Only problem with SATA right now is that XP doesn't support it in the OS, so you have to download drivers to a floppy (a FLOPPY!) and hit F8 during boot to check for 3rd party drivers.
you're not kidding! i couldn't believe that WinXP wouldn't allow me to load the drivers off a CD. i don't even have a floppy drive! i borrowed one from a friend and ended up doing the install.
after, i whip out Fedora Core 1 and begin to install it on my new SATA hard drive. everything installs and boots up nice and smooth. but then i notice that my secondary drive works (/dev/hda) which is IDE, but i cannot enable DMA on the drive with hdparm. that's odd, right? so i boot back up into my WinXP install and check the hardware device options on my IDE drive. hmm, it says here that DMA is enabled.
so, when using my new SATA drive in linux (using both 2.4.22 and 2.6.5 kernels), i am unable to turn DMA on my secondary IDE drive, but with WinXP it's no problem.
i started out as a 'hack' basically finding code snippets that almost did what i wanted, but i found in every case that i had to modify these code snippets to perform the exact task i was after.
do this for a few years and pretty soon you migrate from a 'hack' into a 'programmer'.
from one employment to another, i keep all the code that i contributed. i don't do this to simply drop this code into another project, but i use it as a reference and how i did a particular thing.
your comment is very sound and makes a lot of sense.
perhaps i'm missing something here, but if someone wanted to send someone else an extremely covert message, why wouldn't they just encrypt it? i mean, wouldn't 1024 bit be enough?
also, did you realize that it is illegal to count cards in blackjack? even in your brain? if they have reason to believe that you are counting cards, even in your head, they will kick you to the curb.
you see, just because you have reverse entries in your own DNS servers doesn't mean that you're authoritative for those IP addresses.
you might want to check out ARIN for more information on this.
p.s. if you want to prevent yourself looking like an ass in the future, try this: if you're not 100 percent sure about a particular subject, send in a probe before you send in the missles.
i don't like this form of validation. I have many business customers running mail servers using business DSL from various ISP's. These IPS's do not allow for custom reverse entries on their DNS servers.
This form of validation would cripple thousands of businesses.
you don't really need to go so far as to switch operating systems. perhaps this is a wake up call for those to switch to different applications that have the same or similar functionality.
i use both windows and linux machines day to day. on my windows machines, i've activated the built-in firewall and use Mozilla Thunderbird for mail and Mozilla Firefox for web browsing.
i have zero problems with viruses or worms.
The real culprits here are IE, MS Outlook (& Express).
(my card has been SWALLOWED by the machine on more than one occasion)
being swallowed isn't nearly as bad as the money just not coming out!
i was using a ATM at the FORUM mall in Helsinki, Finland. I told it i wanted 60 euros. upon entering my request, the screen displayed the error, "UNABLE TO COMPLETE TRANSACTION" and gave me my card back and a receipt with the same error message.
no big deal, right? a few days later, i see that 60 euros was removed from my account from that exact cash machine on the exact date i was there! i contact my bank in California and they tell me that i need to contact the bank that owns the machine.
i then walk into the responsible bank in Helsinki, and they swear up and down they never removed the 60 euros, regardless of showing them the receipt and everything. further, they then tell me that MY bank was in error and that i should speak with them.
after several hours of going bank and forth, i finally say to hell with it, it's not worth the time and frustration.
this is the only time it has ever happened to me, but i am interested in hearing other similar stories from folks around the world. what countries have you had problems in?
...there's going to be about 70% PHP code and 30% HTML code in there
each page of every application i do is 100 percent PHP. i wrote php functions for the html tags that i use so it's extremely easy to read. i realize that it might be a bigger performance hit than raw html, but for sheer code elegance and maintainability, it's worth it. besides, most of my projects are for intranets anyway.
also, the php functions that replace the html tags know idention proper, so viewing source on my pages look very nice, with proper identation for table tags, etc.
consider the X-15, which could just reach beyond the 50 mile boundary
so, basically you're saying that i can win 10 million bucks if i can reverse engineer technology developed before 1959? yes, that's 45 or more years ago.
is it just me or does it appear that MS Passport system is what failed? i mean, MSN logins and hotmail didn't work. don't they both depend on Passport for authentication?
MS wouldn't dare make it public that Passport was the failing component, would they?
not to mention how slashdot is evolving! i remember a time when slashdot would post a story the same day a news story breaks. in other words, i came to slashdot to get the latest news.
now, slashdot is more a forum for older news stories that happened two, three and four days ago.
either the submission queue is constantly backed up, slashdot doesn't have enough people minding the queue or perhaps it can be attributed to laziness...
