So, you're basically saying that you went from a normal human being to a normal (lonely and pathetic) slashdot user, and finally devolved into a sick demented pervert?
Are you bragging?
I don't think that Lycos had the right idea here, but honestly I feel that we shouldn't have to do things like implement filters, maintain secondary email accounts for signing up with services, etc.
Reality sucks.
That was the only thing I could think of when I saw the parent, hence my response... and my 25 minutes of searching to find a site that didn't have the entire script in ALL CAPS. Damn, that copy and paste makes me lazy...
For a Sys Admin at a 100% Microsoft shop (me), do you have suggestions for a FOSS implementation that will play well with my Native mode 2000/Exchange 2000 domain? I can build up a linux server on very moderate hardware if I can prove to my office that it will perform. The solution would need to provide some sort of user interface for managing whitelists/blacklists/bayesian/etc... Also sorting by folder in the Exchange environment. Probably dreaming here, but worth a shot. I don't have huge amounts of time to research/test, so would appreciate imput.
How is this spying on innocent people? I assume the cameras would be placed in areas that are currently and openly video taped (gas stations, political offices, shady apartment buildings, etc). We know there are cameras there and those of us that are not pulling triggers generally feel safer because of them. Cameras without this gunshot ability would have a better chance of incriminating an innocent person. We've all seen those blury black and white shots on "Real TV" "Cops"s, etc where you can hear a loud bang and then shortly after see a small group of people - those tapes give no indication as to where the sound came from and right away make anyone in view a suspect. This sort of thing could actually rule out innocents. This sounds like a step up to me.
I'm in the same boat. Realistically, though, most channels are not broadcast in HD, so you're not missing out on much. I do have a few key HD channels that I'm stuck on, but I can live without recording them. Have you had any luck finding a card that works with your HD receiver and component cables?
An Xbox will not act as a DVR, as far as I know. I use the XBMP to play media from my Xbox onto my television, but the Xbox does not have a TV card needed to capture the feed from the television. This port is very very cool because it allows you to run the app on hardware that is much more upgradable than the Xbox. I will definitely check this out.
Then I must be right about the feeling the slashdotting coming in your bones... I knew that you didn't come to Slashdot first. That's how I thought it was mighty mysterious that you saw the slashdotting before it even happened... Must be those damn paying-subscribers. Just how can they pay, anyway, if they just sit and reload slashdot all day?
Your tax dollars are also hard at work doing things like fighting terrorism and hunting down child rapists. Perhaps we should publicly publish all of this info as soon as it is available as well?
Have you ever thought that perhaps they have a reason for this? And that maybe even that reason is favoring your hero in this battle? Probably not, but just bringing up the idea.
How is it that you managed to be the first post AFTER browsing the linked site, supposedly noticing a slowdown, browsing to slashdot "coincidentally" seeing this link....
Hmmm....
Is this like how old people can feel the rain in their bones? Can you feel a slashdotting?
Here in San Francisco, many of the meters are designated as "1 hour maximun parking". You are not allowed to feed the meter and will indeed be ticketed.
I'm not out to rid the world of scum, especially not using jail. Statistically speaking, jail does NOT rehabilitate offenders. Let them be scum and move on to their next scam. I don't let myself fall for traps like that. What this discussion is about is getting rid of spam. If we take spammers money away, they will stop spamming. Simple as that.
Still disagree. Jails are overcrowded. We pay money to keep people in jail. In my opinion, jail should be for violent offenders - to protect citizens from harm and punish the offender. I doubt that most spammers are physically threatening and think that they can safely be punished while they are living at home and paying their own rent.
Think about why they are spamming in the first place - Money. Fair punishment? Take away their money. Use the fines to pay for the legal fees used in hunting down even more spammers. That way, they are paying for their own punishment, instead of us paying to house them.
Just my opinion.
Obviously you know little or nothing about the reality of the legal system. There aren't enough officers to even make attempts at extraditing / hunting down care thiefs, burglers, parole violators from one STATE to the next, let alone camping out waiting for spammers to cross the COUNTRY borders.
I am all for laws like this, but I highly doubt that they will be enforced with any sort of wrath in the near future.
Completely off topic, so feel free to mod me down, but...
What's the deal with Slashdot right now? I am getting time-outs and 503 errors trying to browse. Maybe someone is getting revenge by linking from a more popular site, like... I don't know. Porn?
Some resellers do keep very good track of this. CDW, for example. Anyone who offers an extended warranty on a product will most likely be tracking serial numbers to avoid someone buying 20 printers and milking them all off of one warranty. But, I agree, if you are making phoney bills you should have the wits to cover your trail.
Years ago, an electronics teacher I had was speaking about refresh rates. He told us that the Windows default refresh rate (generally 60 Hertz) ran on the same frequency that California's PG&E's (gas and electric provider) electricity ran through our power lines. He mentioned that leaving this rate default would cause serious headaches as the monitor would unnoticably flicker in unison with the lights in the room.
Does anyone know if there is any validity to this? 60 Hertz sucks anyway, but this was an interesting theory.
I'd much rather they either hire some outsourced Indian monkeys to retype the documents. If they hire a group anything like my cable company did, I could re-read history and be surprised at the outcome!
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So, you're basically saying that you went from a normal human being to a normal (lonely and pathetic) slashdot user, and finally devolved into a sick demented pervert?
Are you bragging?
I don't think that Lycos had the right idea here, but honestly I feel that we shouldn't have to do things like implement filters, maintain secondary email accounts for signing up with services, etc.
