The biggest thing that I don't get about the RIAA's tactics of late (lawsuits and so on) is why they don't expend more effort and more money on combating pirated CDs in China/Brazil/etc.
So you believe women select guys they sleep with based on how much they TRUST them?
Stop believing what they tell you and start looking at what they're DOING...
Yes. Trust is an important component of the hookup formula. I could probably get some use from you're second piece of advice; I'm horribly inobservant.
Yes, I fully agree with the above... Personally, I think that a law should be passed to make the use of this new chemical and it's relatives illegal except for medically important purposes (i.e. for medical research or with a prescription).
Umm hello... how about the most important use, getting nerds laid?
I generally agree, but in a small business, HR folks typically do a crap job on tech hiring... as do many managers.
If the poster is going to work out his two weeks (which I think he should unless the boss is going to be an ass), he may be the most capable person to find a replacement.
From the article, I don't know how bad the boss has treated him since... if it's really bad, confront him and tell him you'll leave today unless you're treated like a professional...
If he treats you from now to 2 weeks past notice, give him a hand and try and find a replacement.
The cost per kilogram of payload on the shuttle is much higher than conventional rockets; we could be doing a lot more for a lot less $.
Take the humans out of the program and then you don't need to worry about all sorts've other heavy things like air, food, safety equipment.
We could put thousands of robots on the moon for colleges to play with and mine raw materials, maybe create a habitable base for a lot less money than the shuttle program.
NASA used to be a good agency... now they're an embarrasment.
It's his job to make money for Microsoft. The dot-com boom earned some low quality workers large salaries because they were (or seemed) computer savvy.
I do feel bad for the talented and/or hardworking ones who got taken for ride after ride with startups...
But face it, there are foreign workers willing to work harder for less money; tech workers in the US are generally spoiled IMO (with many exceptions)... In '89 you could be virtually ensured $50k/yr with a MSCE.
The market's adjusting, and foreign labor is generally cheaper now.
I say let the genuinely talented or hard working into the US and give 'em a green card. I think it would make our country a better place (though defining 'talented or hardworking' would be tough).
(I don't limit the above opinion to tech workers... construction, engineering, professor, janitor, cabbie, whatever).
The US immigrant policies have really bad problems; politicians get votes if they're 'tough on immigrants'... they get $ if they're 'ignoring the illegal immigrant problem.'
It's a two faced, dishonest system at the moment... immigrants can get in and when their visa expires noone looks for them... if they get pulled over for speeding (after paying 10 years of social security and other taxes), they're deported without a chance to return.
Businesses are pushing for cheap labor, and citizens are generally pushing for less competition for jobs... the immigrants get caught in the middle:(
1) Something else to break 2) Something else to run down the batteries
If I want to find what song's next I listen to it.
There are probably better players for the money out there but I didn't want to research and got the shuffle; I'm happy with it. I love not having to keep up with a usb cable, too.
The only apple product I've ever bought is a 256 shuffle a few weeks ago... got ~6 pc's so I don't think I could be fairly labeled as a mac fanatic.
I drop stuff. I don't think a HDD player would last long for me, and I don't want to spend a lot. I don't want to find a cable to charge or reload music (that's probably my favorite feature of the shuffle).
I don't think it's the greatest thing ever, but it's a nice upgrade from my old 32MB IRock with a proprietary usb cable.
A FM tuner would be nice, especially since the equipment to do it is apparently already in the shuffle. For the display... if I wonder what the current song is, I listen:) It'd be nice sometimes but for me better battery life and smaller size is more important than a display.
Another good response for 8anet... the sales rep I've worked with will get stuff to you fast if you need it fast... good white boxes (at least the 5 or 10 I've bought).
Sometimes it's hard to figure out how to get periphs (like a x port serial card) in a 1u box; It's nice to be able to talk to a vendor who know's their stuff and doesn't charge a lot!
Assuming Intel doesn't come up with a breakthrough soon (next couple years), I don't think Dell will have a choice.
It seems we're going to a Multi-core world and Intel's current implementation is severely handicapped by memory speed; Also, their 64 bit implementation is a hack.
