And while we're at it can we all drop phrases like "Joe User" and its ilk? Perjorative terms describing what is your actual target market don't help you create better software for them.
"Joe User" is not a pejorative term. "Joe Luser would be, as would "Joe RatB*st*rd", but there is nothing inherently negative in "Joe User". He represents the canonical end-user (go figure) who doesn't care about how the computer works so long as it does. Actually, when it doesn't work he still doesn't care about the inner workings, he just wants the IT guy to get in there and fix it. This, believe it or not, is a completely reasonable approach.
However, even the small[er] town that was Vegas in 1947 would still be a relatively bright point of light in the middle of a huge patch of darkness, so the point (trivial as it is) stands.
From
The History of Las Vegas:The success of the El Rancho Vegas triggered a small building boom in the late 1940s including construction of several hotel- casinos fronting on a two-lane highway leading into Las Vegas from Los Angeles. The stretch of road evolved into today's Las Vegas Strip. Early hotels included the Last Frontier, Thunderbird and Club Bingo.
Getting broadband to over half the US is a bit more difficult than getting it to 50%+ of e.g. Europe.
The US is a smidge larger than most countries, and the additonal area means additional cost to get new/improved/upgraded connectivity from point A to points !A. The result is that in many places the cost of upgrading compared poorly to the potential return and was not considered worthwhile.
Side note: I live in a rather small town, and we had the option of either DSL or cable modem in 1999. The town is small enough that one can't help but live within the requisite distance to the CO or cable company.
My old 2.2MP gets 95-100 pictures per 64MB CF card*. Ballpark figure, the 16MB in the disposable would probably hold a maximum of 30 pictures (again, depending on composition).
I am fairly certain that was 'Lady Chatterley's Lover', if you were thinking of the scandalous-in-1928 D.H. Lawrence novel. Apparently there was a male version (Lord vice Lady) but that was published the wacky 1970s - NFI.
Using the faster protocol would appeal the power users, and the early adopters that go for the hi-speed buzzwords.
I'm glad you didn't say anything about the real-world benefits of 11g (vice 11b) for a PDA; as far as I can tell there wouldn't be any. (Not flaming - just an observation.) PDAs typically aren't used to download large files, and may not be able to keep up with a saturated higher-speed connection. (Think (firehose + teacup).)
Air cooled by the frigid waters deep in Lake Ontario started bringing relief to buildings in downtown Toronto on Tuesday after the valves were symbolically opened on the multi-million-dollar project.
How does one "symbolically open" a valve? When one is finished, is the valve really open or only "symbolically" open?
As an aside, the summary by 'an anonymous reader' is completely lifted verbatim from the article itself.
That must be the Navigator-only version
on
Netscape 7.2 Released
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· Score: 5, Informative
However, it's VERY lightweight (11.5MB installer for Windows)
I just grabbed the full version (what NS calls the 'offline installer'):
If there's an issue with the IP stack then the firewall won't help you because the firewall is part of the IP stack
My message to the GP poster was that security involves much more than a single point of protection. Hypothetical: I have an unpatched Red Hat 4.2 machine [physically] in a locked and guarded bank vault, and [logically] behind a packet filtering router and two traditional/network firewalls; how vulnerable is that machine to a network-based attack from the outside? Obviously that would depend on the firewall/router configurations, but the point is that one must look at the overall picture to determine the relative amount of risk. Additional security measures that can be added trivially - like the 'personal firewall' - should be added because they improve the overall security picture, not because they protect the machine from all Bad Things. Multi-level security is still a good idea.
The *only* reason to have a firewall is that if you make a mistake and accidentally open a service you didn't intend to
Wrong. Suppose there is an issue in the IP stack itself? The machine can still be knocked over - a la early NT 4.0 - by crafted packets even if no services are listening. Can you see where a firewall might help?
the firewall is there as a failsafe
Yes, it is. There is a concept called "multi-level security"; you should look into it. Essentially the machine is protected by multiple overlapping sets of controls so the loss of one control is not catastrophic.
