The sidekick, hosted by tmobile in the US, has a downloadable terminal client, perfect for ssh, telnet, etc. and it downloads wirelesly. Even has a nice web browser, from which I am posting now.
There aren't many details in this, it simply says that the hacker got in through an unsecured FTP server, was arrested, and they don't think he distributed the information.
Ya know, it's funny. We here on slashdot are always talking about privacy at home and at work, but when it happens to a group of people that we consider to be in a lower status (eg in high school instead of college), we are all for the big brother concept.
I'm going to give an example, but let me put it in perspective first. In school, you don't get paid. It's not your job. It's your daily life. You meet new people and make friends there. For the sake of being evenly sided I won't go into saying that you're forced by society to go there. This compares nicely to an adult's social life and what places they frequent, so let's go from there.
This would be the same thing as the owner of the (insert hangout place here, club, diner, bar, etc) having a declared record of everything you do thewre, when you do and don't go, where you're from, what you like to do with your time, and assorted other things. Said owner then uses said information as demographics to, instead of changing the service to suit whatever new styles might be going in and out, predict when you are going to leave and give you a small reason to stay. Nothing so great that you want to stay, just barely enough so you don't check out the competition.
But wait a minute, isn't that like invasion of privacy and all those mega corporations tracking your every move to attack you with the ads they want you to see, when they want you to see them? It is. And if you rationalize the use of this system on others, it's only a stone's throw away from coming back to bite you in the ass.
It's a Xerox Phaser, which is basically the new version of the tektronix printers (Xerox bought them out a while back). It's uber-compatible, too. PostScript, PCL, Windows 95/98/Me, Windows NT 4.x, Windows 2000/XP, MacOS 8/9/X, version 10.1, Novell NetWare 3.x/4.x/5.x/6.x, UNIX (Linux 5.2+, Sun OS 4.x Sun Solaris 2.4+, DEC, HP/UX 11.x, IBM AIX 4.2+, SGI, SCO).
I would post all the features, but you can view them yourself here.
The best part is it's free if you do enough printing, just sign a contract to buy your supplies (everything except paper) from Xerox for 2 years and the machine is yours.
[...pre article reading rant...]
Maybe it was just the time I grew up in, but the good shows aren't on anymore.
(And by the good shows I mean Rocco's Modern Life, Garfield and Friends, and other such shows that were a satire of current popular and political views [hey, maybe I was an overly smart nerd as a young'un too].)
Nowadays, the stuff on TV just isn't attractive. Not on Saturday mornings, afternoons, or even nighttime (except for toonami midnight run, which is pretty old stuff anyway). It seems as though there is less and less of a reason to watch TV at all anymore. The only things recently that I've even remembered the show times for were 24 (the drama that takes place one hour per episode) and Trigun (toonami).
Maybe it's just me, but TV doesn't hold my attention enough for me to keep watching it.
[...reading atricle...]
Ok it says the internet is a major factor in the decline of TV viewing. They have me on that point (damn you slashdot). Also, I forgot to take into account the whole "job" thing with the working or sleeping through the mornings.
[...last attempt at being right the first time around...]
Meh, I still think if they put something on that captivated me enough I would make time to watch it.
Everybody keeps posting about howstuffworks.com, but they all seem to be missing one website that has a massive wealth of information, and discusses nearly everything encompassed by the phrase "useless knowledge":
Very little. I tend to drink something with a little more flavor.
"Did you drink other beverages?"
Not usually. Mountain dew, single shot grande mocha (from Starbucks), and Fuze vitamin drink (creamy apricot flavor, so good) are what I normally drink. On occasion, I also drink whole milk if I'm eating the right type of food.
"How many calories/day did you average?"
I haven't got the slightest clue. Soda doesn't have that much in it, and that's usually what I get the most intake from. And no, I have never had any cavities and my teeth are in extremely good condition, with little maintainance (visiting the dentist once every 5 years).
"How much muscle/strength did you lose, gain??? "
I'm about as strong now as I was before, I can do the same things without problem.
Everybody I've talked to says there's gotta be something wrong with me, but I rarely get sick (2 times a year, max) I have no diseases, and with summer rolling around I should be out and about more getting more exercise, so I'm interested to see what happens (yes, my body is like a science project).
I myself used to be horribly fat. Over a 1.5 year period, I dropped 90 lbs (this morning I reached that mark).
