Actually, I didn't post that one. I thought it was fairly comical though. I figured if I was going to openly attack someone I would have the balls to do it non-AC. When I originally read your journal, I looked at it for about 2 seconds, because I wanted to see what an honest-to-god mensa member had to say. Was not that impressed, but not so unimpressed as to post the LARGE amount the above did. Oh well, you're making friends.
The other thing to note, which made me suspicious of the MSNBC article, is that Captain Midnight used a MASSIVE dish with a LOT of power. Which, in the end, was the reason he got busted. The dish he used was a 30 footer. Could it be done with a smaller dish? Probably, but there are far more nefarious things that could be done with a dish than temporarily "knocking" someone off the air, or taking over their signal.
Crediting Reagan with the fall of the Soviet Union is like crediting monkeys with creating the Amazon rainforest. I love hearing that one. Fuck Reagan. I remember the early 80s. I remember him lining his buddies' pockets while most of the US starved. I remember him giving guns to most of the people we spent the last 10 years fighting overseas, lest we forget. I don't remember him sitting in court for getting a little head in the oval office. That's okay, it's fun when Republicans are in office, you get to spend most of the time worrying. Ever notice we live in fear when a good one is running the country? "The Russians are going to nuke the shit out of us at any minute." "The terrorists are going to bomb us at any time." Anyone see a pattern here?
That's not what the parent was saying. He said it didn't have to be all bells and whistles and graphics to be good. Yeah, a lot of low budget games suck some serious ass, but so do a lot of $50 games. This is why I have spent more money in the last year on $20 PopCap games(Bookworm rocks!) and other shareware games instead of the $50 games. Also, at least for me, there is less tendency to pirate a $20 game than a $50 game. And, you may actually learn something from Bookworm. I don't think you are going to learn a whole ton from Unreal 2K (I could be wrong).
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Good to see the moderation system working so well. This is obviously the most intelligent post in this thread, AC or not, and it hovers at 0. Good job mods. Here is a hint for those of you with mod points: back your filter down a notch so you get all of the comments.
Put down the same jobs and lie about what you did there. Lie about anything you have to if you want that job. Fact of the matter is, if you think you will be happy there and can do the work, lie your ass off. You think they're not lying to you? Employers are like everyone else in the world, they're trying to screw you to improve their place in this world.
Sure, there was gopher, ftp, and BBSs, but only a relatively few people knew about them and used them.
Weren't those the glory days, though? Damn, did not have every AOL dumbass in the world online, and the government did not even know the internet existed, even though they created it (Thanks Al Gore!). People complain about the companies turning the internet into TV. Sorry, already happened, not happening.
Oh. My. Fucking. God. That was the funniest story I have read in a while. Not a bad writer, either. Although, after reading her website I don't see how he missed the fact that she's schizo.
Most people are not smart enough to figure all of that technical discourse out. Remember back in math class, that whole "lowest common denominator" thing? That's how our officials get elected, they are the lcd. You cannot deny it. So, with that in mind, I bring you Total Information Awareness. If you are not doing anything wrong you have nothing to fear! The US government is only there to look out for your best interests. What other motivations would they have?
So, as a security expert, you should be responsible for rewriting SSH? Good fucking luck. The typical fortune 500 security expert is more in charge of guaranteeing that someone really needs that port open to the outside world, and what they hell they are doing with it. They may counsel their "internal client" as to the security of said daemon on their OS of choice, but more than likely they are evaluating a "business need" for that port being open. Once that verification takes place, they are the ones responsible for the rules on the fw. They are also responsible for counseling their internal client on keeping up on patches, getting on CERT's mailing list, etc. In the "real world", network security is not as exciting as the movies portray. It's more like having a good understanding of the "plumbing" of a complex corporate network, and making sure there are not illicit inroads into the system. Just like the rules of the system, there are rules in the corporation, and if there is a business need for that port being open then so be it. You will not be the God of that network as so many people would like you to think. This is why I do not do security. Most companies pay only lip service to real security, enough to cover the "due diligence" aspect. They talk big, sometimes real big, but just ask the fine folks over as ISS. They make big money on "due diligence".
Some people see it, some don't want to see it,not that they can't,but that they *don't want to*, because it makes them uncomfortable and causes that ole cognizant dissonance thang, that's the difference.
Here's where I disagree. Not only do a lot of them see it (at least subconsciously), many of them demand it. A lot of people I know see that they are taking away our rights, and they will fight to the death to ensure their rights ARE taken away. That is the scary part of all of this. Because we all know the government only has our best interests in mind, why else would they institute all of this anti-terrorism surveillance? You're not doing anything illegal, are you? Then you shouldn't have anything to worry about. I mean, really, what do you do in a democratic system when most of the people are fucking morons? For every >140 IQ person on this board there are 300 soccer moms driving Ford Subdivisions(TM), on their cell phone, putting on makeup.
Of course it doesnt seem like a good replacement for blockbuster
Agreed. They definitely will not be happy about this technology. Any industry that makes 90% of its money from "late fees" will not like this at all. I think blockbuster actually making money from the rentals is a break even endeavor at best. Makes you feel all warm inside, doesn't it?
Slashdot Mirror
Just the ones writing those damn kazaa viruses.
eh, it still looks like the Barbie Laptop(tm).
Actually, I didn't post that one. I thought it was fairly comical though. I figured if I was going to openly attack someone I would have the balls to do it non-AC. When I originally read your journal, I looked at it for about 2 seconds, because I wanted to see what an honest-to-god mensa member had to say. Was not that impressed, but not so unimpressed as to post the LARGE amount the above did. Oh well, you're making friends.
