I was going to suggest NPower, but there also some decent websites out there that list opportunities. Two of note that I know of are www.volunteermatch.org and www.idealist.org. I'm working on a volunteer project that I found on the latter.
If you are in a U.S. city there is probably also a non-profit organization that essentially finds volunteers for other non-profits. Here in Seattle it is called Seattle Works and there are a bunch of them throughout the U.S. that are all related. They are a good source for volunteer opportunites of any kind. Good luck and godspeed.
I can't see how that is a whole lot more work than having to pre-print the ballots and deal with the machines that take the votes from you (This is in Seattle, WA). And anyone that lives in or around King County and has read a paper on a fairly consistent basis knows that this is not as easy as it may sound either.
But the question is, can you keep it secret? It seems to me that history tells us no. There will always be some sort of security breach somewhere, somehow. Some group of h4x0rs will make it a target be it foreign or domestic. You just can't rely on secrets as part of your security, even if it's a minimal part. So just take that out of the equation and open-source it and REALLY make it secure. In a way it's an incentive to keep it secure because anyone that wants to see it, can.
The nice thing about the CD is the length. A record of about 60-75 minutes long is about as long as most people will want to listen to, IMHO. My preference is probably a little less, but that's just me. Why move to DVD? I suppose you might be able to get more data and therefore higher quality, but how significant will that be? Enough for a complete shift? Perhaps adding multimedia to it is possible as well, but a CD is meant to be played and listened to, not interacted with. How many people sit in front of the CD player and look at it while it's playing? My guess is just about no one. You're usually doing something else while listening. As long as artists continue to record albums of this length (which they have been since vinyl, perhaps earlier I don't know), CDs will be sold. At the very least it's a nice archival store. Buy a CD, rip it to your format of choice and store.
Heroin may be bad, but it sure as hell hasn't hurt my CD collection
-Bill Maher
Although I generally agree with your statement, I do have one caveat to add. Your statement is about "popular" music. That which is on major labels. I can't remember the last time I bought a record on a major label. I'm sure I've bought one or two but that's about it. But there are a TON of very good, creative bands locally in town (Seattle) and I'm sure your town has them too. A nice side benefit is that the concerts cost $5-$15, not $50-$60. Consider them the open source software of the music industry. *grin*
That is SOOO true. At work I've asked a number of people what operating system they have on their PC at home. Half of them don't have a clue, the others tell me their version of Office.
Just because it is done doesn't mean it should be done. If you are under 18 you cannot sign a contract as I'm sure most are aware. So the ISP wasn't really acting in its own self interest very well...
Well if I'm not mistaken MSN Messenger is a "feature" of XP and seems to be pretty well ingrained much like IE. If he's not using WinXP then you're right...
Yes...you're right..I should hope that no one paid good money for that filter indeed! Hmmm...I wonder if there's been a slashdot poll for favorite Spam subject lines?
To: CEO
From: Your Buddy
Subject: Are you feeling a little less than you could be?
Now let's take a poll. How long wold it take for most of you to figure out this is Spam? How many of you would approach the 10 second mark for deleting both of these? If you are, then you have a slow trigger finger.
I work as a sysadmin and the users here treat these things as pets...the dog lover has the dog and the cat lover has the cat. I was once working on someone's PC, got rid of the dog because it was getting in the way and forgot to reactivate it. When she got back to her computer she noticed this and walked to the other end of the office to tell me to put her dog back on her PC.
Yes, but a Camry vs. Maxima is much different than Camry vs. H2 Crumple zones and that sort of thing are all but taken out of the mix when a Camry goes against a vehicle that rides much higher off the ground.
Slashdot Mirror
At Sandia National Laboratories, new "smart" machines can accurately infer your intents and help you to take better decisions or avoid mistakes.
Looks like he could have used it himself
I was going to suggest NPower, but there also some decent websites out there that list opportunities. Two of note that I know of are www.volunteermatch.org and www.idealist.org. I'm working on a volunteer project that I found on the latter.
If you are in a U.S. city there is probably also a non-profit organization that essentially finds volunteers for other non-profits. Here in Seattle it is called Seattle Works and there are a bunch of them throughout the U.S. that are all related. They are a good source for volunteer opportunites of any kind. Good luck and godspeed.
