This is why we use a shredder at home. We got a lot of credit card applications which, rather helpfully, have already been filled in. All you need to do is tick a couple of boxes and sign on the dotted line.
If we had a hampster it would never be without bedding.
I consider myself an oddity because I will look up everything and anything online, but when it comes to computer manuals and the like, I will also go for a printed document. I've got numerous books on Linux, PHP and more, simply because I can never find what I want online as easily as I can in a book.
If I'm searching for something obscure though, I'll be straight to Google.
Competition is good, but what if that competition is going to bias results? If I go and innocently search A9 for 'php reference' will the first result be php.net's documention, or a link to a book Amazon just so happen to sell? Its a bit of a catch-22 for Amazon. Where do they put links back to their own content without looking biased? It will be interesting to see how this one pans out, but so far (save a few oddities) Google has provided impartial search results. Google just do searches, they don't offer email, e-commerce and everything else all the other portals (MSN, Yahoo, et al) do provide.
Good luck to Amazon, be interested to see how this pans out.
We could have convicted spammers sifting through all the emails we get every day, deleting the spam. It could all work towards better spam filters. That'll teach the sods.
...Gray, head of Microsoft's Bay Area Research Center...
And here he is singing the praises of open source software, MySQL, Linux, Posgresql, Oracle, IBM etc! He'll most likely be getting a visit from Balmer in person I think. Obviously the brainwashing didn't work on this guy.
Thing is, Pepsi AND Coca Cola put money in and constantly try and outdo eachother. Now, who do you see trying to outdo Microsoft in the 'we supplied all this shiney new kit. Aren't we great?!' stakes? Sure as hell isn't going to be Red Hat, and I doubt IBM or anybody else like that would do something like this.
Microsoft isn't evil per se, just hell-bent on warping the mind of children.
Nah, I mean, GPL is free (as in speech, not beer... mmmm...beer) software. An internet connection is not 100% free (speech). Its firewalled, routed through hosts, cached, spoofed - you name it, it gets mangled somehow. It is regulated somehow. With some ISPs limiting how much you download, others tracking where you go and what you do. Look at China for example.
My original remark was a bit tounge-in-cheek. Mesh Networks are totally un-restricted. The only limitations being distance between antennae, but a Pringles can and some patience can solve that. Nobody gets to say what you can and can't do over a meshnet. That's why its GPL, for your (web) data.
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I like the idea of mesh networks. Its like GPL, only for your data.
Free software is trying to ape all the features of Evil Microsoft software. Check
WHY? I can understand having a subset of commands. I can understand doing some things the same, but copying outright just passes me by as being a bit odd. Instead of doing everything the competition does, try doing it better. I can hardly talk - I don't write software, but its another 'lets do it the Microsoft way'. WHY?!
Having seen people at work cancel automatic backups because 'its too slow', I don't have a lot of sympathy for some users. People need educating on these things though - keep things patched and we'll all be happy, rather than 'don't patch and the devil will take your children and infect your computer'
These worms amaze and worry me all at once. They amaze because of the massive power they have over networks, PCs and most importantly the people they affect. Worm viruses are up there with Cancer or AIDs as far as some people are concerned. Its major shock-horror time when one happens. That's not to say people should take them lightly though.
They worry me because of the fact they do all the above. These things are just a little power trip for all concerned. Microsoft's latest idea of forcing Windows Update could stop this - but only with the new versions of windows. We're going to have older versions kicking around for years to come.
Ultimately, could Microsoft be blamed for these viruses? After all, if they didn't miss these bugs, the viruses wouldn't have a mechanism to run on. But should we blame the guys producing Apache when a flaw is found in that? Personally, I think its unfair to blame MS for all of this.
Keeping track of software licenses and so on is a real pain in the neck. So-much-so, MS will sell you tools to help you do it. Isn't that nice of them?
I like the way he's (Ball) looked on this though. PCs and their software are just tools. Does it matter what it is, as long as it does the job cheaply and effeciently? How many people have I asked what version of Windows/Office they have on their PC and receive the reply "Microsoft"? Far too many. Companies buy Microsoft because that's what you buy. Same way people only bought IBM PCs because nobody ever got fired for buying IBM.
But, notice that this worm self un-installs at a certain date. Its quite a way away, but even so. The fact it opens port 707 sounds a bit worrying though.