Living proof that you can be a mensa member and still be a fucking moron. Read her journal... Yikes.
I'm into murders and executions, mainly.
The other thing to note, which made me suspicious of the MSNBC article, is that Captain Midnight used a MASSIVE dish with a LOT of power. Which, in the end, was the reason he got busted. The dish he used was a 30 footer. Could it be done with a smaller dish? Probably, but there are far more nefarious things that could be done with a dish than temporarily "knocking" someone off the air, or taking over their signal.
Crediting Reagan with the fall of the Soviet Union is like crediting monkeys with creating the Amazon rainforest. I love hearing that one. Fuck Reagan. I remember the early 80s. I remember him lining his buddies' pockets while most of the US starved. I remember him giving guns to most of the people we spent the last 10 years fighting overseas, lest we forget. I don't remember him sitting in court for getting a little head in the oval office. That's okay, it's fun when Republicans are in office, you get to spend most of the time worrying. Ever notice we live in fear when a good one is running the country? "The Russians are going to nuke the shit out of us at any minute." "The terrorists are going to bomb us at any time." Anyone see a pattern here?
Uh yeah, especially if they went to a school known for engineering.
The ultimate irony:
Slashdot = pedantry.
My question is, how the hell do they prove you are sharing 1000 MP3s? Do they download every single one, or just 3 and assume the rest are legit?
Until now the densest matter has been between my boss' ears.
That's not what the parent was saying. He said it didn't have to be all bells and whistles and graphics to be good. Yeah, a lot of low budget games suck some serious ass, but so do a lot of $50 games. This is why I have spent more money in the last year on $20 PopCap games(Bookworm rocks!) and other shareware games instead of the $50 games. Also, at least for me, there is less tendency to pirate a $20 game than a $50 game. And, you may actually learn something from Bookworm. I don't think you are going to learn a whole ton from Unreal 2K (I could be wrong).
Good to see the moderation system working so well. This is obviously the most intelligent post in this thread, AC or not, and it hovers at 0. Good job mods. Here is a hint for those of you with mod points: back your filter down a notch so you get all of the comments.
Put down the same jobs and lie about what you did there. Lie about anything you have to if you want that job. Fact of the matter is, if you think you will be happy there and can do the work, lie your ass off. You think they're not lying to you? Employers are like everyone else in the world, they're trying to screw you to improve their place in this world.
I'd rather a luddite doing the music
Then you should try listening to The Luddites. They're geeks and good at music.
And to add to this thought:
Sure, there was gopher, ftp, and BBSs, but only a relatively few people knew about them and used them.
Weren't those the glory days, though? Damn, did not have every AOL dumbass in the world online, and the government did not even know the internet existed, even though they created it (Thanks Al Gore!). People complain about the companies turning the internet into TV. Sorry, already happened, not happening.
Oh. My. Fucking. God. That was the funniest story I have read in a while. Not a bad writer, either. Although, after reading her website I don't see how he missed the fact that she's schizo.
I disagree. I think the suck got a WHOLE lot bigger.
Yes, and a contraption like that looks like it needs a LOT of testing. Absolutely tons of it.
Did anyone else see that MATILDA robot and think of it as only a slightly more advanced Dobie-O-Matic?
Hahaha. I was not a math major (obviously). So that's like +1 for metaphor and -1 for dumbass, right?
Most people are not smart enough to figure all of that technical discourse out. Remember back in math class, that whole "lowest common denominator" thing? That's how our officials get elected, they are the lcd. You cannot deny it. So, with that in mind, I bring you Total Information Awareness. If you are not doing anything wrong you have nothing to fear! The US government is only there to look out for your best interests. What other motivations would they have?
So, as a security expert, you should be responsible for rewriting SSH? Good fucking luck. The typical fortune 500 security expert is more in charge of guaranteeing that someone really needs that port open to the outside world, and what they hell they are doing with it. They may counsel their "internal client" as to the security of said daemon on their OS of choice, but more than likely they are evaluating a "business need" for that port being open. Once that verification takes place, they are the ones responsible for the rules on the fw. They are also responsible for counseling their internal client on keeping up on patches, getting on CERT's mailing list, etc. In the "real world", network security is not as exciting as the movies portray. It's more like having a good understanding of the "plumbing" of a complex corporate network, and making sure there are not illicit inroads into the system. Just like the rules of the system, there are rules in the corporation, and if there is a business need for that port being open then so be it. You will not be the God of that network as so many people would like you to think. This is why I do not do security. Most companies pay only lip service to real security, enough to cover the "due diligence" aspect. They talk big, sometimes real big, but just ask the fine folks over as ISS. They make big money on "due diligence".
Some people see it, some don't want to see it,not that they can't,but that they *don't want to*, because it makes them uncomfortable and causes that ole cognizant dissonance thang, that's the difference.
Here's where I disagree. Not only do a lot of them see it (at least subconsciously), many of them demand it. A lot of people I know see that they are taking away our rights, and they will fight to the death to ensure their rights ARE taken away. That is the scary part of all of this. Because we all know the government only has our best interests in mind, why else would they institute all of this anti-terrorism surveillance? You're not doing anything illegal, are you? Then you shouldn't have anything to worry about. I mean, really, what do you do in a democratic system when most of the people are fucking morons? For every >140 IQ person on this board there are 300 soccer moms driving Ford Subdivisions(TM), on their cell phone, putting on makeup.
Of course it doesnt seem like a good replacement for blockbuster
Agreed. They definitely will not be happy about this technology. Any industry that makes 90% of its money from "late fees" will not like this at all. I think blockbuster actually making money from the rentals is a break even endeavor at best. Makes you feel all warm inside, doesn't it?