it really is unbelievable... I'm an ICT tech at a high school and the only comments I get about my Eee 901 are "aww. it's so cute!" they could just be talking about me though;p
Agreed. I live in an area where my mother was exposed to PCB's and I exhibit no unnatural feminine traits. I'm as masculine as anyone else I've ever met (including those from abroad).
I clame hogswollop. My daily doses of an SSRI, diazepam and codeine probably cause me more damage. (still negligable)
Most every post on his subject argues about the versioning. Does anybody have any images of any RC/Alpha versions of Windows 7?
I want to see if it is any good - otherwise, I think I'll roll out a lab of Ubuntu 8.10 machines to see how well they catch on (I work as a sysadmin in a school)
Well, it seems I mis-read (ok ok, I didn't read) the summary. Just use a Wiki and a chat program designed so all users at the business can talk at once - something like an IRC channel, with the managers being ops, and "senior employees" being +voices.
We had a Wiki at our old place and it worked very well - especially for obscure issues that sometimes came up. I still quit, well, because helpdesk is and will always be shit.
I used to do helpdesk with a 1+ mile communte both ways, in unfomfortable cubes with obsolete equipment. I'd have been much happier to do my job at home, with my nicer display - infact, I have 2 displays (as per the poll;) so I could have the DB frontend on one display, and technical forums/the company WIKI on the other.
The machines we had at the psysical work locatin were P2 300's running NT4, on 14" displays - you could barely google for a fix before the customer had hung up in frustration. (it was a premium rate line too - shocking stuff.)
The suits can still keep an eye on you by monitoring your calls, so I really can't see why it isn't done.
Agreed. I have depression, and I have a good job, all my hair, decent looks, etc, etc. Depression is, or at least it seems to me, a defect in the serotonin/dopamin (maybe even endorphin) receptors.
Do you think I have a good chance of being accepted by Microsoft to improve cust^W consume^W shareholder experience?
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I wish to apply for the job of Windows Vista Salesman I have experience of the following Vista bugs:
The "Windows Mail" crash bug, when you assign a DUN connection in Windows Mail, delete it from Network Preferences, then return to the connections bug in Windows Mail.
The "Windows detected a problem with this connection. Click here to diagnose." immediately followed by "Windows could not find a problem with this connection", on having any DUN error. Even a U/P issue.
The more than 5 clicks it takes to get to any meaningful way of configuring TCP/IP.
The way that the "video desktop" crashes constantly. The fact that the Ultimate edition differs in no meaningful way to the end user than Premium, other than that the box is black, and that the buyer has too much money.
The fact that you can still Ophcrack any Vista logon password in less than 5 minutes.
UAC... DRM.... the 10% network slowdown when playing an mp3...
On second thoughts, I would like to apply for the position of Beta Tester, for the next Microsoft OS, Windows 7.
I will accept $20 an hour as a salary, but I will require health benefits (I will need anti-psychotics, mood stabilizers, and very strong sedatives. An on-faculty psychologist/priest would be a bonus.)
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Seriously, I would work as a beta tester for Microsoft, and by the looks of it, they seriously need some. Those health benefits will still apply, though.
I worked at an ISP helldesk, and all the passwords for user accounts (including their e-mail addresses) were displayed in plaintext for any staff member to see. I even had a few customers phone me up wondering "uh.. what's to stop staff members from looking at my e-mails?", and I had to tell them "technically... nothing" That's just the way it is at some places.
My ISP's solution seemed to have been to keep the call volume/staff ratio so high nobody had time to peek about user accounts.
Torrent containing car radio code.exe calculators (windows/WINE only) select the model, type in the serial number (usually located on top of the unit) and it will generate your code.
saved me paying more than my radio is worth for a 4-digit code.
