zealand is good.
Anyway - maybe someone should add a rider to a very important bill that makes it law that riders cannot be added to bills anymore...
That's interesting.
Why is the US goverment trying to impose "the freedom of democracy" on countries, when they themselves do not have a democracy?
Yes, I realise that they are bringing "freedom" and "elections" to these countries, and that they have a "strong democratic tradition", but why then do they call it a democracy? Maybe they should practice what they preach...
I've posted about Dvorak a few times, but here is my story.
I've been using Dvorak for nearly 4 years now - and it's been great.
At the time of my switch I was a software engineer, and I was suffering bad RSI - at times it was like there was sand in my tendons, rubbing up and down whenever I moved a finger.
Then, searching on the Internet (typically), I found out about Dvorak. I switched.
At first, it was a pain to switch over. I couldn't find the keys, I typed slowly. My favorite shortcuts in 'joe' didn't work anymore.
But after a few weeks, I found my typing speed increased. And my RSI pain lessened. Considerably.
Then I had to go back to a QWERTY keyboard for a while. Took a little while, but then I found my skills again.
Nearly 4 years on, I haven't had a reoccurance of RSI to the same extent, I type faster, and I can switch at will.
It's all good, and I'm one happy Dvorak user.
Sure. ,AOE is good.
As a network security consultant, I'm frequently onsite at large institutions, including telcos, financial organisations, govermental, etc...
/ever/ wear a tie, though I do where dress pants and a "formal" shirt - my formal shirts are never plain white, blue, etc... I wear designer clothes that express myself, but also look good..
But I've ever had any trouble with my tongue ring, and two ear pirecings.. And ner do I
In my country (New Zealand) it doesn't really matter what you're wearing, so long as you look well-dressed and look like you know what you're doing..
Some applies from my experience in Australia, but I can't comment for any other countries..
This laptop is Windows 2000.
... 0 virus, 0 spyware infections.
I don't run a personal firewall.
I don't run an anti-virus system.
But I just did a spyware and virus scan (for the first time since I set this machine up, like 6 months ago) and I had
My secret?
I use Firefox.
I have sane policies for NOT clicking on everything.
Not running things sent to me in email.
Gee, can't be that difficult...
I agree, in sorts.
I'm an old-time Lynx user. Lynx was and is great... but I loved its find feature - exactly the same as finding in less, actually
"/" then what you're looking for...
The best part? It works in firefox - by default!!! No turning anything on, it Just Works.
'Oh for a Thousand Tongues to Sing' - 1739, so might be a bit older than you wanted... :)
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