NY Times had an article about the cost of mobile ads, the article also had some interesting data about load-times and how much data was javascript, videos, images, embeds etc. http://www.nytimes.com/interac... Posting as its related to the efforts described above
> But you can avoid the worst problems by having someone actively managing the checkout > queues, and this is the solution for bufferbloat as well: AQM (Active Queue Management).
Can someone please implement this system at Heathrow to reduce the queues there?
Renesys reports that the big four ISPs in Egypt have withdrawn approximately 3,500 individual BGP routes, leaving no valid paths by which to reach the rest of the world. One of the very few exceptions to this block has been Noor Group.
Auditors check that the company have security policies, that they have proper procedures and that these have been followed in the past. There is obviously no guarantee that the employees in the company will continue to follow the security procedures, just because they have done so in the past. Security breaches usually occur because someone failed to follow procedure.
Security standards and audits give the company assurance that they have reduced the chance of security breaches as much as possible. However , you can NEVER certify any system as "secure". Audits usually control access and change procedures for systems and verify that there are controls and procedures that have been followed up to that point in time.
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IT_audit for more info.
Sorry, but 2-factor authentication isn't good enough. Both one-time pads and RSA tokens can still be abused by knowledgeable twerps. In the EU, most banks have 2-factor authentication, and there are still successful phishing trips made against the banks. The attacker targets one bank and scripts the attack accordingly. Email is sent (spammed) and some of the banks users end up with the malware. The attack occurs next time the user logs in to their bank, the malware detects the bank transaction and snaps up the confirmation code. The malware performs a transaction with the original code, while the users sees a fake page asking for a second confirmation code so they can perform their original transaction. The user has no idea that two transactions have actually been made unless they look at the transaction log in their bank.
You need simple analogies to explain this to management. In the next meeting ask the boss for his house keys, then proceed to explain that you will now make copies of his house keys and along with directions to his house pass out the key copies to all employees. When he freaks out explain this is the same as granting domain admin access to the systems.
That should help explain the importance of security:)
The event on mars i likely as the cabel falls down to the planet, but on earth we have something called an atmosphere which will cause the cable to burn as it enters. This means that a broken cable wont actually hit the earth (apart from the very lowest end of it) as the rest will have burned up.
Check out Iain M. Banks book "Against a dark backgound" featuring a monowheel much like the one in the story ( or actually based on much the same principles, but being a sci-fi the mono is far more advanced;)
In an OSS environment you can use windows apps. Set up one Windows server with Citrix Metaframe, install the needed Windows applications and share them seamlessly to the users desktops using Citrix. There is a Citrix ICA client available for Linux and it works well. This should solve your problems without having to change the user environment to windows.
The deal was between the norwegian gov and MS From now all departments and gov't offices will have to negotiate their own deals with MS. This will make it easier for smaller competitors to enter the gov't arena. Linux is one possible choice as it runs on existing hardware, though the expected outcome is that depts and offices will begin evaluating/choosing alternative windows applications from MS competitors.
MS has not been the only choice for some time. A project called Skolelinux (Linux for schools) has been underway for some time. (based on Debian with KDE/Gnome). This project has been in the news on several occasions and has also received a grant from the Norwegian ministry for Research and Education (nov/2001)
Personally I think it will take some time before any changes are noticable. Desktops will not change much, maybe a few new competing window apps. (StarOffice or Opera maybe?) Servers are the biggest bet, where you don't have to re-educate the entire staff.
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What? No laser sharks?
NY Times had an article about the cost of mobile ads, the article also had some interesting data about load-times and how much data was javascript, videos, images, embeds etc.
http://www.nytimes.com/interac...
Posting as its related to the efforts described above
> They say that the process of integrating information is equivalent to compressing it.
>
So human consciousness equals gzip?
Wait..what??
> But you can avoid the worst problems by having someone actively managing the checkout
> queues, and this is the solution for bufferbloat as well: AQM (Active Queue Management).
Can someone please implement this system at Heathrow to reduce the queues there?