Both require maintenance. If you cannot do the maintenance yourself you must find - and likely pay - someone who can.
Neither runs forever, even with meticulous maintenace. Both die sooner when abused and/or not maintained.
Both will eventually be replaced - see above.
When purchased new, both will depreciate considerably in the first couple years of ownership. Recognize this and accept it, or buy a used machine.
People are generally more familiar with cars, so analogies in this area may be helpful.
OT: 'Jane Boxwine' is interesting, and [to me] connotes a different sort of person than 'Jane Sixpack'. Bonus points to the individual who coined the term.
From reading their Project Status/Schedule page, it appears their problems may have arisen during the manufacturing stage:
July, 2004
It has been a while since our last update. We have been busy.
COMPOSITE SPAR MANUFACTURE/TESTING
All spars have been cooked including the tapered sections. Assembly of all this is complete for the four wings. Static testing was carried out for the assembled spars. All four eventually passed the test (see Thunderbird Projects - Picture gallery).
WING CONSTRUCTION
All four wings (for the two rotors) have been completed. This includes all wing parts (leading edges, trailing edges, suction side,...) and assembly (see Thunderbird Projects - Picture gallery).
"Eventually passed the test"? Uh oh.
[There were no updates from December 2001 to July 2004]
December, 2001
COMPOSITE SPAR MANUFACTURE/TESTING
Static testing has been carried out for the CFRP spars. Static tests included both bending and torsion. A large effort was put in manufacturing the tapered mandrel for tapered composite spar production. One tapered spar has been manufactured with disastrous results. The tapered mandrel still requires some work (modifications). Composite spar manufacture continues (including straight sections).
It appears there were construction issues early in the project.
I am certainly not knocking their efforts. However, even the most elegant design can be compromised by sub-optimal manufacturing/implementation resources. I wish them the best in the next iteration.
In general the best way to find an updated driver is to contact the hardware vendor. If the hardware is old and no longer supported by the vendor, you may be out of luck. If not, and you were looking for a third party driver, be aware that such a driver might not exist.
However, I think what is happening here is that you are trying to use the product in an environment - like Linux - where the device might or might not be supported. You probably bought an item and are trying to use it in an unsupported manner; now you're getting mad because Google won't help you find a non-existent driver.
Besides, you should learn not to exaggerate. A Google search for 'siemens usb 1022 driver' did return some retail sites. Here's a hint, Sparky: shopping sites/pages generally include the word 'price'. Exclude that from the Google search and you get ~260 pages of what appear to be primarily hints, guides, and how-tos.
In conclusion: Google is fine; you don't know how to use it.
But then someone let slip that GIMP was one of those hippy-freakout open source programs. They tried to call it the 'Photoshopped' version but were pummeled by Adobe. They now call it the 'Paint' version - eminently confusing but better than the 'Windows Picture and Fax Viewer' version.
They also offer The Home Computer Security guide, which seems to parallel Mr. Greene's book in some key areas. This page includes a link to a pdf which goes into detail on the examples (encryption, firewall, anti-virus, patches, ACLs).
Point your tech support callers to these free docs - or others easily available via your favorite search engine - if the idea of a commercial book bothers you that much. Not everything has to be open source. Alternatively, why don't you write the open source manual that you need? Isn't that the idea behind F/OSS?
F/OSS OS (e.g. Linux, *BSD) ISOs makes two examples. We could probably stretch to include OO.org et al to make three.
Three examples of legitimate use. Three.
You PR guys will have to work overtime if you want to make P2P look like anything remotely resembling legitimate.
No, I am not saying P2P should be criminalized. I am saying that the overwhelming majority of P2P traffic appears to be illegitimate (so to speak), most often for reasons of copyright infringement.
Be honest: when people mention P2P networks, what do they describe as its best feature?
A) "Dude, you can get stuff for free!"
B) "Dude, you can download lots of stuff in a completely legal manner without infringing anyone's copyright!"
I believe we all know the answer to that one, even if certain groups conveniently ignore it.
