Microsoft has yet again claimed that their recent woes are due to something other than being retarded, and thus the war on terrorism continues.
On a side note... hey, if I claim that I have a smaller than average penis due to terrorist efforts, can I be a national hero too?
We really have lost sight of what the word TERRORIST means, and now instead apply it to basically every criminal on the market.
Sorry to say so, US citizens, but we're falling apart at the seams... and Osama bin Laden is laughing his ass off while we do it.
Friggin christ, not Utah and legal angles again. I've got good ideas that Utah has no idea what law IS.
Now, before you go modding this -1 troll, read on.
Utah. Nice western state, untill you visit it, right? Utah's state nickname should be "Utah - I belong in the bible". You see, law there for the most part contradicts itself entirely, and it seems to do so on the most public scale imaginable.
On one hand, in Utah it is illegal to be a minister ordained by the Universal Life Church. On the other, federal law (which supercedes Utah law) says it is perfectly legal and enforcable to boot.
On one hand, Utah has a law on the books that says anal sex is illegal. On the other, there's the fact that Utah is the setting for several adult movies (Jenna Jameson's "Anal Adventures 4") were set there and NOBODY has prosecuted for it.
On one hand... again, anal sex is illegal, but the state was founded by men with fourteen wives... and with that many women around, don't assume that the men who founded the state never poked the browneye. For chrissakes, he had fourteen to choose from, and at LEAST 1 in 14 is gonna go for it.
Utah. Discount their idea of law. They have proven time and time again that they do not understand what it is, and instead equate law with "it's ok to contradict ourselves, because the bible did it!".
Now moderate me -1 Troll, please, as it is obvious that it is coming. I spoke the truth and didnt prop Linux, after all.
I've been where you're going, so I might have a bit more insight into what you are going through/have gone through.
As such, my question has nothing to do with your crime or sentence. My question is simply this -
What are your impressions about what it is going to be like? Are you afraid? When you were in the county jail, did you ask questions from the "pros" in order to prepare for your future ordeal?
I ask this because I remember my time, when I waited to go. Even though I knew I was going to the quote unquote country club, you don't know what it is like untill you get there. I'm curious to know what you are thinking versus what I was.
Do I get offended or angry if someone cracks something of mine. Not at all. Why? Because if I was that concerned about someone pirating my stuff I would have been more careful with coding the protection.
Umm... I'm sure he did'nt crack your stuff. My bet is that he cracked something that someone DID try to protect. Otherwise, there was nothing to crack.
First, he did not recieve the same sentence that the "average rapist" gets. The average rapist serves 65 months in prison. He got a 33 month sentence. Given that it is a federal crime, he'll serve every bit of 33 months, but 33 is still NOT > 65.
Secondly, Congress is not making hacking punishable by a life sentence. Had you read the text of the article you are misquoting, you would have realized that congress is only "making" it worth life with Big Bubba if you hack a GOVERNMENT computer. Thing is, it's already worth a life sentence, so they are basically only reiterating it. Call it September 11th syndrome.
Third... whoever said you had to be technically knowledgeable to upload a file to a FTP server? Not ALL warez kiddies are gurus. Most of them are idiots.
Man, you people really need to check your facts. Would'nt want to have to call any of you sufferers of "False Sense of Authority".
I used to live in Cambridge, Ohio USA, and have worked there as a computer chop shop jockey. The main service we provided was a repair facility to local end-users. The city is a peculiar city, with an average length of education being about 7 years, illiteracy in the mid 70th percentile, and the generaal populace has no idea that there are more to computers than email.
Following is a list some of the stranger things we found while fixing their computers.
Live mice (The computer was broken because a mouse had chewed through the ATX power supply's wires, electrocuting itself by touching the case while eating.)
Ham Sandwich (laid inside the case, the owner explained, because he didnt want his dog to eat it when he went to the bathroom. He then forgot it)
Beer Caps (I have no idea)
A dildo (I dont know on this one either, but when I saw the customer again, I could tell why she had one - butt ugly. Also bounced her check she paid with)
A childs blanket ("The computer was too noisy so I thought it would quiet it down". It did. Stopped her processer fan and burnt it up.)
One problem was'nt what was in the case, rather, what was'nt in her case. She had been told by a friend to "clear out some space" on her computer. So, she cracked the case and started removing things.
And finally, my cream story, which doesnt have to do with broken parts per se...
A woman called us back after picking up her computer claiming that it was not only still broken, but in worse shape than she left it.
I asked what she meant, and she told me that she "Couldnt plug in yellow!"
Yellow? What?
"Yellow. The cable that comes out of my computer TV."
Oh, the monitor cable...
Well, it won't plug in anymore!