Enemies? Where is the "Nemesis" button when you need it?
You can't confirm or prove theories, you can only gather supporting evidence or disprove a theory.
Renesys reports that the big four ISPs in Egypt have withdrawn approximately 3,500 individual BGP routes, leaving no valid paths by which to reach the rest of the world. One of the very few exceptions to this block has been Noor Group.
http://www.renesys.com/blog/2011/01/egypt-leaves-the-internet.shtml
According to Wikipedia the name Yinghuo means "firefly".
Does Joss Whedon know?
Auditors check that the company have security policies, that they have proper procedures and that these have been followed in the past. There is obviously no guarantee that the employees in the company will continue to follow the security procedures, just because they have done so in the past. Security breaches usually occur because someone failed to follow procedure.
Security standards and audits give the company assurance that they have reduced the chance of security breaches as much as possible. However , you can NEVER certify any system as "secure".
Audits usually control access and change procedures for systems and verify that there are controls and procedures that have been followed up to that point in time.
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IT_audit for more info.
"... I'm a little concerned that we could be raising a generation of very focused accountants.'""
What about those of us that are already "focused accountants" what do we get out of this "Neuro Revolution"?
So how long before we see a mashup of Google Maps and flu stats showing outbreak areas?
Sorry, but 2-factor authentication isn't good enough. Both one-time pads and RSA tokens can still be abused by knowledgeable twerps.
In the EU, most banks have 2-factor authentication, and there are still successful phishing trips made against the banks.
The attacker targets one bank and scripts the attack accordingly. Email is sent (spammed) and some of the banks users end up with the malware. The attack occurs next time the user logs in to their bank, the malware detects the bank transaction and snaps up the confirmation code. The malware performs a transaction with the original code, while the users sees a fake page asking for a second confirmation code so they can perform their original transaction. The user has no idea that two transactions have actually been made unless they look at the transaction log in their bank.
Apple have done Many Good Things (TM) but suing bloggers is not one of them.
They should have learnt byn ow you cant control the media.
You need simple analogies to explain this to management.
:)
In the next meeting ask the boss for his house keys, then proceed to explain that you will now make copies of his house keys and along with directions to his house pass out the key copies to all employees.
When he freaks out explain this is the same as granting domain admin access to the systems.
That should help explain the importance of security
The event on mars i likely as the cabel falls down to the planet, but on earth we have something called an atmosphere which will cause the cable to burn as it enters.
This means that a broken cable wont actually hit the earth (apart from the very lowest end of it) as the rest will have burned up.
> Am I the only one who sees this becoming the
...
> next Hollywood blockbuster disaster movie?
They have, see "The Core"
> And of course in true Hollywood fashion
> they'll toss science out of the window for the
> sake of a better film
They did
Check out Iain M. Banks book "Against a dark backgound" featuring a monowheel much like the one in the story ( or actually based on much the same principles, but being a sci-fi the mono is far more advanced
IMO its a good book and reccommended.
In an OSS environment you can use windows apps.
Set up one Windows server with Citrix Metaframe, install the needed Windows applications and share them seamlessly to the users desktops using Citrix. There is a Citrix ICA client available for Linux and it works well.
This should solve your problems without having to change the user environment to windows.
From now all departments and gov't offices will have to negotiate their own deals with MS.
This will make it easier for smaller competitors to enter the gov't arena.
Linux is one possible choice as it runs on existing hardware, though the expected outcome is that depts and offices will begin evaluating/choosing alternative windows applications from MS competitors.
MS has not been the only choice for some time.
A project called Skolelinux (Linux for schools) has been underway for some time. (based on Debian with KDE/Gnome). This project has been in the news on several occasions and has also received a grant from the Norwegian ministry for Research and Education (nov/2001)
Personally I think it will take some time before any changes are noticable.
Desktops will not change much, maybe a few new competing window apps.
(StarOffice or Opera maybe?)
Servers are the biggest bet, where you don't have to re-educate the entire staff.
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