I suggest actually now doing the hacking yourself. Because afterall, you left and it is still going on. How could it have been you? *g*
Well there's probably also a good chance your Honda Civic was built in the U.S. with U.S. workers....
I can't see how that is a whole lot more work than having to pre-print the ballots and deal with the machines that take the votes from you (This is in Seattle, WA). And anyone that lives in or around King County and has read a paper on a fairly consistent basis knows that this is not as easy as it may sound either.
But the question is, can you keep it secret? It seems to me that history tells us no. There will always be some sort of security breach somewhere, somehow. Some group of h4x0rs will make it a target be it foreign or domestic. You just can't rely on secrets as part of your security, even if it's a minimal part. So just take that out of the equation and open-source it and REALLY make it secure. In a way it's an incentive to keep it secure because anyone that wants to see it, can.
Not Necessarily
Of course they are...right along with *BSD...*g*
Wait a minute! Darth...errr...I mean Darl McBride took my advice on the three steps? I told him IANAL!
Yeah...it's a damn shame that managers have that kind of attitude of not accepting others' insight...oh wait...
The nice thing about the CD is the length. A record of about 60-75 minutes long is about as long as most people will want to listen to, IMHO. My preference is probably a little less, but that's just me. Why move to DVD? I suppose you might be able to get more data and therefore higher quality, but how significant will that be? Enough for a complete shift? Perhaps adding multimedia to it is possible as well, but a CD is meant to be played and listened to, not interacted with. How many people sit in front of the CD player and look at it while it's playing? My guess is just about no one. You're usually doing something else while listening. As long as artists continue to record albums of this length (which they have been since vinyl, perhaps earlier I don't know), CDs will be sold. At the very least it's a nice archival store. Buy a CD, rip it to your format of choice and store.
One of my favorite quotes:
Heroin may be bad, but it sure as hell hasn't hurt my CD collection
-Bill Maher
Although I generally agree with your statement, I do have one caveat to add. Your statement is about "popular" music. That which is on major labels. I can't remember the last time I bought a record on a major label. I'm sure I've bought one or two but that's about it. But there are a TON of very good, creative bands locally in town (Seattle) and I'm sure your town has them too. A nice side benefit is that the concerts cost $5-$15, not $50-$60. Consider them the open source software of the music industry. *grin*
Yes! Slashdotted!
That is SOOO true. At work I've asked a number of people what operating system they have on their PC at home. Half of them don't have a clue, the others tell me their version of Office.
Just because it is done doesn't mean it should be done. If you are under 18 you cannot sign a contract as I'm sure most are aware. So the ISP wasn't really acting in its own self interest very well...
It's Tuesday...we don't like lawyers on Tuesday...sheesh!
Well if I'm not mistaken MSN Messenger is a "feature" of XP and seems to be pretty well ingrained much like IE. If he's not using WinXP then you're right...
That's Wizard Wrestling Entertainment. Get it right next time or the World Wildlife Foundation will get wicked on your ass.
Well that is clearly a violation of SEC rules...
Yes...you're right..I should hope that no one paid good money for that filter indeed! Hmmm...I wonder if there's been a slashdot poll for favorite Spam subject lines?
My question has always been, "Who's desktop?"
My desktop? Sure.
Worker Bees desktop? Eh...maybe, but probably not.
My Mom's desktop? God no.
Hmmm...I'm not sure if that's -1, Gruesome or +1, Gruesome
To: CEO
From: John Smith
Subject: V*I*A*G*R*A
To: CEO
From: Your Buddy
Subject: Are you feeling a little less than you could be?
Now let's take a poll. How long wold it take for most of you to figure out this is Spam? How many of you would approach the 10 second mark for deleting both of these? If you are, then you have a slow trigger finger.
I work as a sysadmin and the users here treat these things as pets...the dog lover has the dog and the cat lover has the cat. I was once working on someone's PC, got rid of the dog because it was getting in the way and forgot to reactivate it. When she got back to her computer she noticed this and walked to the other end of the office to tell me to put her dog back on her PC.
Yes, but a Camry vs. Maxima is much different than Camry vs. H2 Crumple zones and that sort of thing are all but taken out of the mix when a Camry goes against a vehicle that rides much higher off the ground.