When Win64 is out (June?) AMD is going to be much more attractive for servers. I'd bet Dell will be shipping AMD this year.
I'm sure Dell's getting great deals on Intel chips because they're buying no AMD... kinda like Wall-Mart pressuring their suppliers. 'Gimme a sweet deal or I'll persue other suppliers'.
"In addition, we will periodically scan port 25 over your DSL line to make sure your mail server is not an open relay. If we find an open relay on your mail server, the port 25 filter will be reinstated and you will be notified by the contact email address entered above."
If more ISP's were like that.. there wouldn't be as many z0mbi3z...
I think 'rooted boxes' are a bigger problem than open relays these days... Conditional port 25 outbound may be a good idea (though how much cost will it add?).
Most zombies are on random ports (i.e. zombified client makes outbound request for orders which come in on a non protected port).
I find >50% of the spam that makes it thru spambayes on my main account is from a residential ip block (comcast, etc.). But I'm using blackhole lists too.
Since blackholing I'm not aware of losing anything, and my spam on one account has dropped from ~30k/month to ~3k/month. Using these:
Powell is a much better speaker then Stern... Stern does come across as a whiny stuipd guy in that call.
One issue you address I disagree with; 'forcing it into someone's home'. The US decided that portions of the spectrum were the property of the people and would be managed by the FCC.
The signal is forced into your home (unless you have lots've EM shielding), but if you ask them to stop that, you're also in effect forbidding someone who wants the signal in their home. I think the 'greater good' scenario would be for you to turn off your radio or change the channel.
- VOIP regulation (how about linux voip clients? Can't regulate them; the good bad guys will not use a monitored communication method. Why drive up the cost for the rest of us?
- Broadcast flag: He argues this will increase HDTV adoption by pleasing the manufacturers/content owners... I thought the FCC was supposed enforce this by mandate, not ecenomic incentive.
- TV ownership: While I in principal agree with deregulation, I think media is one of the most powerful forces in the country, is biased, and has too much control over the world. It's too hard for independent media these days (exception: internet). Good interview concerning this with Ted Tuener (he's a bit of a kook but informative interview):
Naah the consultant charged by the hour and I wanted to make sure he stayed busy...
17 floor hotel:)
In hindsight I probably wasted money on the consultant:( All he did was use one cisco 1200 ap and a cheap laptop with a cisco card and netstumbler.
I haven't seen their site plan yet; they'll recommend Cisco equipment but I'm sorely tempted to use DWL900AP+'s at $40/ea with a decent antenna (I tested side by side with his cisco and it had better range using an antenna).
I spent ~6 hours helping do a site survey with my 14lb laptop... that sucked...
But a little 3lb laptop set to remain awake with the lid closed, and netstumbler (or similar app) set to beep when it picks up the hotspot would be as easy as these devices.
Here's an email I just sent to my company's sysadmin... what you think? (Hotel with ~100 desktops)
We discussed installing firefox on all machines...
After some thought and reading I'm not sure that's the right move now...
+ I like firefox + No ActiveX - No easy autoupdater that I'm aware of - Not controllable via Group Policy
Related discussion: http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/11/24/18 41232
Web's getting nasty; I worry mostly about users going to our regions account (I don't know who has access, and there are lots of 'phishing' scams (emails saying 'Hi I'm you're bank and need more info. Click here so I can steal your password when you enter it' and then take your money). Gartner says these scams have cost 10.2 Billion!
If we get scammed the bank will probably take the loss itself but I'm not sure.
Some info on customizing firefox install: http://www.firefoxie.net/
Some info on how to install firefox on every pc in the domain easily: http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.p hp?t=1380 33&sid=42e903fcae0f8f25a49acf8e70071f13
Bottom line is: - I think we need SP2 asap on all desktops (especially ****'s, and anyone else with the bank password... Many of the 'url spoofing in the address bar' issues are fixed by it). We should also send some basic info on phishing scams to anyone with regions access. (Note some apps are not 'SP2 certified'... like our credit card auth system).