And - as mentioned elsewhere in the thread - the SP2 EULA does prohibit redistribution e.g. via torrent.
"Until this spring, that is, when two lawyers... a clue"
OMG they... a clue? Great!
That reminds me, this morning, I... my breakfast.
What does... mean in this context, and are the...s equivalent? Do they mean
Found?
Ate?
Poured milk on?
Lost?
Fried?
Or does it mean something naughty? If that's the case I don't want to hear about what the lawyers did to the clue, or for that matter what you did to your breakfast. Eww.
As an aside, items like ASET and RBAC are not new for S10; IIRC they have been included since S8.
Or instead of reading about these things, individuals can download the Solaris 10 Beta 5 ISOs and try them out. Go to this page and scroll to the bottom to Solaris Express.
In December, officials began backing up the data daily, to help avoid similar data wipeouts in the future, said Seth Kaplan, spokesman for the county's elections supervisor, Constance Kaplan.
Some more details would be nice, as would some assurance that the people in charge (or at least some individuals involved in the process) are considering redundancy, e.g. RAID, in addition to the daily backup.
The loss of data underscores problems with the touchscreen voting machines, the citizen's group said. "This is a disaster waiting to happen," said Lida Rodriguez-Taseff, chairwoman of the Miami-Dade Election Reform Coalition. "Of course it's worrisome."
"Waiting to happen"? It seems the waiting was over quite a while ago. Waiting for the disaster to happen again - without making changes to strengthen the disaster recovery posture of the voting environment - is irresponsible.
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And while we're at it can we all drop phrases like "Joe User" and its ilk? Perjorative terms describing what is your actual target market don't help you create better software for them.
"Joe User" is not a pejorative term. "Joe Luser would be, as would "Joe RatB*st*rd", but there is nothing inherently negative in "Joe User". He represents the canonical end-user (go figure) who doesn't care about how the computer works so long as it does. Actually, when it doesn't work he still doesn't care about the inner workings, he just wants the IT guy to get in there and fix it. This, believe it or not, is a completely reasonable approach.
Lighten up, Francis.
Yes, I know that. It was a joke, son.
However, even the small[er] town that was Vegas in 1947 would still be a relatively bright point of light in the middle of a huge patch of darkness, so the point (trivial as it is) stands.
From The History of Las Vegas: The success of the El Rancho Vegas triggered a small building boom in the late 1940s including construction of several hotel- casinos fronting on a two-lane highway leading into Las Vegas from Los Angeles. The stretch of road evolved into today's Las Vegas Strip. Early hotels included the Last Frontier, Thunderbird and Club Bingo.
OK, if you were an alien, where would you land? Somehow anywhere in the United States seems to be not a very bright idea. Stupid Roswell aliens...
Given the picture it seems like it would be a bright idea.
Unless the aliens' eyes couldn't adjust after being in the darkness of space. Maybe the Roswell aliens were blinded by Las Vegas?
Getting broadband to over half the US is a bit more difficult than getting it to 50%+ of e.g. Europe.
The US is a smidge larger than most countries, and the additonal area means additional cost to get new/improved/upgraded connectivity from point A to points !A. The result is that in many places the cost of upgrading compared poorly to the potential return and was not considered worthwhile.
Side note: I live in a rather small town, and we had the option of either DSL or cable modem in 1999. The town is small enough that one can't help but live within the requisite distance to the CO or cable company.
My old 2.2MP gets 95-100 pictures per 64MB CF card*. Ballpark figure, the 16MB in the disposable would probably hold a maximum of 30 pictures (again, depending on composition).
* And that's the way I likes it!
I am fairly certain that was 'Lady Chatterley's Lover', if you were thinking of the scandalous-in-1928 D.H. Lawrence novel. Apparently there was a male version (Lord vice Lady) but that was published the wacky 1970s - NFI.
I think they need to use different animals for each program though.
O'Reilly already patented that idea.
Or, put another way: Why not the faster 11g?
Using the faster protocol would appeal the power users, and the early adopters that go for the hi-speed buzzwords.
