I'm in NDMS. When we were going though our latest round of security checks, there was an interesting story from a surgeon on one of the other teams. It seems he had scrubbed in so many times that he didn't have any fingerprints to take that would pass the requirements.
Strange, one of the nice things about TCP/IP is it works on almost any platform... Also, there are programs that are mostly compatible with MS Office (Most commonly used office suite in the business world) available for almost any platform... Oh, you need to talk to your NT/2000/XP/2003 Server? SMB is fairly well documented, and implemented as well.
They are including it with their service. MOST high speed residential providers have the language restricting customer owned networking equipment. They typically just have this in there so they can say we don't know anything about that, and therefore don't have to support (provide assistance with) it. Also, some (not many) providers will put an AP and a switch (even if all in one box) in, and give real addresses, instead of dealing with a NAT router, and the disruption it can cause SOME applications. Others that typically install a router will change the config if you complain that certain applications aren't working.
Protocol. Pirate Bay will be a torrent, their "P4P" client will use a different protocol. Now, I don't see why someone couldn't write a bittorrent client that would do the same thing (seek relatively local ips from a tracker). It is public knowledge (or at least readily available) what ISP an IP belongs to, and what country it is in. In some cases, it can be readily localized even further. (large ISPs typically will have local identifiers for the hostname of their router. For example they may use something like Springrield1.state.bigisp.com.) I don't see that this must be in the protocol to be implemented, it should be able to be done in the client as well. Perhaps it would be best if a client would look to stay first within the same IP block, then the same domain. It won't be quite as effective without knowing all link bandwidths, but would drastically improve the current situation.
"That being said, I have not seen how these Standard Def TVs handle High Def content. When the programming switches to a 16:9 image (think prime-time), is it displayed letterbox on SDTVs, or are the sides chopped off?"
Yes. There is usually a menu for your preference. There is also usually a 3rd option - stretch to fit.
How does your 16:9 TV handle 4:3 content? You are likely to see the same options.
As far as managing the situation in a disaster, there is a solution already in place for the bandwidth issues - WPS and GETS. These simply cause certain phones or calls to have priority over other calls. The protocols that manage phone networks always leave space for a few calls available when they begin to provide a congestion tone on a normal call. GETS and WPS bypass these phone company imposed restrictions. This allows for about a 90% call completion rate for priority calls.
"When the going gets tough, GETS keeps you going."
It's better to use a source language that doesn't use the roman alphabet. I would choose Japanese, or Chinese, as these are available in almost any translation site. There are many words that are common between French, English, Spanish... that may not have the same meaning, and therefore may be translated to something else.
I know the article doesn't say what the subject suggests, but there is a simple solution to tell if it is being bugged live. Simply get one of those antennas that flash when the phone is transmitting. If it is flashing when the phone is "off" you know it is bugged. Just remember that phones normally will transmit about every 15 minutes to check in with the network.
Your hometown must be in really sad shape. Emergency services in Lucas County, OH and Monroe, Wayne, and Washtenaw counties, MI, (areas I am familiar with) if professional, normally have a response time of about 2-3 minutes from hitting 911 to at your door, if volunteer (typically FD), about 1 minute durring the day, and 4-5 minutes at night for the first responder. Then, if mutual aid is required, if it was covered under one of the mutual aid agreements for automatic mutual aid (typically structure fires, multi-car(4+) accidents) the department providing mutual aid will arrive in about the same ammount of time as the normal dept, if they are called in after the first responder is on scene, they will typically have only slightly longer response time than the normal dept. An individual fire station should only serve a few square miles of land. Police are normally always on the road.
There are also multiple OEM versions of Windows, with seperate codes. The big vendors each get their own pool of codes, and there are several different pools of codes for local vendors to use.
IIRC, the versions in Police cars download a database of license plates to look for every couple hours, and only report matches to that database localy (to the officer in that car), and don't report other plates back.
There is basically no point to setting it to anything in that range. The next channel you would need to go to for a difference from a co-channel interference standpoint would be 16 (if the channels were extended that far.) If you want to avoid interference, stick to 1, 6, and 11, as any channel inbetween these will interfere with the channels on either side. If you use 12-14, you will cause interference to 11.
You just have to worry about borked installers for the drivers. I put up with the bloatware for a couple weeks, BT worked flawlessly. Re-install windows, install the drivers, and now BT drops out every two minutes, like clockwork. I've given up on the built in wireless, and actually removed the card. Now, I just use a USB dongle I got for $10 at the local online computer store.
Amazingly, yes. This device regenerates the entire signal comming over the power line, so it will work with all forms of BPL, Homeplug, even the phone phone jack extensions that plug into any power outlet.
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I HEAR this in practice at Field day, and every CW contest I listen to. I mostly use a computerized decoder though when working code.
I know what you mean. I leave the IME in the wrong mode all the time. (most sites reject full width ascii passwords when the original was half width)
I'm in NDMS. When we were going though our latest round of security checks, there was an interesting story from a surgeon on one of the other teams. It seems he had scrubbed in so many times that he didn't have any fingerprints to take that would pass the requirements.
I've found my spacebar gets used less if I don't have a high enough BCL.
Strange, one of the nice things about TCP/IP is it works on almost any platform...