I used to have an old 3" floppy drive (in a ZX Spectrum, not an Amstrad) until it caught fire...:( I also have a bunch of old 3" floppy disks that hold BASIC programs, the most complex of which was a wierd "treasure hunt" game (I was only young:-))
I work as an IT technician/PFY in a School, which is pretty cool My "office" is an ex-toilet converted into a storage cupboard with a desk, but since I spend about 15% of my day there it doesn't bother me too much
the rest of it is walking around the school or "waiting for machines to rebuild":) and 8am-4pm with a 15 minute commute isn't too bad either:)
well, I'm 5' 7", 120lbs, and hands like a girl, so this laptop probably looks like a full-sizer on me;) considering my current Sony Vaio 15" wobbles about on my lap as it barely fits I'm just waiting for the Atom version with the extended battery life though.
You can easily obtain VM cable TV/BB without paying the fuckers a penny.
Step 1: Obtain an NTL 250 Modem such as this one: (check on ebay.co.uk, the fucking autowrap won't let me post a link even if i make it 5 lines long ffs... they go for about £20
Step 2: Not all modems are flashed, so you will have to flash the modem with the INFINITY firmware. This will lock your modem to the maximum config file (20mbps). Read the forums here for info on how to do that. http://forums.digitalworldz.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?f=142 You will have to sign up for a free account.
Step 3: Sniff a new MAC address. You will need a working VM cable connection do to this, and a program. There are links and tutorials on the forum above. You need to change the MAC address on the pirated modem so it appears the connection is coming from the local area and not a MAC address registered 100 miles away.
Step 4: telnet in and change the MAC address to the new one. also change the default telnet u/p or VM will login remotely and brick it, (as in really brick it, not slashdot brick it), ou'll need to replace a chip to fix it
Step 5: Plug your modem into any coax. as long as it's live (i.e. connected to the green box) it will work. You don't need to have a current subscription with them! and the fuckers have no idea who you are as nothing is registered with them apart from the MAC.
It might be a good idea to spoof the MAC address of your router/NIC though incase they do investigate. It's a good idea to read tutorials and get familiar before you go out and do this btw. oh, and if VM do knock at your door, just tell them to fuck off, they're not the police.
NOTE - You can also pirate TV and get all the channels for free, with devices like the Dreambox 500c and Eurovox. Flash these with the Digitalworldz image via FTP (they have an Ethernet port), do a scan, and hey, all the channels! use a splitter to use the same coax feed.
FUCK VM! they treat their employees like shit, and spend more money on 1 advertising campaign than they spend on making their service actually work. First peak time capping, then phorm, now this. Branson, I know you only own 10% of VM and it's still basically NTL, but fuck you.
I'm now in one particular channel on Quakenet, and it'll only let you issue the.user command (or indeed any other command) if your hostname matches that in the config - this one in particular will only accept "Giko.users.quakenet.org" as the hostname.
I tried to login to his Quakenet account, but alas, the password doesn't match the one he chose for his bot's authpass:-(
The channel had about 7 bots anyhow, so either he's moved them along or just isn't very lucky;)
If it's still too dark with the brightness ramped up fully (it was for me, I have no idea why) try typing "r_gamma x" (where x is between 0 and 3, say 2.4) at the console (ctrl + alt + ~)
I couldn't see much until I changed it to 2, now I can see the environment without it being washed out, and having unlit areas still dark.
Well, kudos to them for not making us Britains pay 99p a track, like I'm sure some other companies would. We still pay the highest price, but I'm getting used to being shafted out of every penny I own here anyway.
Let's say none of these countries builds "it", what then is stopping some other bugger from building loads on the sly, and slaughtering the other now defenseless countries?
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it really is unbelievable... ;p
I'm an ICT tech at a high school and the only comments I get about my Eee 901 are "aww. it's so cute!"
they could just be talking about me though
Agreed.
I live in an area where my mother was exposed to PCB's and I exhibit no unnatural feminine traits.
I'm as masculine as anyone else I've ever met (including those from abroad).
I clame hogswollop. My daily doses of an SSRI, diazepam and codeine probably cause me more damage. (still negligable)
Most every post on his subject argues about the versioning.
Does anybody have any images of any RC/Alpha versions of Windows 7?