I didn't follow a diet, I didn't exercise more (I do less, actually), and I didn't eat right. Today I even drank a grande Starbucks coffee, 2 mountain dews (12 oz cans), a stewart's cherry cola, and ate a portobella mushroom club sandwich.
My trick? If you read closely, you would have seen that I ate only one meal. My trick to losing weight is eating once to fill the stomache, and drinking a lot throughout the day to keep from getting hungry. I know this isn't healthy, but I got my blood tested by a doctor and he said that according to the test, I am healthier than he is (and he's in good shape).
I don't do this on purpose. I don't think about it, I just do it. I used to weigh 230 lbs, and I'm down to 140. It worked for me, I guess it could work for others.
The only thing is that people that knew me when I was fat are saying that I need to stop losing weight because I'm getting too thin, but it's not a problem yet, and I'm assuming that it will stabilize out at some point.
Unfortunately, all too often is the term consultant confused with information technology specialist, which results in people being labelled as the former and doing the work of the latter.
I am under the impression that the person asking fits nicely into that scenario, and is trying to decide whether or not a bit of real consulting should be thrown in, and to what extent.
So what you are telling me is that you, when taking a consulting job for three different clients, will spend that same amount of time explaining things to:
Client #1: A new upstart company whose owner wants a network put in, but wants to know what the best way to do it is and why. Pays $750.
Client #2: An established company whose owner routinely gets advice from his/her close friends and family, and wants you to use FormMail for requests on their website, even though there are hundreds of better applications and simple 10 lines of PHP will do it better and faster. Pays $2300.
Client #3: A large corporation who has hired you as a temporary drone to do some tech work for their latest sattellite office along with the other temps. They already have three others that work perfectly fine with their 10Mbps networks and ISDN lines, even though there are DSL and Cable lines running to the building that cost about the same price. Pays $800.
These aren't hypothetical situations, these are real things that happen to real consultants. I am showing class to those who deserve and ask for it. If somebody doesn't care, then don't waste your breathe. If somebody is paying for a job and a little bit of background information, that's what they get.
I never said I was altruistic. Those people only get far when working for others that abuse their abilities. I do show self-respect though, and the first way I do that is by knowing how much my time is worth.
I never said anything about doing a lousy job, I simply said that if they are going to be cheap / stubborn / inept, you should simply do what is asked. Clearly they don't seem to want your input, they just want the job done, and that's exactly what you should do, down to the finest badly thought out detail.
I believe the answer to this lies in the price point.
Simply stated, if a client is paying cheaply (well, as close as that gets in consulting), they deserve the minimum information and just get what they ask for.
If a client pays well or tips well or has been a long time repeat client, they deserve that extra time taken to show which judgement would be best and why.
Note those last two words: "and why." That is the single most important piece of information that is needed when questioning any decision. If you have that ready, your ideas will go much farther.
Also, take into account how much the client knows about what they are dealing with and how stubborn they are. If you've ever been in sales, then you (hopefully) have some idea as to how to "read" people and present ideas in the way that will relate to them the most. If not, then I would recommend lookng into this type of "people skill," as it comes in very handy when in a bind.
Just make sure that you don't give them so much information that they feel they no longer need your services, as that could also be a dangerous move. Overall, if you know something they don't, they will pay for that knowledge. And they will continue to pay you as a valuable source of information for a long time.
I am going to assume that you still need a laser-based flat-bed system when I type this, fair warning.
Once again, in this class, Canon comes out on top with their hybrid copier (primary use) printer (secondary) and fax (tertiary) in one. The model number is D680, and it can be found with the copiers at office supplies stores. I believe the current going price is about $600-$700, depending on the time of day (Canon prices fluctuate very very often, for no reason whatsoever).
It has a flat-bed option, but also a document feeder for multiple page documents, a very easy to use faxing interface (put paper in, dial number, hit start), and connects to the computer through USB for laser printing.
The machine is heavy as hell, so ask for help out to your car with it if you buy it, but other than that I have heard no problems with it. It even comes with a full L50 toner cartridge in it, so there is no need to buy a replacement when you buy the machine. All you need to add is paper. Canon machines also come with a great manufacturer's warranty (1 year tech support parts and labor), so there is (usually) no need to get the retail warranty, unless you want to be covered for more than one year (a good idea IMHO, as stores such as Staples also give you unlimited phone tech support 24/7 starting from the moment of purchase).
Other than that, (in the lower end machines) Brother once again makes great laser based fax machines, however I have noticed that they concentrate a little too much on the fax and support for the other features is a little shady. As I have stated before, if you get a Brother machine, don't get an inkjet based machine. Ever.