I'm glad you didn't say anything about the real-world benefits of 11g (vice 11b) for a PDA; as far as I can tell there wouldn't be any. (Not flaming - just an observation.) PDAs typically aren't used to download large files, and may not be able to keep up with a saturated higher-speed connection. (Think (firehose + teacup).)
Damon Darlin from Business 2.0 writes "We just posted a story on...
Wow - I guess advertisements no longer need to be camouflaged at all.
Air cooled by the frigid waters deep in Lake Ontario started bringing relief to buildings in downtown Toronto on Tuesday after the valves were symbolically opened on the multi-million-dollar project.
How does one "symbolically open" a valve? When one is finished, is the valve really open or only "symbolically" open?
As an aside, the summary by 'an anonymous reader' is completely lifted verbatim from the article itself.
However, it's VERY lightweight (11.5MB installer for Windows)
I just grabbed the full version (what NS calls the 'offline installer'):
The Win32 installation .exe weighs in at ~24MB
The Linux/686 installation tar.gz is ~16MB.
If there's an issue with the IP stack then the firewall won't help you because the firewall is part of the IP stack
My message to the GP poster was that security involves much more than a single point of protection. Hypothetical: I have an unpatched Red Hat 4.2 machine [physically] in a locked and guarded bank vault, and [logically] behind a packet filtering router and two traditional/network firewalls; how vulnerable is that machine to a network-based attack from the outside? Obviously that would depend on the firewall/router configurations, but the point is that one must look at the overall picture to determine the relative amount of risk. Additional security measures that can be added trivially - like the 'personal firewall' - should be added because they improve the overall security picture, not because they protect the machine from all Bad Things. Multi-level security is still a good idea.
The *only* reason to have a firewall is that if you make a mistake and accidentally open a service you didn't intend to
Wrong. Suppose there is an issue in the IP stack itself? The machine can still be knocked over - a la early NT 4.0 - by crafted packets even if no services are listening. Can you see where a firewall might help?
the firewall is there as a failsafe
Yes, it is. There is a concept called "multi-level security"; you should look into it. Essentially the machine is protected by multiple overlapping sets of controls so the loss of one control is not catastrophic.
Compare the computer [in broad terms] to a car:
Both require maintenance. If you cannot do the maintenance yourself you must find - and likely pay - someone who can.
Neither runs forever, even with meticulous maintenace. Both die sooner when abused and/or not maintained.
Both will eventually be replaced - see above.
When purchased new, both will depreciate considerably in the first couple years of ownership. Recognize this and accept it, or buy a used machine.
People are generally more familiar with cars, so analogies in this area may be helpful.
OT: 'Jane Boxwine' is interesting, and [to me] connotes a different sort of person than 'Jane Sixpack'. Bonus points to the individual who coined the term.
IANAAerospace Engineer.
From reading their Project Status/Schedule page, it appears their problems may have arisen during the manufacturing stage:
July, 2004
It has been a while since our last update. We have been busy.
COMPOSITE SPAR MANUFACTURE/TESTING
All spars have been cooked including the tapered sections. Assembly of all this is complete for the four wings. Static testing was carried out for the assembled spars. All four eventually passed the test (see Thunderbird Projects - Picture gallery).
WING CONSTRUCTION
All four wings (for the two rotors) have been completed. This includes all wing parts (leading edges, trailing edges, suction side,
"Eventually passed the test"? Uh oh.
[There were no updates from December 2001 to July 2004]
December, 2001
COMPOSITE SPAR MANUFACTURE/TESTING
Static testing has been carried out for the CFRP spars. Static tests included both bending and torsion. A large effort was put in manufacturing the tapered mandrel for tapered composite spar production. One tapered spar has been manufactured with disastrous results. The tapered mandrel still requires some work (modifications). Composite spar manufacture continues (including straight sections).
It appears there were construction issues early in the project.
I am certainly not knocking their efforts. However, even the most elegant design can be compromised by sub-optimal manufacturing/implementation resources. I wish them the best in the next iteration.