Tell me, just out of curiosity... how many rows of pins are there on the hole you are trying to plug "yellow" into?
"Two!"
Now, if you would please, count the number of rows on the cable that comes from your "computer TV."
She hung up immediately.
(In case you dont know why this is so funny, count the number of rows on your serial port, VGA port, and monitor cable)
I know this is offtopic completely, and I'm not wanting much to lose my little Karma, BUT... this is important to me, and you dont have an email address on your slashprofile!
nvbv, I have a SPARCstation 20. I don't have a monitor or keyboard/mouse for it. Do you have ANY idea where I can find these items, without buying them from Sun (their prices are unjustifiably large for such old hardware). I've looked everywhere, but everyone is out of stock for my machine. I've even got SuSE Linux 7.something for SPARC... if you could help me out, I'd royally appreciate it. I want this beautiful machine to run.
Thanks.
Exactly what I have been waiting for... one of these idiotic racist flametrolls to post an IP, trying to get people to go to it. Anyways, FYI,/.'ers, here's a rundown on this racist:
His host is Oarnet. Contact Greg Steele (1-800-627-6420 or webmaster@oar.net) and let him know just what his customer is serving on their lines. Oar's TOS does not allow for hosting of these types of sites.
That particular computer's security setup is much like it's owners... moronic. Here's a list of open ports found, along with service names if available.
21 HPServ FTP server V1.7.212.5
22 SSH 1.99 OpenSSH via Perl
23
53
79
80
143 IMAP
1027 POP3 (resist.com SENDMAIL)
To go further... this machine does not have NetBIOS enabled. SMB status comes back as positive (enabled, broadcasting). The machine, when rdns traced, comes back as resist.com. The machines local name is localhost, which can lead you to savely believe that it is a Win* box.
Why am I giving it to you? Information is free, isn't it...
You know, you *can* ininstall IE from a Win* system. It's not even that hard to do. In order to uninstall IE from any Win system, all you have to do is open a dos prompt, type "iexplore.exe -uninstall/full/hidden/msspecific".
Then, when it gives you an error message about "unrecognized command," simply install Linux. Bingo, no IE!
Heh, I propped Linux. Let the Karma roll in!
Question:
Reguardless of the size of the stone, had it fallen from space, it would have built up enough speed to reach terminal velocity before hitting earth. Do you really think a 14 year old's foot is capable of withstanding say, 2 pounds of iron, falling at 160+ mph? Wouldn't her foot be obliterated?/me smells a rat.
Robotic Battlefield?
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· Score: 3, Interesting
Let me give some possible scenarios. After reading the scenarios, tell me if it sounds plausible for real-world use.
Scenario One: System has tracked enemy troop movement and friendly troop movement. Enemy troops and friendly troops clash in battle. At this point, on the grid, everyone looks like they are in the same place. There's no way to distinguish friendly from enemy. As the combattants regroup to different geographical points, an airstrike arrives. There has been no time for communications to propogate to the system which group is the friend and the enemy, and it is doubtful that the system has a database of the facial structure of every single friendly in our forces. What happens? Does the system pick randomly one group and tell the autopilot to bomb that group? Does it use probabilities? What is the acceptable margin of error, when that error is a 1000 lb bomb falling on you? Who in our government decides the number of our own solder that we can kill and still think it is ok?
Scenario Two: The system is flying above a battlefield. A situation develops that the programmers of the software running these things never thought of. How does the system react? Please, and I speak mainly to any combat veteran at/., somebody tell me how many variables are in a live battle. What happens when the system is exceeded? Suddenly, the information that is new needed for combat can not be transmitted because it does not exist.
I ask you, would you trust an unmanned computer to shield you from a live machine gun pointed at you? I wouldnt. A manned computer, maybe, but not unmanned.
Lawyers sue people.
Law commentators are almost the same.
What do you want from me dammit! I pretty much hate lawyers right now due to some serious legal bullshit I'm enduring from one rogue attourney.
Note to self... no more coffee before reading a legal-based story.
There's no reward. None. There can't be. Tell me, how do I contact this anonymous person to claim my reward? He conveniently forgot to leave a return address. Wait, I get it, he's only withholding his name untill it is developed so that he can avoid trouble untill the cat is out of the bag! Yeah! There actually is someone with enough time in the day to surf the ENTIRE INTERNET looking for the person who did it!
I would suggest that it was the people already working on the project trying to drum up additional interest in their project. But why, considering that the project is already recieving tons of attention?
Answer: Some random troll trying to create a story. Come on, don't you/. people ever get these kind of emails? What do you do when you get that email?
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It takes you an hour to rip a single song from CD? Just how old is your drive, man?