Reality sucks.
That was the only thing I could think of when I saw the parent, hence my response... and my 25 minutes of searching to find a site that didn't have the entire script in ALL CAPS. Damn, that copy and paste makes me lazy...
Add to that the cost of Windows 2003 Terminal Server CAL...
And me with no mod points... Good point.
"One of them leads to the castle, and the other one leads to -- " "Ba ba ba bum!" "Certain death!"
here is a beta version of DSpam for Windows/Exchange.
Thanks, this is a very detailed outline. However, it gives no info on the end product. Is there a web interface to configure? Thanks.
For a Sys Admin at a 100% Microsoft shop (me), do you have suggestions for a FOSS implementation that will play well with my Native mode 2000/Exchange 2000 domain? I can build up a linux server on very moderate hardware if I can prove to my office that it will perform. The solution would need to provide some sort of user interface for managing whitelists/blacklists/bayesian/etc... Also sorting by folder in the Exchange environment. Probably dreaming here, but worth a shot. I don't have huge amounts of time to research/test, so would appreciate imput.
From dictionary.com:
"Vigilantism
n : the actions of a vigilance committee in trying to enforce the laws"
How is this spying on innocent people? I assume the cameras would be placed in areas that are currently and openly video taped (gas stations, political offices, shady apartment buildings, etc). We know there are cameras there and those of us that are not pulling triggers generally feel safer because of them. Cameras without this gunshot ability would have a better chance of incriminating an innocent person. We've all seen those blury black and white shots on "Real TV" "Cops"s, etc where you can hear a loud bang and then shortly after see a small group of people - those tapes give no indication as to where the sound came from and right away make anyone in view a suspect. This sort of thing could actually rule out innocents. This sounds like a step up to me.
I'm in the same boat. Realistically, though, most channels are not broadcast in HD, so you're not missing out on much. I do have a few key HD channels that I'm stuck on, but I can live without recording them. Have you had any luck finding a card that works with your HD receiver and component cables?
An Xbox will not act as a DVR, as far as I know. I use the XBMP to play media from my Xbox onto my television, but the Xbox does not have a TV card needed to capture the feed from the television. This port is very very cool because it allows you to run the app on hardware that is much more upgradable than the Xbox. I will definitely check this out.
Then I must be right about the feeling the slashdotting coming in your bones... I knew that you didn't come to Slashdot first. That's how I thought it was mighty mysterious that you saw the slashdotting before it even happened...
Must be those damn paying-subscribers. Just how can they pay, anyway, if they just sit and reload slashdot all day?
Your tax dollars are also hard at work doing things like fighting terrorism and hunting down child rapists. Perhaps we should publicly publish all of this info as soon as it is available as well?
Have you ever thought that perhaps they have a reason for this? And that maybe even that reason is favoring your hero in this battle? Probably not, but just bringing up the idea.
How is it that you managed to be the first post AFTER browsing the linked site, supposedly noticing a slowdown, browsing to slashdot "coincidentally" seeing this link....
Hmmm....
Is this like how old people can feel the rain in their bones? Can you feel a slashdotting?
Here in San Francisco, many of the meters are designated as "1 hour maximun parking". You are not allowed to feed the meter and will indeed be ticketed.
I'm not out to rid the world of scum, especially not using jail. Statistically speaking, jail does NOT rehabilitate offenders. Let them be scum and move on to their next scam. I don't let myself fall for traps like that. What this discussion is about is getting rid of spam. If we take spammers money away, they will stop spamming. Simple as that.
Still disagree. Jails are overcrowded. We pay money to keep people in jail. In my opinion, jail should be for violent offenders - to protect citizens from harm and punish the offender. I doubt that most spammers are physically threatening and think that they can safely be punished while they are living at home and paying their own rent.
Think about why they are spamming in the first place - Money. Fair punishment? Take away their money. Use the fines to pay for the legal fees used in hunting down even more spammers. That way, they are paying for their own punishment, instead of us paying to house them.
Just my opinion.
Obviously you know little or nothing about the reality of the legal system. There aren't enough officers to even make attempts at extraditing / hunting down care thiefs, burglers, parole violators from one STATE to the next, let alone camping out waiting for spammers to cross the COUNTRY borders.
I am all for laws like this, but I highly doubt that they will be enforced with any sort of wrath in the near future.
Interesting site, but they knock their believability with the whole ostrich thing... "Equal rights for Ostriches"
Weird.
Completely off topic, so feel free to mod me down, but...
What's the deal with Slashdot right now? I am getting time-outs and 503 errors trying to browse. Maybe someone is getting revenge by linking from a more popular site, like... I don't know. Porn?
Some resellers do keep very good track of this. CDW, for example. Anyone who offers an extended warranty on a product will most likely be tracking serial numbers to avoid someone buying 20 printers and milking them all off of one warranty. But, I agree, if you are making phoney bills you should have the wits to cover your trail.
Slightly on topic here...
Years ago, an electronics teacher I had was speaking about refresh rates. He told us that the Windows default refresh rate (generally 60 Hertz) ran on the same frequency that California's PG&E's (gas and electric provider) electricity ran through our power lines. He mentioned that leaving this rate default would cause serious headaches as the monitor would unnoticably flicker in unison with the lights in the room.
Does anyone know if there is any validity to this? 60 Hertz sucks anyway, but this was an interesting theory.
I'd much rather they either hire some outsourced Indian monkeys to retype the documents. If they hire a group anything like my cable company did, I could re-read history and be surprised at the outcome!