My personal pet-peeve is for speeders in general. I live around Atlanta. You know, where the minimum speed-limit on I-75 *is* 75 MP/h (posted 55/65), and the minimum speed on I-85 *is* 85 MP/h (posted 55/65), and for Ga. 400 it's 400 MP/h (posted 65).
Every day I see countless lives lost and wasted by assholes who think it's their God given right to speed. Hell, I've got to average 85-90 down 75 just to avoid getting run over. Speed limits aren't for fiscal desires, they are there to save lives.
I know you were trying to be sardonic, but there's some flaws:
I think the death penalty is justified for sitting stopped in front of me when you have a free acceleration lane to use to merge with traffic.
Not unless the vehicle's acceleration factor would cause it to run out of pavement before fully getting up to speed to merge with flowing traffic.
And for not realizing it's legal to make a left hand turn on red from one one-way street onto another.
Not in all jurisdictions. Traffic laws can and often do vary from region to region.
And for hanging out in the passing lane on the freeway while people are passing you on the right.
Not if the person is driving at or below the speed limit. This one has always been a personal pet-peeve of mine. People assume that the left lane is the fast lane, but not if the vehicle is driving faster then the speed limit.
The operative word here is limit. Those signs with black numbers on white backgrounds don't say speed allow. A limit is a restriction, so therefore a speed limit of 65 MP/h means... in ALL circumstances... that one can't go faster than 65.
And no, it isn't even legal to pass somebody going faster than the speed limit -- even if for a short distance.
Ask any defensive driving coach. Ask any driving instructor. Ask any cop.
And for being my mother-in-law.
Well, as someone who has a mother-in-law himself, I can't argue with that one.
But in a round about way you COULD save money on car insurance, since you're less likely to drive like a mad-man given all the so-called "expensive" Apple gear you're hauling with you.
And if I read another uninformed comment that Macs are more expensive than PCs why... I'll... I dunno know what I'd do because a PC just frankly ain't worth it.
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That's the best quote I've read on Slashdot in YEARS. Thank you.
Hmm... My 7100t works as a GPRS modem beautifully via BlueTooth on my PowerBook. I agree, syncing via BlueTooth would be nice but I can deal. Hopefully the syncing would be fixed with a software update.
May I highly reccomend taking a look at the new Blackberry 7100. I switched from my Tréo 600 to the BB 7100 because first and foremost I wanted a phone, and the 7100 is an awesome device. Bluetooth, speakerphone, web browsing (and not just WAP - even supports swf flash files). Definitely worth taking a look at and it's very reasonably priced, too. My only gripe is no SD card slot but I'll live.
I can personally vouch for Websense(1). It's fantastic at blocking both users from downloading spyrware from known sites, and from blocking the traffic.
But, Websense is expensive. You're paying for best-of-breed though.
But for a Corporate EIM solution, it's the best.
-- (1) ~20,000 users, 20+ locations, Fortune 25 Company
... he called Tucker Carlson a dick. It was right when they were cutting to commercial. I was pleasantly surprised to see him still sitting at the table when they came back.
Wonder if CNN will get any complaints about that.
"What about the children!"
On a side note, while Crossfire was on, so was Oprah, and there was this chick spreading her legs on the stage acting all seductive and moving very erotic.
"What about the children!"
I was torn between Jon Stewart and a chick spreading her legs.
Leave it to the Republicans to use a nuke to swat a fly.
There's only three satellites up there that Sirius owns (one's in storage for backup).
We all know that the Government likes to overdo things, but do you really think 33 missles per satellite (and one extra for good measure) would be required?
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Everything is SSL, including WebDAV (for your iDisk & iSync).
You're over analyzing this. You're thinking of ths submitter in geek terms, and restricting your thinking to just the transport layer itself (the television broadcast).
But OOB is not just a networking term, OOB is routinely used in cryptography, security, espionage, and in general day to day communication.
One even communicates out of band with a spouse in front of a small child when saying, "I'm taking her to the d-e-n-t-i-s-t in an hour."
OOB is simply any communication outside normal channels.
Spooks use OOB communication to receive the secret keys for deciphering coded messages.