Microsoft has yet again claimed that their recent woes are due to something other than being retarded, and thus the war on terrorism continues. On a side note... hey, if I claim that I have a smaller than average penis due to terrorist efforts, can I be a national hero too? We really have lost sight of what the word TERRORIST means, and now instead apply it to basically every criminal on the market. Sorry to say so, US citizens, but we're falling apart at the seams... and Osama bin Laden is laughing his ass off while we do it.
Friggin christ, not Utah and legal angles again. I've got good ideas that Utah has no idea what law IS. Now, before you go modding this -1 troll, read on. Utah. Nice western state, untill you visit it, right? Utah's state nickname should be "Utah - I belong in the bible". You see, law there for the most part contradicts itself entirely, and it seems to do so on the most public scale imaginable. On one hand, in Utah it is illegal to be a minister ordained by the Universal Life Church. On the other, federal law (which supercedes Utah law) says it is perfectly legal and enforcable to boot. On one hand, Utah has a law on the books that says anal sex is illegal. On the other, there's the fact that Utah is the setting for several adult movies (Jenna Jameson's "Anal Adventures 4") were set there and NOBODY has prosecuted for it. On one hand... again, anal sex is illegal, but the state was founded by men with fourteen wives... and with that many women around, don't assume that the men who founded the state never poked the browneye. For chrissakes, he had fourteen to choose from, and at LEAST 1 in 14 is gonna go for it. Utah. Discount their idea of law. They have proven time and time again that they do not understand what it is, and instead equate law with "it's ok to contradict ourselves, because the bible did it!". Now moderate me -1 Troll, please, as it is obvious that it is coming. I spoke the truth and didnt prop Linux, after all.
What? -1, Troll? It was supposed to be funny, dumbass.
You know, the constant ubergeeking of Beowulf clusters.. this time done extraplanetary. Friggin christ, what crawled up that moderator's ass?
Possible water on Mars. Interesting. Does this mean we are one step closer to having the first Beowulf cluster on another planet?
I thought ICQ was made by Mirabilis.
Miranda ICQ??
As such, my question has nothing to do with your crime or sentence. My question is simply this -
What are your impressions about what it is going to be like? Are you afraid? When you were in the county jail, did you ask questions from the "pros" in order to prepare for your future ordeal?
I ask this because I remember my time, when I waited to go. Even though I knew I was going to the quote unquote country club, you don't know what it is like untill you get there. I'm curious to know what you are thinking versus what I was.
Yeah, I can tell you've never been to prison.
And when did the norm become FOUR meals a day?
Umm... I'm sure he did'nt crack your stuff. My bet is that he cracked something that someone DID try to protect. Otherwise, there was nothing to crack.
First, he did not recieve the same sentence that the "average rapist" gets. The average rapist serves 65 months in prison. He got a 33 month sentence. Given that it is a federal crime, he'll serve every bit of 33 months, but 33 is still NOT > 65.
Secondly, Congress is not making hacking punishable by a life sentence. Had you read the text of the article you are misquoting, you would have realized that congress is only "making" it worth life with Big Bubba if you hack a GOVERNMENT computer. Thing is, it's already worth a life sentence, so they are basically only reiterating it. Call it September 11th syndrome.
Third... whoever said you had to be technically knowledgeable to upload a file to a FTP server? Not ALL warez kiddies are gurus. Most of them are idiots.
Man, you people really need to check your facts. Would'nt want to have to call any of you sufferers of "False Sense of Authority".
Following is a list some of the stranger things we found while fixing their computers.
Live mice (The computer was broken because a mouse had chewed through the ATX power supply's wires, electrocuting itself by touching the case while eating.)
Ham Sandwich (laid inside the case, the owner explained, because he didnt want his dog to eat it when he went to the bathroom. He then forgot it)
Beer Caps (I have no idea)
A dildo (I dont know on this one either, but when I saw the customer again, I could tell why she had one - butt ugly. Also bounced her check she paid with)
A childs blanket ("The computer was too noisy so I thought it would quiet it down". It did. Stopped her processer fan and burnt it up.)
One problem was'nt what was in the case, rather, what was'nt in her case. She had been told by a friend to "clear out some space" on her computer. So, she cracked the case and started removing things.
And finally, my cream story, which doesnt have to do with broken parts per se...
A woman called us back after picking up her computer claiming that it was not only still broken, but in worse shape than she left it.
I asked what she meant, and she told me that she "Couldnt plug in yellow!"
Yellow? What?
"Yellow. The cable that comes out of my computer TV."
Oh, the monitor cable...
Well, it won't plug in anymore!
Tell me, just out of curiosity... how many rows of pins are there on the hole you are trying to plug "yellow" into?
"Two!"