- I don't think we should install firefox until we can get it to autoupdate, and maybe not until it's controllable by GP. It would be a PITA to manually update all the clients. Maybe IE will become somewhat secure before that happens.
- We need to disable ActiveX in group policy... Maybe by moving everyone into the gptest group... There may be a better solution; let me know if you have ideas. If you're a member of gptest you get annoying popups saying 'this page may not work because activex is disabled' on many sites.
You forgot... need a corporate edition cd and then use you keygen to get volume licensing code and then you got a good present! Even better if you burn the key on the disc! (No reg required w/volume licensing keys)
Anyone got a clue why Pentium M are far more costly than P4s? Something to do with (sold units) volume?
I suppose supply would be a possibility, but I'd expect it's due to demand. Take a look at nice 'thin and light' notebooks on the market today; almost all are Pentium M. I don't know why
I'd take a 1ghz Athlon64 with 128 cache for $200 less than a 2ghz Centrino.
Whups; browsed their site and couldn't quickly find info so I post then I wonder more and look again... looks like it does; might give it a try. Thanks.
Lazy man's link to page that says it works behind 'consumer multiport router'. It's the 'alternate' method, not their 'recommended' one.
Probably hate the tech support with buggy piece o crap routers. (I've been admin'ing vpn for 1st time recently and TONS of cheap routers have problems.
"No, but it DOES allow them to see every single IP address of every single peer, seed, and client using that.torrent... which gives them enough ammo to go to ISPs and begin scaring people with threat letters."
So do most other p2p apps I'm aware of:
Fasttrack Network (Kazaa, Etc.)
Direct Connect (If you can join)
Gnutella, Emule, more
I'm not saying most of these programs easily allow you to get ip's using the client, but once it's running you could figure it out with netstat, or could modify the code to show you what information is available.
With the funds the xxAA are spending on this, I'd imagine they have some nice programs to easily compile p2p data and spit it into some database; if I were them I'd say,
SELECT from P2PDB * SORT BY 'Cooperative ISP','SizeofISP' WHERE 'ItsOurClientsMaterial' (well something like that)
Slashdot Mirror
Lawyers 1st rule:
Look for the money
Could use some work
Host a mirror at Sealand!!
Thanks; I must be having hallucinations; I'll get an appointment with a doc.
So you believe women select guys they sleep with based on how much they TRUST them?
Stop believing what they tell you and start looking at what they're DOING...
Yes. Trust is an important component of the hookup formula. I could probably get some use from you're second piece of advice; I'm horribly inobservant.
Umm hello... how about the most important use, getting nerds laid?
I generally agree, but in a small business, HR folks typically do a crap job on tech hiring... as do many managers.
If the poster is going to work out his two weeks (which I think he should unless the boss is going to be an ass), he may be the most capable person to find a replacement.
From the article, I don't know how bad the boss has treated him since... if it's really bad, confront him and tell him you'll leave today unless you're treated like a professional...
If he treats you from now to 2 weeks past notice, give him a hand and try and find a replacement.
My $.02
The cost per kilogram of payload on the shuttle is much higher than conventional rockets; we could be doing a lot more for a lot less $.
Take the humans out of the program and then you don't need to worry about all sorts've other heavy things like air, food, safety equipment.
We could put thousands of robots on the moon for colleges to play with and mine raw materials, maybe create a habitable base for a lot less money than the shuttle program.
NASA used to be a good agency... now they're an embarrasment.
It's his job to make money for Microsoft. The dot-com boom earned some low quality workers large salaries because they were (or seemed) computer savvy.
:(
I do feel bad for the talented and/or hardworking ones who got taken for ride after ride with startups...
But face it, there are foreign workers willing to work harder for less money; tech workers in the US are generally spoiled IMO (with many exceptions)... In '89 you could be virtually ensured $50k/yr with a MSCE.
The market's adjusting, and foreign labor is generally cheaper now.
I say let the genuinely talented or hard working into the US and give 'em a green card. I think it would make our country a better place (though defining 'talented or hardworking' would be tough).