Also, there are programs that are mostly compatible with MS Office (Most commonly used office suite in the business world) available for almost any platform...
Oh, you need to talk to your NT/2000/XP/2003 Server? SMB is fairly well documented, and implemented as well.
They are including it with their service. MOST high speed residential providers have the language restricting customer owned networking equipment. They typically just have this in there so they can say we don't know anything about that, and therefore don't have to support (provide assistance with) it. Also, some (not many) providers will put an AP and a switch (even if all in one box) in, and give real addresses, instead of dealing with a NAT router, and the disruption it can cause SOME applications. Others that typically install a router will change the config if you complain that certain applications aren't working.
I'm guessing they aren't counting the home routers that are a violation of most ISP's TOS or AUP. If it stays on the same subnet, there are 0 hops.
Protocol. Pirate Bay will be a torrent, their "P4P" client will use a different protocol. Now, I don't see why someone couldn't write a bittorrent client that would do the same thing (seek relatively local ips from a tracker). It is public knowledge (or at least readily available) what ISP an IP belongs to, and what country it is in. In some cases, it can be readily localized even further. (large ISPs typically will have local identifiers for the hostname of their router. For example they may use something like Springrield1.state.bigisp.com.) I don't see that this must be in the protocol to be implemented, it should be able to be done in the client as well. Perhaps it would be best if a client would look to stay first within the same IP block, then the same domain. It won't be quite as effective without knowing all link bandwidths, but would drastically improve the current situation.
"That being said, I have not seen how these Standard Def TVs handle High Def content. When the programming switches to a 16:9 image (think prime-time), is it displayed letterbox on SDTVs, or are the sides chopped off?"
Yes. There is usually a menu for your preference. There is also usually a 3rd option - stretch to fit.
How does your 16:9 TV handle 4:3 content? You are likely to see the same options.
As far as managing the situation in a disaster, there is a solution already in place for the bandwidth issues - WPS and GETS. These simply cause certain phones or calls to have priority over other calls. The protocols that manage phone networks always leave space for a few calls available when they begin to provide a congestion tone on a normal call. GETS and WPS bypass these phone company imposed restrictions. This allows for about a 90% call completion rate for priority calls.
"When the going gets tough, GETS keeps you going."
In the spring, accidents increase due to sleep deprivation. see http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/03/300.asp
In the fall, accidents increase due to the SUDDEN darkness durring rush hour. see http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,307844,00.html
Why? This is Slashdot. MS is inherently evil.
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If you are trying to blame this on MS, why is it that we only found reporters from one of their news agencies. (NBC, Newsbot, , WaiWai...)
I seem to remember 5AM
I agree. The only time I had to re-install XP was when my hard drive died. (I couldn't even get my slack box to read it)
It's better to use a source language that doesn't use the roman alphabet. I would choose Japanese, or Chinese, as these are available in almost any translation site. There are many words that are common between French, English, Spanish... that may not have the same meaning, and therefore may be translated to something else.
I meant when they are on. If ever you would see the antenna flash with the phone "off", that would be a dead giveaway that the phone wasn't.
I know the article doesn't say what the subject suggests, but there is a simple solution to tell if it is being bugged live. Simply get one of those antennas that flash when the phone is transmitting. If it is flashing when the phone is "off" you know it is bugged. Just remember that phones normally will transmit about every 15 minutes to check in with the network.
Your hometown must be in really sad shape. Emergency services in Lucas County, OH and Monroe, Wayne, and Washtenaw counties, MI, (areas I am familiar with) if professional, normally have a response time of about 2-3 minutes from hitting 911 to at your door, if volunteer (typically FD), about 1 minute durring the day, and 4-5 minutes at night for the first responder. Then, if mutual aid is required, if it was covered under one of the mutual aid agreements for automatic mutual aid (typically structure fires, multi-car(4+) accidents) the department providing mutual aid will arrive in about the same ammount of time as the normal dept, if they are called in after the first responder is on scene, they will typically have only slightly longer response time than the normal dept. An individual fire station should only serve a few square miles of land. Police are normally always on the road.
There are also multiple OEM versions of Windows, with seperate codes. The big vendors each get their own pool of codes, and there are several different pools of codes for local vendors to use.
IIRC, the versions in Police cars download a database of license plates to look for every couple hours, and only report matches to that database localy (to the officer in that car), and don't report other plates back.
There is basically no point to setting it to anything in that range. The next channel you would need to go to for a difference from a co-channel interference standpoint would be 16 (if the channels were extended that far.) If you want to avoid interference, stick to 1, 6, and 11, as any channel inbetween these will interfere with the channels on either side. If you use 12-14, you will cause interference to 11.
You just have to worry about borked installers for the drivers. I put up with the bloatware for a couple weeks, BT worked flawlessly. Re-install windows, install the drivers, and now BT drops out every two minutes, like clockwork. I've given up on the built in wireless, and actually removed the card. Now, I just use a USB dongle I got for $10 at the local online computer store.
I know your frustration, overshoot.
Amazingly, yes. This device regenerates the entire signal comming over the power line, so it will work with all forms of BPL, Homeplug, even the phone phone jack extensions that plug into any power outlet.