$150,000 is not enough for four years at my local comunity college. After you factor in little things like rent and food its not even close.
Good point. I recommend not going to college so you don't have to pay for food and rent.
I had the same problem. When I called the cutomer support line to pay over the phone instead, I told the lady on the other end of the line that she may want to have someone let their IT guys know there was a problem with the certificate. She told me there was nothing wrong with the website, and that it must be my computer because she had "paid her bill online earlier in the day." I assured her that it was not my computer.
By sheer coincidence, I had called to pay off and close my account (about $3000.) I think she thought she had really pissed me off when I closed the account!
Subsidy: Monetary assistance granted by a government to a person or group in support of an enterprise regarded as being in the public interest.
So, you never drive on a public road? You have an agreement set up where the police won't come when you're raped, the fire department will let your house burn down and the paramedics won't bother you when something happens?
Since when is maintaining the public infrastructure a subsidy? When the government builds roads with our tax dollars, it's not a subsidy, it's what is required by the Constitution that has been ratified and accepted by that particular state. And I don't know where you live, but if I call the paramedics in my town, they send me a bill for their services.
You've never voted?
What does whether or not I vote have to do with subsidies?
Good to hear that, should you go swimming, the lifeguards know to let you drown.
The lifeguards at my pool aren't subsidized, they are paid by the owners of the pool for services performed. See above for definition of subsidy.
I subsidize the sorry asses of morons like you every day.
I must have missed that check in the mail today.
I never said that taxes don't pay for a lot of useful services, or that I don't benefit from those services, but I have yet to receive a subsidy check from the government. However, since I pay taxes, I do pay for the sick, lame and lazy who do receive subsidy checks.
And what the hell do you know about being part of a civil society? The best part of your argument was when you called me a moron. I guess I learned my lesson.
Tax incentives? You want other people to be forced to subsidize your paycheck?
Yes. In the same way I am forced to subsidize the sick, lame, and lazy with my paycheck, and my taxes. I want to be on the receiving end of some subsidizing for once.
I understand that the title of the article says "root vulnerability", but the post describes it as "a bug in the mremap(2) system call". What I'm trying to say is that had this "bug" occurred in a Windows service, it would not be described as a "bug", but as a "security hole" or "security flaw".
It's interesting that Microsoft's vulnerabilities are referred to as "security flaws", or "security holes", or "security lapses" while Linux gets to have "bugs".
I'm not trying to troll or draw any conclusions, but the use of language does affect how we think about a thing.
Thief 3 is scheduled for June of 2004, so expect it next Christmas. On the upside, however, they've already registered the domain name, and you can download the new trailer here.
Any new users created in XP Pro or 2000 Pro are created in the Users group by default. This may be different for XP Home; I'm not sure. But in the Professional versions, the users are NOT created in the Administrators group.
Unless you need to have your files encrypted during copying, you may want to reconsider using SCP for everyday copying of files. I have found that encrypting the files slows the copying process far more than SMB ever could. Sure, it doesn't make a lot of difference for small files, but if you ever try to copy large amounts of data, it slows the process considerably.
Just my two cents.
Thank God! It's good to see that at some people are doing what needs to be done to protect our children from having to take responsibility for their actions. ...Of course that doesn't work so well for protecting their victims....
If I loan my car to a friend and he gets drunk and runs someone over, am I at fault?
In some states, at least, if you lend your car to your friend, knowing that he is drunk, you can be charged with a "permissive DUI". I very nearly got one for my fiancee by driving her car drunk. I recommend NOT trying it.
You are correct. It's not 46 states, it's 44. That was a typo.
I work for a company that cleans databases for telemarketers. I have spoken to people from each of those states in the last couple of days. There are more than 27 states with DNC lists; the ftc.gov website is mistaken.
I'm not saying that the Federal government can't get your phone number. I'm saying that it's a great way to get other people to update their database for them, and to add in things like working email addresses.