The other brands don't have comparable models out yet, and I think Sharp is the only one looking into this market and bringing good ideas with them (color scanner in addition to all the features of the D680, even though it's a B&W laser machine).
Nope. Being 19 and not having a good job really sucks, especially with the knowledge and learning curve I have (I ended up teaching the computer classes my last year in high school), but at least I get to live with my parents and leach off of their paid internet access.
HP 45 Black: $34.99
Canon BCI-3e Black: $15.35, $11.99 (generic)
Or we could go by the newer style HP cartridges, which are $24.99 for the HP 57 Color and $34.99 for the HP 58 photo black, which holds even less ink.
Also, you get much more ink in the Canon cartridges, and they put less ink on each page while maintaining the same quality (they have twice as many ink nozzles and a smaller droplet size for much more accurate ink placement, but that's an entirely different discussion).
That one's a bit out of my league. Well ok, it's way out of my league. I deal with home to small office use machines on a daily basis, but for something like that I would check consumer reports. They usually have reviews of the top end machines for people to comment on.
Unfortunately, I don't know where you can get service on this, however I do know that if you call HP and your machine is out of warranty, they (usually) suggest a local repair shop that can help.
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Clearchannel has been doing this for years. They even have a hand pick^H^H^H^H counted localized top 10 songs lists with the guy's voice from TRL.
They call it "enhanced broadcasting technology." I call it decieving people into spending more money on the artificially "popular" music.
The sidekick, hosted by tmobile in the US, has a downloadable terminal client, perfect for ssh, telnet, etc. and it downloads wirelesly. Even has a nice web browser, from which I am posting now.
Yep, just a bunch of Fanservice. Which I will now help. Here's that pic of Yuna in a nice desktop background size, for the masses:
1024x768
There aren't many details in this, it simply says that the hacker got in through an unsecured FTP server, was arrested, and they don't think he distributed the information.
Where are the details again?
Ya know, it's funny. We here on slashdot are always talking about privacy at home and at work, but when it happens to a group of people that we consider to be in a lower status (eg in high school instead of college), we are all for the big brother concept.
I'm going to give an example, but let me put it in perspective first. In school, you don't get paid. It's not your job. It's your daily life. You meet new people and make friends there. For the sake of being evenly sided I won't go into saying that you're forced by society to go there. This compares nicely to an adult's social life and what places they frequent, so let's go from there.
This would be the same thing as the owner of the (insert hangout place here, club, diner, bar, etc) having a declared record of everything you do thewre, when you do and don't go, where you're from, what you like to do with your time, and assorted other things. Said owner then uses said information as demographics to, instead of changing the service to suit whatever new styles might be going in and out, predict when you are going to leave and give you a small reason to stay. Nothing so great that you want to stay, just barely enough so you don't check out the competition.
But wait a minute, isn't that like invasion of privacy and all those mega corporations tracking your every move to attack you with the ads they want you to see, when they want you to see them? It is. And if you rationalize the use of this system on others, it's only a stone's throw away from coming back to bite you in the ass.
Ask and you shall recieve.
It's a Xerox Phaser, which is basically the new version of the tektronix printers (Xerox bought them out a while back). It's uber-compatible, too. PostScript, PCL, Windows 95/98/Me, Windows NT 4.x, Windows 2000/XP, MacOS 8/9/X, version 10.1, Novell NetWare 3.x/4.x/5.x/6.x, UNIX (Linux 5.2+, Sun OS 4.x Sun Solaris 2.4+, DEC, HP/UX 11.x, IBM AIX 4.2+, SGI, SCO).
I would post all the features, but you can view them yourself here.
The best part is it's free if you do enough printing, just sign a contract to buy your supplies (everything except paper) from Xerox for 2 years and the machine is yours.
...and soon to be voted off the island by said corps.
This is so not gonna work unless they put a filter on it.
If going by search engine queries is any example, pokemon is not the most commonly searched for word that begins with po...
[...pre article reading rant...]
Maybe it was just the time I grew up in, but the good shows aren't on anymore.
(And by the good shows I mean Rocco's Modern Life, Garfield and Friends, and other such shows that were a satire of current popular and political views [hey, maybe I was an overly smart nerd as a young'un too].)
Nowadays, the stuff on TV just isn't attractive. Not on Saturday mornings, afternoons, or even nighttime (except for toonami midnight run, which is pretty old stuff anyway). It seems as though there is less and less of a reason to watch TV at all anymore. The only things recently that I've even remembered the show times for were 24 (the drama that takes place one hour per episode) and Trigun (toonami).