I want to see if it is any good - otherwise, I think I'll roll out a lab of Ubuntu 8.10 machines to see how well they catch on (I work as a sysadmin in a school)
Well, it seems I mis-read (ok ok, I didn't read) the summary.
Just use a Wiki and a chat program designed so all users at the business can talk at once - something like an IRC channel, with the managers being ops, and "senior employees" being +voices.
We had a Wiki at our old place and it worked very well - especially for obscure issues that sometimes came up.
I still quit, well, because helpdesk is and will always be shit.
I used to do helpdesk with a 1+ mile communte both ways, in unfomfortable cubes with obsolete equipment. ;) so I could have the DB frontend on one display, and technical forums/the company WIKI on the other.
I'd have been much happier to do my job at home, with my nicer display - infact, I have 2 displays (as per the poll
The machines we had at the psysical work locatin were P2 300's running NT4, on 14" displays - you could barely google for a fix before the customer had hung up in frustration. (it was a premium rate line too - shocking stuff.)
The suits can still keep an eye on you by monitoring your calls, so I really can't see why it isn't done.
Agreed. I have depression, and I have a good job, all my hair, decent looks, etc, etc.
Depression is, or at least it seems to me, a defect in the serotonin/dopamin (maybe even endorphin) receptors.
Do you think I have a good chance of being accepted by Microsoft to improve cust^W consume^W shareholder experience?
--
I wish to apply for the job of Windows Vista Salesman
I have experience of the following Vista bugs:
The "Windows Mail" crash bug, when you assign a DUN connection in Windows Mail, delete it from Network Preferences, then return to the connections bug in Windows Mail.
The "Windows detected a problem with this connection. Click here to diagnose." immediately followed by "Windows could not find a problem with this connection", on having any DUN error. Even a U/P issue.
The more than 5 clicks it takes to get to any meaningful way of configuring TCP/IP.
The way that the "video desktop" crashes constantly.
The fact that the Ultimate edition differs in no meaningful way to the end user than Premium, other than that the box is black, and that the buyer has too much money.
The fact that you can still Ophcrack any Vista logon password in less than 5 minutes.
UAC... DRM.... the 10% network slowdown when playing an mp3...
On second thoughts, I would like to apply for the position of Beta Tester, for the next Microsoft OS, Windows 7.
I will accept $20 an hour as a salary, but I will require health benefits (I will need anti-psychotics, mood stabilizers, and very strong sedatives. An on-faculty psychologist/priest would be a bonus.)
--
Seriously, I would work as a beta tester for Microsoft, and by the looks of it, they seriously need some. Those health benefits will still apply, though.
I worked at an ISP helldesk, and all the passwords for user accounts (including their e-mail addresses) were displayed in plaintext for any staff member to see.
I even had a few customers phone me up wondering "uh.. what's to stop staff members from looking at my e-mails?", and I had to tell them "technically... nothing"
That's just the way it is at some places.
My ISP's solution seemed to have been to keep the call volume/staff ratio so high nobody had time to peek about user accounts.
http://thepiratebay.org/tor/3428654/Car_radio_Anti-theft_re-activation_code_generator_Softwares
.exe calculators (windows/WINE only)
Torrent containing car radio code
select the model, type in the serial number (usually located on top of the unit) and it will generate your code.
saved me paying more than my radio is worth for a 4-digit code.
I used to have an old 3" floppy drive (in a ZX Spectrum, not an Amstrad) until it caught fire... :( :-))
I also have a bunch of old 3" floppy disks that hold BASIC programs, the most complex of which was a wierd "treasure hunt" game (I was only young
I work as an IT technician/PFY in a School, which is pretty cool
:) :)
My "office" is an ex-toilet converted into a storage cupboard with a desk, but since I spend about 15% of my day there it doesn't bother me too much
the rest of it is walking around the school or "waiting for machines to rebuild"
and 8am-4pm with a 15 minute commute isn't too bad either
I'll retract my Fuck You to Branson when he gives me a ticket on one of his Virgin Galactic flights ;) (do you read Slashdot, Branson? ;))
well, I'm 5' 7", 120lbs, and hands like a girl, so this laptop probably looks like a full-sizer on me ;)
considering my current Sony Vaio 15" wobbles about on my lap as it barely fits
I'm just waiting for the Atom version with the extended battery life though.