I've played about every role possible at a show: panelist, attendee, exhibitor, keynote speaker, organizer, booth builder, reporter and promoter.
not to mention being on a gameshow!
he was on my team at the 2001 Linuxworld Golden Penguin Bowl. if i remember correctly, he wasn't wearing any shoes for some reason...
anyway, from the little bit of work we did together on the show, i found that he was very knowledgable and laid back; just an all around good guy. if it wasn't for him, i doubt we would have taken the penguin home that day. thanks Doc!!
but it's getting more worse as companies don't want to spend too much money on promotion items anymore.
some of the most amazing tradeshow giveaways was at linuxworld 2000 in San Jose. just before the dotcrash, vendors were handing out tshirts and trinkets like there was no tomorrow. i didn't even have to try (ask questions, etc) and i went home with 22 tshirts and oodles of lightpens, frisbees..you name it. i even got a microwave popcorn bag that had 'Linux Kernels' written on it...
after the show ended each day, one company or another (slashdot was one) rented out a pool hall or night club and it was free drinks and food all night long, party on! however, i happened to see Richard Stallman dancing and boogying to some techno, and it wasn't something i wanna see again... in fact, i don't recommend anyone taking RMS to any place where dancing is even a concievable notion...
i ran a bbs in the early 80's and was part of the 'scene'. yes, i had a message subboard called 'ELITE' where we would all post our MCI and Sprint codes and intesteresting phone numbers.
most of us then were total geeks that either couldn't hold his own at a jock party or was too nervous around girls. the one thing that we did have was power when it comes to telecommunications. and that power, because it wasn't to be enjoyed outside the computer, made us all arrogant little assholes.
i see nothing has changed.
of course, then we didn't call them script kiddies (which i find appropriate), we called them 'kidhacks'.
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Only problem with SATA right now is that XP doesn't support it in the OS, so you have to download drivers to a floppy (a FLOPPY!) and hit F8 during boot to check for 3rd party drivers.
you're not kidding! i couldn't believe that WinXP wouldn't allow me to load the drivers off a CD. i don't even have a floppy drive!
i borrowed one from a friend and ended up doing the install.
after, i whip out Fedora Core 1 and begin to install it on my new SATA hard drive. everything installs and boots up nice and smooth.
but then i notice that my secondary drive works (/dev/hda) which is IDE, but i cannot enable DMA on the drive with hdparm.
that's odd, right? so i boot back up into my WinXP install and check the hardware device options on my IDE drive. hmm, it says here that DMA is enabled.
so, when using my new SATA drive in linux (using both 2.4.22 and 2.6.5 kernels), i am unable to turn DMA on my secondary IDE drive, but with WinXP it's no problem.
anyone have an idea what's going on here?
Sorry, but a hack != programmer.
indeed.
i started out as a 'hack' basically finding code snippets that almost did what i wanted, but i found in every case that i had to modify these code snippets to perform the exact task i was after.
do this for a few years and pretty soon you migrate from a 'hack' into a 'programmer'.
from one employment to another, i keep all the code that i contributed. i don't do this to simply drop this code into another project, but i use it as a reference and how i did a particular thing.
your comment is very sound and makes a lot of sense.
perhaps i'm missing something here, but if someone wanted to send someone else an extremely covert message, why wouldn't they just encrypt it? i mean, wouldn't 1024 bit be enough?
...what could you gain access to with other people's passwords at the time?
one word. Reputation.
I bet you think the moon landing actually happened, too.
what a great way to discredit anything and everything else you had to say...
i think you are referring to Steve Mann
also, did you realize that it is illegal to count cards in blackjack? even in your brain? if they have reason to believe that you are counting cards, even in your head, they will kick you to the curb.
Uhm, what part of DNS aren't you understanding?
obviously more than yourself.
you see, just because you have reverse entries in your own DNS servers doesn't mean that you're authoritative for those IP addresses.
you might want to check out ARIN for more information on this.
p.s. if you want to prevent yourself looking like an ass in the future, try this:
if you're not 100 percent sure about a particular subject, send in a probe before you send in the missles.
i don't like this form of validation. I have many business customers running mail servers using business DSL from various ISP's. These IPS's do not allow for custom reverse entries on their DNS servers.
This form of validation would cripple thousands of businesses.
you don't really need to go so far as to switch operating systems. perhaps this is a wake up call for those to switch to different applications that have the same or similar functionality.
i use both windows and linux machines day to day.
on my windows machines, i've activated the built-in firewall and use Mozilla Thunderbird for mail and Mozilla Firefox for web browsing.
i have zero problems with viruses or worms.
The real culprits here are IE, MS Outlook (& Express).
nope, i check my account frequently over the internet and i was never reimbursed those funds.
when i go to Helsinki now, you can bet i steer clear of that stupid machine!