(I don't limit the above opinion to tech workers... construction, engineering, professor, janitor, cabbie, whatever).
The US immigrant policies have really bad problems; politicians get votes if they're 'tough on immigrants'... they get $ if they're 'ignoring the illegal immigrant problem.'
It's a two faced, dishonest system at the moment... immigrants can get in and when their visa expires noone looks for them... if they get pulled over for speeding (after paying 10 years of social security and other taxes), they're deported without a chance to return.
Businesses are pushing for cheap labor, and citizens are generally pushing for less competition for jobs... the immigrants get caught in the middle
For me, the display is a bad thing...
1) Something else to break
2) Something else to run down the batteries
If I want to find what song's next I listen to it.
There are probably better players for the money out there but I didn't want to research and got the shuffle; I'm happy with it. I love not having to keep up with a usb cable, too.
umm whups I meant 512 shuffle.
The only apple product I've ever bought is a 256 shuffle a few weeks ago... got ~6 pc's so I don't think I could be fairly labeled as a mac fanatic.
:) It'd be nice sometimes but for me better battery life and smaller size is more important than a display.
I drop stuff. I don't think a HDD player would last long for me, and I don't want to spend a lot. I don't want to find a cable to charge or reload music (that's probably my favorite feature of the shuffle).
I don't think it's the greatest thing ever, but it's a nice upgrade from my old 32MB IRock with a proprietary usb cable.
A FM tuner would be nice, especially since the equipment to do it is apparently already in the shuffle. For the display... if I wonder what the current song is, I listen
Sometimes it's hard to figure out how to get periphs (like a x port serial card) in a 1u box; It's nice to be able to talk to a vendor who know's their stuff and doesn't charge a lot!
Assuming Intel doesn't come up with a breakthrough soon (next couple years), I don't think Dell will have a choice.
It seems we're going to a Multi-core world and Intel's current implementation is severely handicapped by memory speed; Also, their 64 bit implementation is a hack.
When Win64 is out (June?) AMD is going to be much more attractive for servers. I'd bet Dell will be shipping AMD this year.
I'm sure Dell's getting great deals on Intel chips because they're buying no AMD... kinda like Wall-Mart pressuring their suppliers. 'Gimme a sweet deal or I'll persue other suppliers'.
If more ISP's were like that.. there wouldn't be as many z0mbi3z...
I think 'rooted boxes' are a bigger problem than open relays these days... Conditional port 25 outbound may be a good idea (though how much cost will it add?).
Most zombies are on random ports (i.e. zombified client makes outbound request for orders which come in on a non protected port).
I find >50% of the spam that makes it thru spambayes on my main account is from a residential ip block (comcast, etc.). But I'm using blackhole lists too. Since blackholing I'm not aware of losing anything, and my spam on one account has dropped from ~30k/month to ~3k/month. Using these:
list.dsbl.org
relays.ordb.org
sbl.spamhaus.org
Powell is a much better speaker then Stern... Stern does come across as a whiny stuipd guy in that call.
One issue you address I disagree with; 'forcing it into someone's home'. The US decided that portions of the spectrum were the property of the people and would be managed by the FCC.
The signal is forced into your home (unless you have lots've EM shielding), but if you ask them to stop that, you're also in effect forbidding someone who wants the signal in their home. I think the 'greater good' scenario would be for you to turn off your radio or change the channel.
Slashdot's got a pretty decent index of decisions I disagree with:
Google slashdot for FCC
- VOIP regulation (how about linux voip clients? Can't regulate them; the good bad guys will not use a monitored communication method. Why drive up the cost for the rest of us?
- Broadcast flag: He argues this will increase HDTV adoption by pleasing the manufacturers/content owners... I thought the FCC was supposed enforce this by mandate, not ecenomic incentive.
- TV ownership: While I in principal agree with deregulation, I think media is one of the most powerful forces in the country, is biased, and has too much control over the world. It's too hard for independent media these days (exception: internet). Good interview concerning this with Ted Tuener (he's a bit of a kook but informative interview):
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2004/040 7.turner.html
- Cable modem tax (DSL is already taxed)... the intent is to make it cheaper for rural areas but I say let the market figure it out.