Maybe it's just me, but TV doesn't hold my attention enough for me to keep watching it.
[...reading atricle...]
Ok it says the internet is a major factor in the decline of TV viewing. They have me on that point (damn you slashdot). Also, I forgot to take into account the whole "job" thing with the working or sleeping through the mornings.
[...last attempt at being right the first time around...]
Meh, I still think if they put something on that captivated me enough I would make time to watch it.
must be really, really slow.
In other news, those comics are about the only thing from radio shack that worked as promised for that long.
Also, it's been about 10 minutes and no fp yet. Wow.
"A machine that is able to stroke you with an indefatigable attention and subtleness"
Well, at least the FP trolls won't have to get creative with this one.
True, but let's look at both sites:
E2: Ramen, Mountain Dew, and h4x0r.
Straight Dope: Ramen, Mountain Dew, and h4x0r.
It seems that while E2 gives the information, Straight Dope elaborates. Both are good for reading when work is supposed to be getting done, though.
Everybody keeps posting about howstuffworks.com, but they all seem to be missing one website that has a massive wealth of information, and discusses nearly everything encompassed by the phrase "useless knowledge":
The Straight Dope
A great site that explains all sorts of stuff that is helpful to kids of all ages, and even goes into some more advanced topics.
"When was this meal: breakfast, lunch, or dinner?
Lunch, usually. And lunch for me is at about 3pm.
"How much water/day did you drink?"
Very little. I tend to drink something with a little more flavor.
"Did you drink other beverages?"
Not usually. Mountain dew, single shot grande mocha (from Starbucks), and Fuze vitamin drink (creamy apricot flavor, so good) are what I normally drink. On occasion, I also drink whole milk if I'm eating the right type of food.
"How many calories/day did you average?"
I haven't got the slightest clue. Soda doesn't have that much in it, and that's usually what I get the most intake from. And no, I have never had any cavities and my teeth are in extremely good condition, with little maintainance (visiting the dentist once every 5 years).
"How much muscle/strength did you lose, gain??? "
I'm about as strong now as I was before, I can do the same things without problem.
Everybody I've talked to says there's gotta be something wrong with me, but I rarely get sick (2 times a year, max) I have no diseases, and with summer rolling around I should be out and about more getting more exercise, so I'm interested to see what happens (yes, my body is like a science project).
"lost 25 pounds over the course of 3 1/2 months"
I myself used to be horribly fat. Over a 1.5 year period, I dropped 90 lbs (this morning I reached that mark).
I didn't follow a diet, I didn't exercise more (I do less, actually), and I didn't eat right. Today I even drank a grande Starbucks coffee, 2 mountain dews (12 oz cans), a stewart's cherry cola, and ate a portobella mushroom club sandwich.
My trick? If you read closely, you would have seen that I ate only one meal. My trick to losing weight is eating once to fill the stomache, and drinking a lot throughout the day to keep from getting hungry. I know this isn't healthy, but I got my blood tested by a doctor and he said that according to the test, I am healthier than he is (and he's in good shape).
I don't do this on purpose. I don't think about it, I just do it. I used to weigh 230 lbs, and I'm down to 140. It worked for me, I guess it could work for others.
The only thing is that people that knew me when I was fat are saying that I need to stop losing weight because I'm getting too thin, but it's not a problem yet, and I'm assuming that it will stabilize out at some point.
Unfortunately, all too often is the term consultant confused with information technology specialist, which results in people being labelled as the former and doing the work of the latter.
I am under the impression that the person asking fits nicely into that scenario, and is trying to decide whether or not a bit of real consulting should be thrown in, and to what extent.
So what you are telling me is that you, when taking a consulting job for three different clients, will spend that same amount of time explaining things to:
Client #1: A new upstart company whose owner wants a network put in, but wants to know what the best way to do it is and why. Pays $750.
Client #2: An established company whose owner routinely gets advice from his/her close friends and family, and wants you to use FormMail for requests on their website, even though there are hundreds of better applications and simple 10 lines of PHP will do it better and faster. Pays $2300.
Client #3: A large corporation who has hired you as a temporary drone to do some tech work for their latest sattellite office along with the other temps. They already have three others that work perfectly fine with their 10Mbps networks and ISDN lines, even though there are DSL and Cable lines running to the building that cost about the same price. Pays $800.