In fact, OOB should even be used in day to day life when exchanging public PGP keys. You exchange the public PGP keys normally, but use OOB communication to verify those keys.
It's actually quite simple, not really sure why you're making such a fuss over it all.
Out of band refers to any communication that happens outside normal channels.
In this case, for the submitter (and for everyone else watching BBC TV) the normal channel would be the television program(me), ala BBC News, or information embedded in the actual image (ala CNN Headline News, etc.).
So, while the submitter may not be an engineer, he certainly isn't incorrect, and the word usage is the same, and still applies, none the less.
I've got to disagree with you on the whole C/R thing.
Probably since I employ it (ASK, http://www.paganini.net/ask/) behind some bayesian filters (ASSP, http://assp.sourceforge.net/). Considering that my domain receives thousands of UCE/UBE each day, I have no choice but to take militant actions.
ASSP automatically whitelists everyone I mail to, and sets the TTL to 90 days. So any reply is going to be automatically accepted by ASSP.
ASK on the other hand is set that if my "key" (in this case, my PGP Key ID) appears anywhere in a message to me, it blindly accepts it.
Considering that my PGP key appears in every one of my messages, as part of my signature, this isn't usually a problem.
The problem lies in the fact that certain CRM applications like Kana, etc., insist on changing the from-line for each message they send out, and don't include the original message in the reply. How the hell am I supposed to know which address to whitelist when it comes from something like: ?
I consider THAT to be a broken CRM.
Simply closing a ticket without working on it shows poor customer service on your part, and you're not helping your company much by doing so.
How many potential customers have been told by your customers that your company/ service sucks because tech support or customer service was unresponsive?
Back in 2000 I had one of those Kensington motion sensing laptop locks which gave off this ear-piercing noise if anyone moved the device.
Thing was so insecure that I was playing with it in the airport on a business trip one day and I realized all I had to do was to push the pin inwards and it immediately came off.
Sure, the alam went off too, but it still wouldn't have stopped someone from jetting away and stealing the bag or laptop.
Now, I secure both my laptops (work and personal) the old fashioned way. I never let them leave my sight or I lock them in a locker or the trunk of my car.
Physical controls can't beat plain common sense sometimes when it comes to the security of your personal belongings.
Neer leave a laptop bag in the front-seat or rear-seat of your car iwhere it's in plain sight. That's just begging for someone to smash your window and steal it.
Also, don't carry your laptop around in one of those $200 leather laptop cases. I use a backpack. Sure, it was designed for a laptop but it doesn't look like it was. Maybe I have gym shoes and a change of clothes in there, or maybe I have an iBook, iPod, spare battery, Tréo 600, Passport, etc.
What's more likely is that Katie.com is blocked by the Great Firewall of China, and Beijing couldn't be bothered opening it up to encourage imperialistic western views.
No shit, Shirley. It's called a typo. And yes, I regularly get well over 7 hours. I can just about make a full work day depending on how heavily I use it on one battery.
My 15" iBook G4 regularly gets 7 hours+ worth of battery life if I'm not playing any DVDs (backlight dim, and in auto-power conservation mode). If I'm playing a DVDs or doing heavy disk I/O then I usualy get 5 hours. Maybe 6.
I, for one, take what my Company's lawyers say at face value. Then again, I guess I'm in a unique position. As an Information Security Professional, I work closely with my Company's (Fortune 25 Company by the way - we have more lawyers than some big Manhattan Law Firms) lawyers every day.
And, as an "IT Guy" I'm privileged to know all the one's that I do.
People who think of lawyers think of sheisters all the time, but I gotta tell you; as someone who deals with Corporate legal issues (from the infosec side) every day, that's not the case.
Corporate attorneys genuinely care about protecting the Company they work for, their Company's assets, and shareholder value.
Unlike Johnny Cochran or other big name lawyers we sometimes see on TV, Corporate Attorneys are all *salaried* (shock! horror!) so there's no real financial incentive one way or another for any of them.
I see our attorneys genuinely try to do the right thing when it comes to protecting My Company, and I'm thankful that they're there. People sue us over the stupidest of things and for the stupidest of reasons, just because we have mega-billions in the bank.