It appears that consumers are getting overexcited by the hype, and not paying any attention to the details regarding the national DO Not Call list. What it boils down to is that there is no infrastructure in place to deal with any complaints. And there will be complaints. When you sign up for a credit card, or subscribe to a magazine, you become a customer of that particular company, giving them the right to call you. You also give that company the right to share your information with their "affiliates". On October 1st, when everyone and their brother is calling the FTC's as yet non-existent call center to file their complaints, they will discover that they have no legitimate complaint. For the few people who actively send the required opt-out letters to their credit card companies telling them that they do not wish to have their information shared with the "affiliate" companies, when they call to make a legitimate complaint, what are the chances that they will get the required information to make a complaint. According to the National DNC website, "You must provide either the NAME or the PHONE NUMBER of the COMPANY that called you, as well as the DATE OF THE CALL and YOUR PHONE NUMBER. I don't think that there are many telemarketing companies out there that will be very forthcoming with their Name or Phone Number for angry victims, especially when each violation will cost them $11,000. And please note that the FTC does not yet have any specifics on how to file a complaint, or who to file it with. Let's face it; 46 states have had do not call lists for years, and it hasn't stopped the telemarketers yet.
(offtopic) Additionally, the conspiracy theorist in me thinks that this is the best idea that the government ever had for creating a database of names and numbers and email addresses. Peole are entering their data for the FTC as fast as they possibly can. And with nothing to show for it in the end.(/offtopic)
What I would do if I were you is tell your boss to hire someone new, if you aren't just a troll. You don't seem to have the skills yet to maintain production servers.
Good Answer! I'm pretty sure that he was looking for a sarcastic and elitist response to his question rather than, say, useful information. Assclown.
Slashdot Mirror
best keep it in a dark, cool basement. Not on the bookself in your room
Anyone who is a Star Wars wine collector already lives in his parent's dark basement. It won't be a problem...
You really should reconsider what "toys" your kids are playing with... ;)
Or am I carbon dating myself? /.er to resort to dating himself....:)
You wouldn't be the first
$150,000 is not enough for four years at my local comunity college. After you factor in little things like rent and food its not even close.
Good point. I recommend not going to college so you don't have to pay for food and rent.
Sure Chess it great, but can it find me a date?
You love chess and post on Slashdot...
The answer is NO!
I had the same problem. When I called the cutomer support line to pay over the phone instead, I told the lady on the other end of the line that she may want to have someone let their IT guys know there was a problem with the certificate. She told me there was nothing wrong with the website, and that it must be my computer because she had "paid her bill online earlier in the day." I assured her that it was not my computer.
By sheer coincidence, I had called to pay off and close my account (about $3000.) I think she thought she had really pissed me off when I closed the account!
Subsidy: Monetary assistance granted by a government to a person or group in support of an enterprise regarded as being in the public interest.
So, you never drive on a public road? You have an agreement set up where the police won't come when you're raped, the fire department will let your house burn down and the paramedics won't bother you when something happens?
Since when is maintaining the public infrastructure a subsidy? When the government builds roads with our tax dollars, it's not a subsidy, it's what is required by the Constitution that has been ratified and accepted by that particular state. And I don't know where you live, but if I call the paramedics in my town, they send me a bill for their services.
You've never voted?
What does whether or not I vote have to do with subsidies?
Good to hear that, should you go swimming, the lifeguards know to let you drown.
The lifeguards at my pool aren't subsidized, they are paid by the owners of the pool for services performed. See above for definition of subsidy.
I subsidize the sorry asses of morons like you every day.
I must have missed that check in the mail today.
I never said that taxes don't pay for a lot of useful services, or that I don't benefit from those services, but I have yet to receive a subsidy check from the government. However, since I pay taxes, I do pay for the sick, lame and lazy who do receive subsidy checks.
And what the hell do you know about being part of a civil society? The best part of your argument was when you called me a moron. I guess I learned my lesson.
Tax incentives? You want other people to be forced to subsidize your paycheck?
Yes. In the same way I am forced to subsidize the sick, lame, and lazy with my paycheck, and my taxes. I want to be on the receiving end of some subsidizing for once.