These aren't hypothetical situations, these are real things that happen to real consultants. I am showing class to those who deserve and ask for it. If somebody doesn't care, then don't waste your breathe. If somebody is paying for a job and a little bit of background information, that's what they get.
I never said I was altruistic. Those people only get far when working for others that abuse their abilities. I do show self-respect though, and the first way I do that is by knowing how much my time is worth.
I never said anything about doing a lousy job, I simply said that if they are going to be cheap / stubborn / inept, you should simply do what is asked. Clearly they don't seem to want your input, they just want the job done, and that's exactly what you should do, down to the finest badly thought out detail.
I believe the answer to this lies in the price point.
Simply stated, if a client is paying cheaply (well, as close as that gets in consulting), they deserve the minimum information and just get what they ask for.
If a client pays well or tips well or has been a long time repeat client, they deserve that extra time taken to show which judgement would be best and why.
Note those last two words: "and why." That is the single most important piece of information that is needed when questioning any decision. If you have that ready, your ideas will go much farther.
Also, take into account how much the client knows about what they are dealing with and how stubborn they are. If you've ever been in sales, then you (hopefully) have some idea as to how to "read" people and present ideas in the way that will relate to them the most. If not, then I would recommend lookng into this type of "people skill," as it comes in very handy when in a bind.
Just make sure that you don't give them so much information that they feel they no longer need your services, as that could also be a dangerous move. Overall, if you know something they don't, they will pay for that knowledge. And they will continue to pay you as a valuable source of information for a long time.
I am going to assume that you still need a laser-based flat-bed system when I type this, fair warning.
Once again, in this class, Canon comes out on top with their hybrid copier (primary use) printer (secondary) and fax (tertiary) in one. The model number is D680, and it can be found with the copiers at office supplies stores. I believe the current going price is about $600-$700, depending on the time of day (Canon prices fluctuate very very often, for no reason whatsoever).
It has a flat-bed option, but also a document feeder for multiple page documents, a very easy to use faxing interface (put paper in, dial number, hit start), and connects to the computer through USB for laser printing.
The machine is heavy as hell, so ask for help out to your car with it if you buy it, but other than that I have heard no problems with it. It even comes with a full L50 toner cartridge in it, so there is no need to buy a replacement when you buy the machine. All you need to add is paper. Canon machines also come with a great manufacturer's warranty (1 year tech support parts and labor), so there is (usually) no need to get the retail warranty, unless you want to be covered for more than one year (a good idea IMHO, as stores such as Staples also give you unlimited phone tech support 24/7 starting from the moment of purchase).
Other than that, (in the lower end machines) Brother once again makes great laser based fax machines, however I have noticed that they concentrate a little too much on the fax and support for the other features is a little shady. As I have stated before, if you get a Brother machine, don't get an inkjet based machine. Ever.
The other brands don't have comparable models out yet, and I think Sharp is the only one looking into this market and bringing good ideas with them (color scanner in addition to all the features of the D680, even though it's a B&W laser machine).
Hope that helps.
"Have you ever really read your ISP's TOS?"
Nope. Being 19 and not having a good job really sucks, especially with the knowledge and learning curve I have (I ended up teaching the computer classes my last year in high school), but at least I get to live with my parents and leach off of their paid internet access.
Because I work in retail and sell these machines on a daily basis, I have the number memorized.
HP 78 Color: $34.99 (half filled), $51.34 (full)
Canon BCI-3e Color: $13.59 (each), $43.99 (together), $34.97 (generic)
HP 45 Black: $34.99
Canon BCI-3e Black: $15.35, $11.99 (generic)
Or we could go by the newer style HP cartridges, which are $24.99 for the HP 57 Color and $34.99 for the HP 58 photo black, which holds even less ink.
Also, you get much more ink in the Canon cartridges, and they put less ink on each page while maintaining the same quality (they have twice as many ink nozzles and a smaller droplet size for much more accurate ink placement, but that's an entirely different discussion).
That one's a bit out of my league. Well ok, it's way out of my league. I deal with home to small office use machines on a daily basis, but for something like that I would check consumer reports. They usually have reviews of the top end machines for people to comment on.
Unfortunately, I don't know where you can get service on this, however I do know that if you call HP and your machine is out of warranty, they (usually) suggest a local repair shop that can help.
And they also charge about $10 more for everything they make.
No, seriously. Go to a store and check prices. Even on their newest line of those pen drive thingies, they are $10 more than the competitors.