We have the deep pockets. We have the brand recognition. We have the exposure.
What Real is doing is bad. Did anyone care to think that if they win, that Apple's brand may be significantly impacted?
It will CHEAPEN the iPod brand. The most important assett AAPL owns.
Some have equated this mess to Ford saying what you can't and can do with aftermarket parts when you buy a car. Not true! How would you feel if you bought a Mercedes and a mechanic installed after-market parts for a Kia? Try to sell you Mercedes later on and that fact could lessen the value of your vehicle (not to mention the fact that the after-market parts may not be 100% compatible with manufacturer originals).
If Real succeeds, then just to appease Real's (or anyone else's) customers, then Apple might be forced into a situation where Microsoft is today and have to provide band-aid solutions to simple ensure backwards (or in this case sideways) compatibility which could lessen the experience for all.
I chose an iPod for a reason (I'm now on my 2nd one). I knew damn well that it only worked with the iTMS when I purchased it, but there are now other alternatives. I also use AllOfMP3.com sometimes (which gives me non-DRM AAC files at whatever bitrate I choose - but I still choose 128kbit for file size reasons). They work just fine.
Real COULD have done the same thing, or pressured the RIAA to allow them to if they wanted cross compatibility.
But no. Now because Real has inserted their own DRM, Apple will be blamed if a future upgrade breaks it. Whatever the reason, whether it be intentional or not, the consumer will most likely think the breakage was intentional on Apple's part.
And this simple act has single-handedly now lessened the value of my equipment.
Fuck you, Real. I hope Apple either buys you outright and dissolves the Company, or sues you into oblivion.
If I wanted an iRiver I would have bought an iRiver. Stop meddling with other people's property.
(Disclaimer: I own stock in my own Company, and I own stock in AAPL, so needless to say I am concerned even from an investor standpoint about all this bullshit.)
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My personal pet-peeve is for speeders in general. I live around Atlanta. You know, where the minimum speed-limit on I-75 *is* 75 MP/h (posted 55/65), and the minimum speed on I-85 *is* 85 MP/h (posted 55/65), and for Ga. 400 it's 400 MP/h (posted 65).
Every day I see countless lives lost and wasted by assholes who think it's their God given right to speed. Hell, I've got to average 85-90 down 75 just to avoid getting run over. Speed limits aren't for fiscal desires, they are there to save lives.
I know you were trying to be sardonic, but there's some flaws:
Not unless the vehicle's acceleration factor would cause it to run out of pavement before fully getting up to speed to merge with flowing traffic.
Not in all jurisdictions. Traffic laws can and often do vary from region to region.
Not if the person is driving at or below the speed limit. This one has always been a personal pet-peeve of mine. People assume that the left lane is the fast lane, but not if the vehicle is driving faster then the speed limit.
The operative word here is limit . Those signs with black numbers on white backgrounds don't say speed allow. A limit is a restriction, so therefore a speed limit of 65 MP/h means ... in ALL circumstances ... that one can't go faster than 65.
And no, it isn't even legal to pass somebody going faster than the speed limit -- even if for a short distance.
Ask any defensive driving coach. Ask any driving instructor. Ask any cop.
Well, as someone who has a mother-in-law himself, I can't argue with that one.
But in a round about way you COULD save money on car insurance, since you're less likely to drive like a mad-man given all the so-called "expensive" Apple gear you're hauling with you.
... I'll ... I dunno know what I'd do because a PC just frankly ain't worth it.
And if I read another uninformed comment that Macs are more expensive than PCs why
That's the best quote I've read on Slashdot in YEARS. Thank you.
Hmm... My 7100t works as a GPRS modem beautifully via BlueTooth on my PowerBook. I agree, syncing via BlueTooth would be nice but I can deal. Hopefully the syncing would be fixed with a software update.
May I highly reccomend taking a look at the new Blackberry 7100. I switched from my Tréo 600 to the BB 7100 because first and foremost I wanted a phone, and the 7100 is an awesome device. Bluetooth, speakerphone, web browsing (and not just WAP - even supports swf flash files). Definitely worth taking a look at and it's very reasonably priced, too. My only gripe is no SD card slot but I'll live.