I understand that the title of the article says "root vulnerability", but the post describes it as "a bug in the mremap(2) system call". What I'm trying to say is that had this "bug" occurred in a Windows service, it would not be described as a "bug", but as a "security hole" or "security flaw".
It's interesting that Microsoft's vulnerabilities are referred to as "security flaws", or "security holes", or "security lapses" while Linux gets to have "bugs".
I'm not trying to troll or draw any conclusions, but the use of language does affect how we think about a thing.
come to mind.
"You can't cheat an honest man" and "It's a miracle a fool and his money ever got together in the first place."
What, are you TRYING to get modded down as -5 Flamebait???
Great sig! Let the rabbits wear glasses!
Yeah- I saw the trailer, and just had to replay Thief 2 again... Those shutter glasses look cool- I'll give it a shot.
Thief 3 is scheduled for June of 2004, so expect it next Christmas. On the upside, however, they've already registered the domain name, and you can download the new trailer here.
Any new users created in XP Pro or 2000 Pro are created in the Users group by default. This may be different for XP Home; I'm not sure. But in the Professional versions, the users are NOT created in the Administrators group.
Unless you need to have your files encrypted during copying, you may want to reconsider using SCP for everyday copying of files. I have found that encrypting the files slows the copying process far more than SMB ever could. Sure, it doesn't make a lot of difference for small files, but if you ever try to copy large amounts of data, it slows the process considerably. Just my two cents.
You'll never shut down the REAL Napster!!!
Thank God! It's good to see that at some people are doing what needs to be done to protect our children from having to take responsibility for their actions.
...Of course that doesn't work so well for protecting their victims....
Nice backpeddaling there son.
It's spelled "backpedaling".
Last I looked, we couldn't find one guy in a cave, so we invaded another country to keep everyone from noticing.
If I loan my car to a friend and he gets drunk and runs someone over, am I at fault?
In some states, at least, if you lend your car to your friend, knowing that he is drunk, you can be charged with a "permissive DUI". I very nearly got one for my fiancee by driving her car drunk. I recommend NOT trying it.
You are correct. It's not 46 states, it's 44. That was a typo.
I work for a company that cleans databases for telemarketers. I have spoken to people from each of those states in the last couple of days. There are more than 27 states with DNC lists; the ftc.gov website is mistaken.
I'm not saying that the Federal government can't get your phone number. I'm saying that it's a great way to get other people to update their database for them, and to add in things like working email addresses.
It appears that consumers are getting overexcited by the hype, and not paying any attention to the details regarding the national DO Not Call list. What it boils down to is that there is no infrastructure in place to deal with any complaints. And there will be complaints. When you sign up for a credit card, or subscribe to a magazine, you become a customer of that particular company, giving them the right to call you. You also give that company the right to share your information with their "affiliates". On October 1st, when everyone and their brother is calling the FTC's as yet non-existent call center to file their complaints, they will discover that they have no legitimate complaint. For the few people who actively send the required opt-out letters to their credit card companies telling them that they do not wish to have their information shared with the "affiliate" companies, when they call to make a legitimate complaint, what are the chances that they will get the required information to make a complaint. According to the National DNC website, "You must provide either the NAME or the PHONE NUMBER of the COMPANY that called you, as well as the DATE OF THE CALL and YOUR PHONE NUMBER. I don't think that there are many telemarketing companies out there that will be very forthcoming with their Name or Phone Number for angry victims, especially when each violation will cost them $11,000. And please note that the FTC does not yet have any specifics on how to file a complaint, or who to file it with. Let's face it; 46 states have had do not call lists for years, and it hasn't stopped the telemarketers yet.
(offtopic) Additionally, the conspiracy theorist in me thinks that this is the best idea that the government ever had for creating a database of names and numbers and email addresses. Peole are entering their data for the FTC as fast as they possibly can. And with nothing to show for it in the end.(/offtopic)
What I would do if I were you is tell your boss to hire someone new, if you aren't just a troll. You don't seem to have the skills yet to maintain production servers.
Good Answer! I'm pretty sure that he was looking for a sarcastic and elitist response to his question rather than, say, useful information. Assclown.