You can easily obtain VM cable TV/BB without paying the fuckers a penny.
Step 1: Obtain an NTL 250 Modem such as this one: (check on ebay.co.uk, the fucking autowrap won't let me post a link even if i make it 5 lines long ffs... they go for about £20
Step 2: Not all modems are flashed, so you will have to flash the modem with the INFINITY firmware.
This will lock your modem to the maximum config file (20mbps).
Read the forums here for info on how to do that.
http://forums.digitalworldz.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?f=142
You will have to sign up for a free account.
Step 3: Sniff a new MAC address. You will need a working VM cable connection do to this, and a program. There are links and tutorials on the forum above. You need to change the MAC address on the pirated modem so it appears the connection is coming from the local area and not a MAC address registered 100 miles away.
Step 4: telnet in and change the MAC address to the new one. also change the default telnet u/p or VM will login remotely and brick it, (as in really brick it, not slashdot brick it), ou'll need to replace a chip to fix it
Step 5: Plug your modem into any coax. as long as it's live (i.e. connected to the green box) it will work. You don't need to have a current subscription with them! and the fuckers have no idea who you are as nothing is registered with them apart from the MAC.
It might be a good idea to spoof the MAC address of your router/NIC though incase they do investigate.
It's a good idea to read tutorials and get familiar before you go out and do this btw.
oh, and if VM do knock at your door, just tell them to fuck off, they're not the police.
NOTE - You can also pirate TV and get all the channels for free, with devices like the Dreambox 500c and Eurovox. Flash these with the Digitalworldz image via FTP (they have an Ethernet port), do a scan, and hey, all the channels! use a splitter to use the same coax feed.
FUCK VM! they treat their employees like shit, and spend more money on 1 advertising campaign than they spend on making their service actually work. First peak time capping, then phorm, now this.
Branson, I know you only own 10% of VM and it's still basically NTL, but fuck you.
http://gikowns.googlepages.com/BOTNET-GIKO.txt
.user command (or indeed any other command) if your hostname matches that in the config - this one in particular will only accept "Giko.users.quakenet.org" as the hostname.
:-(
;)
I'm now in one particular channel on Quakenet, and it'll only let you issue the
I tried to login to his Quakenet account, but alas, the password doesn't match the one he chose for his bot's authpass
The channel had about 7 bots anyhow, so either he's moved them along or just isn't very lucky
then they use a comma.
:P
so one and a half would be written "1,5". Took me a while to figure out what half of them were on about
How to fry an egg on an XP!
From the article:
Fry an egg on an Athlon XP
Mind you, I've been running an XP 1700+ for two years now with a crappy HSF/low noise fan, and it's been doing fine (usually runs at about 70C).
If it's still too dark with the brightness ramped up fully (it was for me, I have no idea why) try typing "r_gamma x" (where x is between 0 and 3, say 2.4) at the console (ctrl + alt + ~)
I couldn't see much until I changed it to 2, now I can see the environment without it being washed out, and having unlit areas still dark.
Well, kudos to them for not making us Britains pay 99p a track, like I'm sure some other companies would.
We still pay the highest price, but I'm getting used to being shafted out of every penny I own here anyway.
Yeah, this is where it starts.
Soon those Anti-BT websites will mysteriously stop working, then who knows what else.
It makes it easier for NTL and other companies to introduce censorship, now that they know they're not the first.
Let's say none of these countries builds "it", what then is stopping some other bugger from building loads on the sly, and slaughtering the other now defenseless countries?
720p = 1280 x 720
1080p = 1920 x 1080
(it refers to the number of verticle lines. p = progressive (as opposed to interlaced)
This has been talked about a million times before.
There is some information here
Basically it says the area is too far from anything for "anything to sneak up on it".
Don't click it unless you like that kind of thing...