So, are you part of the "U-Can-Finish" or "U-Can't-Finish" crowd? :-)
(Speaking as someone who used to attend UCF.)
I can personally vouch for Websense(1). It's fantastic at blocking both users from downloading spyrware from known sites, and from blocking the traffic.
But, Websense is expensive. You're paying for best-of-breed though.
But for a Corporate EIM solution, it's the best.
--
(1) ~20,000 users, 20+ locations, Fortune 25 Company
It's called flipping through channels during a commercial, dipshit.
... he called Tucker Carlson a dick. It was right when they were cutting to commercial. I was pleasantly surprised to see him still sitting at the table when they came back.
... and a chick spreading her legs.
Wonder if CNN will get any complaints about that.
"What about the children!"
On a side note, while Crossfire was on, so was Oprah, and there was this chick spreading her legs on the stage acting all seductive and moving very erotic.
"What about the children!"
I was torn between Jon Stewart and a chick spreading her legs.
Jon Stewart
The chick won.
Jefferson is rolling over in his grave.
Leave it to the Republicans to use a nuke to swat a fly.
There's only three satellites up there that Sirius owns (one's in storage for backup).
We all know that the Government likes to overdo things, but do you really think 33 missles per satellite (and one extra for good measure) would be required?
Everything is SSL, including WebDAV (for your iDisk & iSync).
You are almost correct.
You're over analyzing this. You're thinking of ths submitter in geek terms, and restricting your thinking to just the transport layer itself (the television broadcast).
But OOB is not just a networking term, OOB is routinely used in cryptography, security, espionage, and in general day to day communication.
One even communicates out of band with a spouse in front of a small child when saying, "I'm taking her to the d-e-n-t-i-s-t in an hour."
OOB is simply any communication outside normal channels.
Spooks use OOB communication to receive the secret keys for deciphering coded messages.
In fact, OOB should even be used in day to day life when exchanging public PGP keys. You exchange the public PGP keys normally, but use OOB communication to verify those keys.
It's actually quite simple, not really sure why you're making such a fuss over it all.
Out of band refers to any communication that happens outside normal channels.
In this case, for the submitter (and for everyone else watching BBC TV) the normal channel would be the television program(me), ala BBC News, or information embedded in the actual image (ala CNN Headline News, etc.).
So, while the submitter may not be an engineer, he certainly isn't incorrect, and the word usage is the same, and still applies, none the less.
I've got to disagree with you on the whole C/R thing.
Probably since I employ it (ASK, http://www.paganini.net/ask/) behind some bayesian filters (ASSP, http://assp.sourceforge.net/). Considering that my domain receives thousands of UCE/UBE each day, I have no choice but to take militant actions.
ASSP automatically whitelists everyone I mail to, and sets the TTL to 90 days. So any reply is going to be automatically accepted by ASSP.
ASK on the other hand is set that if my "key" (in this case, my PGP Key ID) appears anywhere in a message to me, it blindly accepts it.
Considering that my PGP key appears in every one of my messages, as part of my signature, this isn't usually a problem.
The problem lies in the fact that certain CRM applications like Kana, etc., insist on changing the from-line for each message they send out, and don't include the original message in the reply. How the hell am I supposed to know which address to whitelist when it comes from something like: ?
I consider THAT to be a broken CRM.
Simply closing a ticket without working on it shows poor customer service on your part, and you're not helping your company much by doing so.
How many potential customers have been told by your customers that your company/ service sucks because tech support or customer service was unresponsive?
Most laptop locks are insecure.
Back in 2000 I had one of those Kensington motion sensing laptop locks which gave off this ear-piercing noise if anyone moved the device.
Thing was so insecure that I was playing with it in the airport on a business trip one day and I realized all I had to do was to push the pin inwards and it immediately came off.
Sure, the alam went off too, but it still wouldn't have stopped someone from jetting away and stealing the bag or laptop.
Now, I secure both my laptops (work and personal) the old fashioned way. I never let them leave my sight or I lock them in a locker or the trunk of my car.
Physical controls can't beat plain common sense sometimes when it comes to the security of your personal belongings.