Oh wow! This is the internet equivilent of white blood cells!
First there was white-hat hackers. Now white-hat virus writers? Makes a damn good change!
Linux as we know it today may change completely within the next 5 years. Linux may no longer exist. Microsoft may no longer be the dominant force. We all might be running Sconix by then. Who know. There's still plenty of wiggle room for new OSes to pop up. Since Linux become more widespread other little OSes have been sprouting like mushrooms. Look at QNX, plan9, et al. BeOS was meant to be the OS of the future but that turned belly up. Palladium could kill Linux off completely. Theres just too many variables to really predict what could happen. This is all based on current trends, which can change tomorrow.
In the UK here we have PC World, a chain of large out of town stores owned by the wonderful Dixons Stores Group (who also own Dixons, Currys and founded Freeserve).
Anyway, the staff in these places are generally pretty braindead. There are exceptions - two friends of mine currently work in our local branch and they do know their stuff, but most of the staff just read whatever it says on the card next to the PC. Their technical support staff in the little in-store kiosks are usually dire. They know next to nothing about maintenance. I worked for a local company doing much the same thing, and we saw many a PC the guys at PC World had 'repaired'. One they deemed totally dead, never to work again actually turned out to have two bent pins on the hard disk. PCW kept it on a shelf for about 2 weeks before saying it was kaput.
This isn't to say PCW are totally bad though. They've lately started stocking a lot of OEM kit, and case mods. Their prices are coming down, and the range of kit they sell is pretty good. Rough with the smooth I guess.
You can probably get paid to take away 386 computers from many companies!! JUST THINK!! Most of them will have network cards so you can make even more powerfull beowulf cluster with those comps.;)
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This is why we use a shredder at home. We got a lot of credit card applications which, rather helpfully, have already been filled in. All you need to do is tick a couple of boxes and sign on the dotted line.
If we had a hampster it would never be without bedding.
I thought Dell bought Lexmark last year some time?
I consider myself an oddity because I will look up everything and anything online, but when it comes to computer manuals and the like, I will also go for a printed document. I've got numerous books on Linux, PHP and more, simply because I can never find what I want online as easily as I can in a book.
If I'm searching for something obscure though, I'll be straight to Google.
Competition is good, but what if that competition is going to bias results? If I go and innocently search A9 for 'php reference' will the first result be php.net's documention, or a link to a book Amazon just so happen to sell? Its a bit of a catch-22 for Amazon. Where do they put links back to their own content without looking biased? It will be interesting to see how this one pans out, but so far (save a few oddities) Google has provided impartial search results. Google just do searches, they don't offer email, e-commerce and everything else all the other portals (MSN, Yahoo, et al) do provide.
Good luck to Amazon, be interested to see how this pans out.
We could have convicted spammers sifting through all the emails we get every day, deleting the spam. It could all work towards better spam filters. That'll teach the sods.
...Gray, head of Microsoft's Bay Area Research Center...
And here he is singing the praises of open source software, MySQL, Linux, Posgresql, Oracle, IBM etc! He'll most likely be getting a visit from Balmer in person I think. Obviously the brainwashing didn't work on this guy.
For those interested in such things, here is the full specs on Nokia's site.
Microsoft Architect reading slashdot:
"Ohh.. a BACK on the building. That'll keep stuff in!"
Thing is, Pepsi AND Coca Cola put money in and constantly try and outdo eachother. Now, who do you see trying to outdo Microsoft in the 'we supplied all this shiney new kit. Aren't we great?!' stakes? Sure as hell isn't going to be Red Hat, and I doubt IBM or anybody else like that would do something like this.
Microsoft isn't evil per se, just hell-bent on warping the mind of children.
1. Their network will go down when the next worm appears
2. All kids will have an irrational hatred for penguins.
3. Apple? Who?
Nah, I mean, GPL is free (as in speech, not beer... mmmm...beer) software. An internet connection is not 100% free (speech). Its firewalled, routed through hosts, cached, spoofed - you name it, it gets mangled somehow. It is regulated somehow. With some ISPs limiting how much you download, others tracking where you go and what you do. Look at China for example.
My original remark was a bit tounge-in-cheek. Mesh Networks are totally un-restricted. The only limitations being distance between antennae, but a Pringles can and some patience can solve that. Nobody gets to say what you can and can't do over a meshnet. That's why its GPL, for your (web) data.