Now, if you would please, count the number of rows on the cable that comes from your "computer TV."
She hung up immediately.
(In case you dont know why this is so funny, count the number of rows on your serial port, VGA port, and monitor cable)
Perhaps I should have made "C" into more than one letter in order for you to grasp the emphasis on JAVA and CCCCCC.
Pardon me for enunciation.
Q: Why do all JAVA programmers wear glasses?
A: They dont C well.
I know this is offtopic completely, and I'm not wanting much to lose my little Karma, BUT... this is important to me, and you dont have an email address on your slashprofile! nvbv, I have a SPARCstation 20. I don't have a monitor or keyboard/mouse for it. Do you have ANY idea where I can find these items, without buying them from Sun (their prices are unjustifiably large for such old hardware). I've looked everywhere, but everyone is out of stock for my machine. I've even got SuSE Linux 7.something for SPARC... if you could help me out, I'd royally appreciate it. I want this beautiful machine to run. Thanks.
Exactly what I have been waiting for... one of these idiotic racist flametrolls to post an IP, trying to get people to go to it. Anyways, FYI, /.'ers, here's a rundown on this racist:
His host is Oarnet. Contact Greg Steele (1-800-627-6420 or webmaster@oar.net) and let him know just what his customer is serving on their lines. Oar's TOS does not allow for hosting of these types of sites.
That particular computer's security setup is much like it's owners... moronic. Here's a list of open ports found, along with service names if available.
21 HPServ FTP server V1.7.212.5
22 SSH 1.99 OpenSSH via Perl
23
53
79
80
143 IMAP
1027 POP3 (resist.com SENDMAIL)
To go further... this machine does not have NetBIOS enabled. SMB status comes back as positive (enabled, broadcasting). The machine, when rdns traced, comes back as resist.com. The machines local name is localhost, which can lead you to savely believe that it is a Win* box.
Why am I giving it to you? Information is free, isn't it...
You know, you *can* ininstall IE from a Win* system. It's not even that hard to do. In order to uninstall IE from any Win system, all you have to do is open a dos prompt, type "iexplore.exe -uninstall /full /hidden /msspecific".
Then, when it gives you an error message about "unrecognized command," simply install Linux. Bingo, no IE!
Heh, I propped Linux. Let the Karma roll in!
Question: Reguardless of the size of the stone, had it fallen from space, it would have built up enough speed to reach terminal velocity before hitting earth. Do you really think a 14 year old's foot is capable of withstanding say, 2 pounds of iron, falling at 160+ mph? Wouldn't her foot be obliterated? /me smells a rat.
Let me give some possible scenarios. After reading the scenarios, tell me if it sounds plausible for real-world use.
/., somebody tell me how many variables are in a live battle. What happens when the system is exceeded? Suddenly, the information that is new needed for combat can not be transmitted because it does not exist.
Scenario One: System has tracked enemy troop movement and friendly troop movement. Enemy troops and friendly troops clash in battle. At this point, on the grid, everyone looks like they are in the same place. There's no way to distinguish friendly from enemy. As the combattants regroup to different geographical points, an airstrike arrives. There has been no time for communications to propogate to the system which group is the friend and the enemy, and it is doubtful that the system has a database of the facial structure of every single friendly in our forces. What happens? Does the system pick randomly one group and tell the autopilot to bomb that group? Does it use probabilities? What is the acceptable margin of error, when that error is a 1000 lb bomb falling on you? Who in our government decides the number of our own solder that we can kill and still think it is ok?
Scenario Two: The system is flying above a battlefield. A situation develops that the programmers of the software running these things never thought of. How does the system react? Please, and I speak mainly to any combat veteran at
I ask you, would you trust an unmanned computer to shield you from a live machine gun pointed at you? I wouldnt. A manned computer, maybe, but not unmanned.
Lawyers sue people. Law commentators are almost the same. What do you want from me dammit! I pretty much hate lawyers right now due to some serious legal bullshit I'm enduring from one rogue attourney. Note to self... no more coffee before reading a legal-based story.
Sued a freakin rock, as told on Slashdot's article this past Saturday
There's no reward. None. There can't be. Tell me, how do I contact this anonymous person to claim my reward? He conveniently forgot to leave a return address. Wait, I get it, he's only withholding his name untill it is developed so that he can avoid trouble untill the cat is out of the bag! Yeah! There actually is someone with enough time in the day to surf the ENTIRE INTERNET looking for the person who did it!
/. people ever get these kind of emails? What do you do when you get that email?
I would suggest that it was the people already working on the project trying to drum up additional interest in their project. But why, considering that the project is already recieving tons of attention?
Answer: Some random troll trying to create a story. Come on, don't you