Neer leave a laptop bag in the front-seat or rear-seat of your car iwhere it's in plain sight. That's just begging for someone to smash your window and steal it.
Also, don't carry your laptop around in one of those $200 leather laptop cases. I use a backpack. Sure, it was designed for a laptop but it doesn't look like it was. Maybe I have gym shoes and a change of clothes in there, or maybe I have an iBook, iPod, spare battery, Tréo 600, Passport, etc.
Then again, maybe I don't.
What's more likely is that Katie.com is blocked by the Great Firewall of China, and Beijing couldn't be bothered opening it up to encourage imperialistic western views.
Fine, for all you noobs who don't believe me.
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No shit, Shirley. It's called a typo. And yes, I regularly get well over 7 hours. I can just about make a full work day depending on how heavily I use it on one battery.
You're right. 14" iBook. I have the 1GHz G4 model.
My 15" iBook G4 regularly gets 7 hours+ worth of battery life if I'm not playing any DVDs (backlight dim, and in auto-power conservation mode). If I'm playing a DVDs or doing heavy disk I/O then I usualy get 5 hours. Maybe 6.
I, for one, take what my Company's lawyers say at face value. Then again, I guess I'm in a unique position. As an Information Security Professional, I work closely with my Company's (Fortune 25 Company by the way - we have more lawyers than some big Manhattan Law Firms) lawyers every day.
And, as an "IT Guy" I'm privileged to know all the one's that I do.
People who think of lawyers think of sheisters all the time, but I gotta tell you; as someone who deals with Corporate legal issues (from the infosec side) every day, that's not the case.
Corporate attorneys genuinely care about protecting the Company they work for, their Company's assets, and shareholder value.
Unlike Johnny Cochran or other big name lawyers we sometimes see on TV, Corporate Attorneys are all *salaried* (shock! horror!) so there's no real financial incentive one way or another for any of them.
I see our attorneys genuinely try to do the right thing when it comes to protecting My Company, and I'm thankful that they're there. People sue us over the stupidest of things and for the stupidest of reasons, just because we have mega-billions in the bank.
We have the deep pockets. We have the brand recognition. We have the exposure.
What Real is doing is bad. Did anyone care to think that if they win, that Apple's brand may be significantly impacted?
It will CHEAPEN the iPod brand. The most important assett AAPL owns.
Some have equated this mess to Ford saying what you can't and can do with aftermarket parts when you buy a car. Not true! How would you feel if you bought a Mercedes and a mechanic installed after-market parts for a Kia? Try to sell you Mercedes later on and that fact could lessen the value of your vehicle (not to mention the fact that the after-market parts may not be 100% compatible with manufacturer originals).
If Real succeeds, then just to appease Real's (or anyone else's) customers, then Apple might be forced into a situation where Microsoft is today and have to provide band-aid solutions to simple ensure backwards (or in this case sideways) compatibility which could lessen the experience for all.
I chose an iPod for a reason (I'm now on my 2nd one). I knew damn well that it only worked with the iTMS when I purchased it, but there are now other alternatives. I also use AllOfMP3.com sometimes (which gives me non-DRM AAC files at whatever bitrate I choose - but I still choose 128kbit for file size reasons). They work just fine.
Real COULD have done the same thing, or pressured the RIAA to allow them to if they wanted cross compatibility.
But no. Now because Real has inserted their own DRM, Apple will be blamed if a future upgrade breaks it. Whatever the reason, whether it be intentional or not, the consumer will most likely think the breakage was intentional on Apple's part.
And this simple act has single-handedly now lessened the value of my equipment.
Fuck you, Real. I hope Apple either buys you outright and dissolves the Company, or sues you into oblivion.
If I wanted an iRiver I would have bought an iRiver. Stop meddling with other people's property.
(Disclaimer: I own stock in my own Company, and I own stock in AAPL, so needless to say I am concerned even from an investor standpoint about all this bullshit.)
I'm sensing you might have a slight inferiority complex. My reply to you was meant in jest.
What's your PayPal account ID so I can transfer some funds to you so you can buy a sense of humor?
Use a Mac. ;-)