(my card has been SWALLOWED by the machine on more than one occasion)
being swallowed isn't nearly as bad as the money just not coming out!
i was using a ATM at the FORUM mall in Helsinki, Finland. I told it i wanted 60 euros. upon entering my request, the screen displayed the error, "UNABLE TO COMPLETE TRANSACTION" and gave me my card back and a receipt with the same error message.
no big deal, right? a few days later, i see that 60 euros was removed from my account from that exact cash machine on the exact date i was there! i contact my bank in California and they tell me that i need to contact the bank that owns the machine.
i then walk into the responsible bank in Helsinki, and they swear up and down they never removed the 60 euros, regardless of showing them the receipt and everything. further, they then tell me that MY bank was in error and that i should speak with them.
after several hours of going bank and forth, i finally say to hell with it, it's not worth the time and frustration.
this is the only time it has ever happened to me, but i am interested in hearing other similar stories from folks around the world.
what countries have you had problems in?
...there's going to be about 70% PHP code and 30% HTML code in there
each page of every application i do is 100 percent PHP. i wrote php functions for the html tags that i use so it's extremely easy to read.
i realize that it might be a bigger performance hit than raw html, but for sheer code elegance and maintainability, it's worth it. besides, most of my projects are for intranets anyway.
also, the php functions that replace the html tags know idention proper, so viewing source on my pages look very nice, with proper identation for table tags, etc.
consider the X-15, which could just reach beyond the 50 mile boundary
so, basically you're saying that i can win 10 million bucks if i can reverse engineer technology developed before 1959? yes, that's 45 or more years ago.
neato
And your ignorance of news is blinding you to the fact that all the other major news sites reported hotmail and msns outages as well.
heh, not only that but slashdot was the last news site to report it...
is it just me or does it appear that MS Passport system is what failed? i mean, MSN logins and hotmail didn't work. don't they both depend on Passport for authentication?
MS wouldn't dare make it public that Passport was the failing component, would they?
isn't it amazing what a lot of cocaine is capable of?
God, how fucking petty is slashdot getting???
not to mention how slashdot is evolving! i remember a time when slashdot would post a story the same day a news story breaks. in other words, i came to slashdot to get the latest news.
now, slashdot is more a forum for older news stories that happened two, three and four days ago.
either the submission queue is constantly backed up, slashdot doesn't have enough people minding the queue or perhaps it can be attributed to laziness...
I've played about every role possible at a show: panelist, attendee, exhibitor, keynote speaker, organizer, booth builder, reporter and promoter.
not to mention being on a gameshow!
he was on my team at the 2001 Linuxworld Golden Penguin Bowl. if i remember correctly, he wasn't wearing any shoes for some reason...
anyway, from the little bit of work we did together on the show, i found that he was very knowledgable and laid back; just an all around good guy. if it wasn't for him, i doubt we would have taken the penguin home that day. thanks Doc!!
but it's getting more worse as companies don't want to spend too much money on promotion items anymore.
some of the most amazing tradeshow giveaways was at linuxworld 2000 in San Jose. just before the dotcrash, vendors were handing out tshirts and trinkets like there was no tomorrow.
i didn't even have to try (ask questions, etc) and i went home with 22 tshirts and oodles of lightpens, frisbees..you name it.
i even got a microwave popcorn bag that had 'Linux Kernels' written on it...
after the show ended each day, one company or another (slashdot was one) rented out a pool hall or night club and it was free drinks and food all night long, party on! however, i happened to see Richard Stallman dancing and boogying to some techno, and it wasn't something i wanna see again...
in fact, i don't recommend anyone taking RMS to any place where dancing is even a concievable notion...
i ran a bbs in the early 80's and was part of the 'scene'. yes, i had a message subboard called 'ELITE' where we would all post our MCI and Sprint codes and intesteresting phone numbers.
most of us then were total geeks that either couldn't hold his own at a jock party or was too nervous around girls. the one thing that we did have was power when it comes to telecommunications. and that power, because it wasn't to be enjoyed outside the computer, made us all arrogant little assholes.
i see nothing has changed.
of course, then we didn't call them script kiddies (which i find appropriate), we called them 'kidhacks'.
you forgot some of the hardcore classics!
Raid on Bungling Bay
Way of the Exploding Fist
Jumpman
Space Taxi
BC's Quest for Tires
i have either purchased or picked up lots of stuffed penguins large and small, but my favorite one of all is this one.
:)
sorry Joe Barr and Mike Tiemann, maybe next time
hehe, the mods didn't get the joke, no big deal.
don't worry, i'll get 'em next time!
snake! ah snake! ah it's a snake!
gentoo gentoo gentoo gentoo gentoo...
I thought debian was still using the 2.2 tree :)
/me ducks!
ya, only if you're using the unstable packages...