I like the idea of mesh networks. Its like GPL, only for your data.
Microsoft is Evil. Check
Free software is the way forward. Check
Free software is unique. Check
Free software is trying to ape all the features of Evil Microsoft software. Check
WHY? I can understand having a subset of commands. I can understand doing some things the same, but copying outright just passes me by as being a bit odd. Instead of doing everything the competition does, try doing it better. I can hardly talk - I don't write software, but its another 'lets do it the Microsoft way'. WHY?!
Having seen people at work cancel automatic backups because 'its too slow', I don't have a lot of sympathy for some users. People need educating on these things though - keep things patched and we'll all be happy, rather than 'don't patch and the devil will take your children and infect your computer'
These worms amaze and worry me all at once. They amaze because of the massive power they have over networks, PCs and most importantly the people they affect. Worm viruses are up there with Cancer or AIDs as far as some people are concerned. Its major shock-horror time when one happens. That's not to say people should take them lightly though.
They worry me because of the fact they do all the above. These things are just a little power trip for all concerned. Microsoft's latest idea of forcing Windows Update could stop this - but only with the new versions of windows. We're going to have older versions kicking around for years to come.
Ultimately, could Microsoft be blamed for these viruses? After all, if they didn't miss these bugs, the viruses wouldn't have a mechanism to run on. But should we blame the guys producing Apache when a flaw is found in that? Personally, I think its unfair to blame MS for all of this.
And what ever happened to colour-coordination? Nothing matches!
Hear Hear!
Keeping track of software licenses and so on is a real pain in the neck. So-much-so, MS will sell you tools to help you do it. Isn't that nice of them?
I like the way he's (Ball) looked on this though. PCs and their software are just tools. Does it matter what it is, as long as it does the job cheaply and effeciently? How many people have I asked what version of Windows/Office they have on their PC and receive the reply "Microsoft"? Far too many. Companies buy Microsoft because that's what you buy. Same way people only bought IBM PCs because nobody ever got fired for buying IBM.
Just wait, it'll all change.
Very true.
But, notice that this worm self un-installs at a certain date. Its quite a way away, but even so. The fact it opens port 707 sounds a bit worrying though.
Oh wow! This is the internet equivilent of white blood cells! First there was white-hat hackers. Now white-hat virus writers? Makes a damn good change!
This is very true.
Linux as we know it today may change completely within the next 5 years. Linux may no longer exist. Microsoft may no longer be the dominant force. We all might be running Sconix by then. Who know. There's still plenty of wiggle room for new OSes to pop up. Since Linux become more widespread other little OSes have been sprouting like mushrooms. Look at QNX, plan9, et al. BeOS was meant to be the OS of the future but that turned belly up. Palladium could kill Linux off completely. Theres just too many variables to really predict what could happen. This is all based on current trends, which can change tomorrow.
I can do better!
Don't you get a feeling of "we thought your review was crap. Here's what you should have said"
That other review kinda told you everything and told you nothing all at once
Interesting how it peaks, drops off slowly then rises again a little before dropping off again. Maybe some 'behind the curve' slashdot readers?
In the UK here we have PC World, a chain of large out of town stores owned by the wonderful Dixons Stores Group (who also own Dixons, Currys and founded Freeserve).
Anyway, the staff in these places are generally pretty braindead. There are exceptions - two friends of mine currently work in our local branch and they do know their stuff, but most of the staff just read whatever it says on the card next to the PC. Their technical support staff in the little in-store kiosks are usually dire. They know next to nothing about maintenance. I worked for a local company doing much the same thing, and we saw many a PC the guys at PC World had 'repaired'. One they deemed totally dead, never to work again actually turned out to have two bent pins on the hard disk. PCW kept it on a shelf for about 2 weeks before saying it was kaput.
This isn't to say PCW are totally bad though. They've lately started stocking a lot of OEM kit, and case mods. Their prices are coming down, and the range of kit they sell is pretty good. Rough with the smooth I guess.
You can probably get paid to take away 386 computers from many companies!! JUST THINK!! Most of them will have network cards so you can make even more powerfull beowulf cluster with those comps. ;)
Where's the Karma in that?
Just wait until somebody builds a Beowolf cluster with them