In general the best way to find an updated driver is to contact the hardware vendor. If the hardware is old and no longer supported by the vendor, you may be out of luck. If not, and you were looking for a third party driver, be aware that such a driver might not exist.
However, I think what is happening here is that you are trying to use the product in an environment - like Linux - where the device might or might not be supported. You probably bought an item and are trying to use it in an unsupported manner; now you're getting mad because Google won't help you find a non-existent driver.
Besides, you should learn not to exaggerate. A Google search for 'siemens usb 1022 driver' did return some retail sites. Here's a hint, Sparky: shopping sites/pages generally include the word 'price'. Exclude that from the Google search and you get ~260 pages of what appear to be primarily hints, guides, and how-tos.
In conclusion: Google is fine; you don't know how to use it.
We got a 1.337TB unit
1.337TB? Wow - 1337.
But then someone let slip that GIMP was one of those hippy-freakout open source programs. They tried to call it the 'Photoshopped' version but were pummeled by Adobe. They now call it the 'Paint' version - eminently confusing but better than the 'Windows Picture and Fax Viewer' version.
CERT.org's tips for home network security. It's very basic but might help.
They also offer The Home Computer Security guide, which seems to parallel Mr. Greene's book in some key areas. This page includes a link to a pdf which goes into detail on the examples (encryption, firewall, anti-virus, patches, ACLs).
Point your tech support callers to these free docs - or others easily available via your favorite search engine - if the idea of a commercial book bothers you that much. Not everything has to be open source. Alternatively, why don't you write the open source manual that you need? Isn't that the idea behind F/OSS?
F/OSS OS (e.g. Linux, *BSD) ISOs makes two examples. We could probably stretch to include OO.org et al to make three.
Three examples of legitimate use. Three.
You PR guys will have to work overtime if you want to make P2P look like anything remotely resembling legitimate.
No, I am not saying P2P should be criminalized. I am saying that the overwhelming majority of P2P traffic appears to be illegitimate (so to speak), most often for reasons of copyright infringement.
Be honest: when people mention P2P networks, what do they describe as its best feature?
A) "Dude, you can get stuff for free!"
B) "Dude, you can download lots of stuff in a completely legal manner without infringing anyone's copyright!"
I believe we all know the answer to that one, even if certain groups conveniently ignore it.
And - as mentioned elsewhere in the thread - the SP2 EULA does prohibit redistribution e.g. via torrent.
"Until this spring, that is, when two lawyers... a clue"
OMG they... a clue? Great!
That reminds me, this morning, I... my breakfast.
What does
Found?
Ate?
Poured milk on?
Lost?
Fried?
Or does it mean something naughty? If that's the case I don't want to hear about what the lawyers did to the clue, or for that matter what you did to your breakfast. Eww.
is here.
As an aside, items like ASET and RBAC are not new for S10; IIRC they have been included since S8.
Or instead of reading about these things, individuals can download the Solaris 10 Beta 5 ISOs and try them out. Go to this page and scroll to the bottom to Solaris Express.
These people that are fixated on the current X86/PC world have missed out on the elegant hardware of Sun, SGI, and DEC.
Yes, kids, there was a world before Linux became popular.
SalWise Gamjee.
From the article:
In December, officials began backing up the data daily, to help avoid similar data wipeouts in the future, said Seth Kaplan, spokesman for the county's elections supervisor, Constance Kaplan.
Some more details would be nice, as would some assurance that the people in charge (or at least some individuals involved in the process) are considering redundancy, e.g. RAID, in addition to the daily backup.
The loss of data underscores problems with the touchscreen voting machines, the citizen's group said. "This is a disaster waiting to happen," said Lida Rodriguez-Taseff, chairwoman of the Miami-Dade Election Reform Coalition. "Of course it's worrisome."
"Waiting to happen"? It seems the waiting was over quite a while ago. Waiting for the disaster to happen again - without making changes to strengthen the disaster recovery posture of the voting environment - is irresponsible.