- Requiring bradcasters to keep tapes of shows (hurts indy media badly)
More, but I'm too lazy.
Naah the consultant charged by the hour and I wanted to make sure he stayed busy...
:)
:( All he did was use one cisco 1200 ap and a cheap laptop with a cisco card and netstumbler.
17 floor hotel
In hindsight I probably wasted money on the consultant
I haven't seen their site plan yet; they'll recommend Cisco equipment but I'm sorely tempted to use DWL900AP+'s at $40/ea with a decent antenna (I tested side by side with his cisco and it had better range using an antenna).
Good point but I'll argue anyway :)
I spent ~6 hours helping do a site survey with my 14lb laptop... that sucked...
But a little 3lb laptop set to remain awake with the lid closed, and netstumbler (or similar app) set to beep when it picks up the hotspot would be as easy as these devices.
Here's an email I just sent to my company's sysadmin... what you think? (Hotel with ~100 desktops)
8 41232
3 &tid=95&tid=172
p hp?t=1380 33&sid=42e903fcae0f8f25a49acf8e70071f13
We discussed installing firefox on all machines...
After some thought and reading I'm not sure that's the right move now...
+ I like firefox
+ No ActiveX
- No easy autoupdater that I'm aware of
- Not controllable via Group Policy
Related discussion: http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/11/24/1
Web's getting nasty; I worry mostly about users going to our regions account (I don't know who has access, and there are lots of 'phishing' scams (emails saying 'Hi I'm you're bank and need more info. Click here so I can steal your password when you enter it' and then take your money). Gartner says these scams have cost 10.2 Billion!
If we get scammed the bank will probably take the loss itself but I'm not sure.
Phishing discussion: http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/11/26/19921
Some info on customizing firefox install: http://www.firefoxie.net/
Some info on how to install firefox on every pc in the domain easily:
http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.
Bottom line is:
- I think we need SP2 asap on all desktops (especially ****'s, and anyone else with the bank password... Many of the 'url spoofing in the address bar' issues are fixed by it). We should also send some basic info on phishing scams to anyone with regions access. (Note some apps are not 'SP2 certified'... like our credit card auth system).
- I don't think we should install firefox until we can get it to autoupdate, and maybe not until it's controllable by GP. It would be a PITA to manually update all the clients. Maybe IE will become somewhat secure before that happens.
- We need to disable ActiveX in group policy... Maybe by moving everyone into the gptest group... There may be a better solution; let me know if you have ideas. If you're a member of gptest you get annoying popups saying 'this page may not work because activex is disabled' on many sites.
Any input is appreciated.
Thanks
You forgot... need a corporate edition cd and then use you keygen to get volume licensing code and then you got a good present! Even better if you burn the key on the disc! (No reg required w/volume licensing keys)
I suppose supply would be a possibility, but I'd expect it's due to demand. Take a look at nice 'thin and light' notebooks on the market today; almost all are Pentium M. I don't know why
I'd take a 1ghz Athlon64 with 128 cache for $200 less than a 2ghz Centrino.
Lazy man's link to page that says it works behind 'consumer multiport router'. It's the 'alternate' method, not their 'recommended' one.
Probably hate the tech support with buggy piece o crap routers. (I've been admin'ing vpn for 1st time recently and TONS of cheap routers have problems.
Will that work thru nat? (Behind my firewall)
So do most other p2p apps I'm aware of:
Fasttrack Network (Kazaa, Etc.)
Direct Connect (If you can join)
Gnutella, Emule, more
I'm not saying most of these programs easily allow you to get ip's using the client, but once it's running you could figure it out with netstat, or could modify the code to show you what information is available. With the funds the xxAA are spending on this, I'd imagine they have some nice programs to easily compile p2p data and spit it into some database; if I were them I'd say,
SELECT from P2PDB * SORT BY 'Cooperative ISP','SizeofISP' WHERE 'ItsOurClientsMaterial' (well something like that)
And start from the top of the list.
The only anonymous p2p I'm aware of is freenet.