I don't really see what all the fuss is about. Its hardly like the Feds are going to be spying on ordinary citizens.
I don't see this method as catching persons of interest to national security (e.g. in this case spies with the KGB, etc). It will probably catch some AQ guys.
The thing is, there are some people that are really sneaky. You suspect they are guilty but can't quite catch them. Usually the Feds have had to do some B&Es, install bugs, etc. There was a Mafia case on A&E where the FBI said that's how they got some evidence with a court order. Even if this isn't court ordered (below the radar), you can at least get some info on the where and when.
It seems to me, this is also a weakness (intentional or otherwise) in the Cell Phone protocols and transmission methods.
Frankly, if this takes some bad guys off the street, I'm a happy man.
Although, the shed example is likely to work, you came up with a better idea even eariler. The first words of your response are "No Shit". Too bad you included the word 'No'. Shit, it seems, could easily block out the light as well as a shed. And, I should add, its much cheaper.
And based on your response, Shit, is what the scientists are full of.
I'll admit that I don't watch TV but I have substituted it with the Internet. I'm a happy guy, I have a good sense of humor and personality. I'm not anti-social so much as I am using the Internet, as an excuse to not socialize. I should add that I exercise a lot, eat right, don't smoke etc -so that I'm more fit than average Joe my age and younger. I'm not unhappy, just that I wish that I know I should socialize more - but - past life experience hasn't helped.
So, you can set the environment on fire. Does the AI torch the game (or your OS) if its copy protected with SecuROM? Or is the AI not that smart and leaves it up to the user?
If his comments were to viewed as libellous, the last thing he would want to do is post a hyperlink to prove his comments are true. Did you read the article?!
I think anyone talking about HDDs here wether SCSI, ATA, Fiber, SATA are all talking about 3.5" form factor.
If you're willing to negate performance, storage size and space, are the 2.5" or 1.8" Hard drives less *prone* to failure than the 3.5" ones? Say I want to be reckless, back up to a few DVDs and smaller format HDDs - different batches maybe different manufactureres. Unplug them onece copied.
Personally, I have well under > 10 GB of REALLY essential work, photos, etc. I mention this at least becuase a drive of equal or grater capacity in 1.8" FF would be affordable. The rest I could care less about. So how do I best protect it?
As the article mentions ZFS, would standardizing to one file format - Windows, Mac, Unix, Linux be a good idea with ZFS? I had a Mac and there's all kinds of crap software I had to install to get Windows to recognize the drives. Apple is considering ZFS. Linux its an option(?) and the BSDs (are working on it?).
You laugh, but he forgot one thing: add a bounce sheet in the dryer. If I don't use one, all my clothes get stuck together. With all his electronics, I'm sure they'll all get stuck. And last time I checked, electrostatic discharge is not good for electronics. The bounce sheet will do well. And if you don't completely get rid of the mold, "Spring Time Laundry" will give it a lovely smell. Nice smelling mold mmmmm!
There's a lot of problems with the entire airport luggage system which should really be fixed ASAP. Problems being:
1) Handlers can stealing stuff while checking luggage. 2) Handlers *could* add drugs or guns to your luggage while checking. Nice easy way to transport since there doesn't seem to be any security behind the doors. 3) Missing luggage. Was it really missing or did the handler choose to take the whole suitcase? 4) On arrival, the luggage drop-off point is a non-secure open to the public area. Perfect for stealing something that isn't yours. Secruity doesn't know if its your bag or not and probably don't care. It would be much better if ticket + ID and lineup at counter would be only way of getting luggage after flight.
I'd like to know what the procedure actually *is* if they find a bomb or whatever in the luggage. Are there police in the luggage checking rooms. If so, why can't better supervision of handlers. I'd guess there's more potential problems as a % with the handlers than having a terrorist/hijacker on a given flight. Both should be given serious oversight.
The system sucks. I like the flying part, the time-saving part of it all. But I haven't once taken a trip w/o worry of losing my hard earned stuff.
So you're saying there are much larger conspirators at play? Where is their dome-of-terror? What type of turtles exactly are you worried about? I hadn't seen any carrying a 'Club'. Sword and nunchucks yes.
I had that happen when working in an office. I don't know if it was because of Shares, etc. etc. but a computer with noticeably less software than my Win 2k or Win XP system at the time took 5 minutes longer to boot despite having similar configuration.
Right now, I have a desktop with an USCSI 320, an SATA RAID card (both take about 10-15sec for both BIOS routines to recognize drives), using XP with most of the HDD full and a few startup apps running and it boots in about 1 to 1.5 minutes to useable state. Oh my desktop is also a P4 2.4 Ghz and has 1 GB of RAM. So its likely a HW or SW problem.
I don't know what the complaint is though. With a stock "Linux" install (Ubuntu, RH, Slackware) or BSD or my prev. G5 iMac on Leopard system to useable state in 1 to 1.5 minutes. If this were the case for everyone, don't see the big deal.
Again, work machines have been noticeably slower. Win 2k is the slowest. If you replace the boot files of 2K with XP, it should cut down boot times by 2 minutes (seriously it does work).
Guarntee? Hell no. But there's usually a warranty: 30-day money back, 2 year with manufacturer (if you pay for shipping) and 1 year or more extensions by paying 20% or more of purchase price. If I were the USA or Europe, I would make a claim on the warranty. Return the LHC under the money-back or warranty terms. Besides, with all that helium leakage, its obvious that a bunch of Chipmunks run the whole show. So much for science. Bah!
1. Buy Monster Cables 2. Spend too much money 3. ???????????? 4. Working LHC ?????
You're wrong! The JSF and the LHC projects all fit in together.
Once the acceleation of photons are complete, they will move up to increasinly larger objects. Two JSFs will go at 99% Speed of Light and collide. The blackhole created will allow the remaining 2,398 planes to roam the universe, setup 7-11's, drill for oil, collapse the housing markets, outsource labour, etc. etc. Same old, same old.
You must be having a hard time fiding a date then. It seems if you're recommending goatse.cx, the only women of your type are the ones from the 2-Girls, 1-Cup video. That or there are others like them.
Since I'm going to be working on my Master's thesis soon methinks paying the university for the monkeys might not be a bad idea. But, I want to finish ASAP. I am willing to pay for a Beowulf-cluster of typing monkeys. And I want a guarantee that the monkeys will not screw-up. I do no want my thesis to be cluster-fucked!
Bah, the problem is, some people don't care. I worked in a call center while a college student. I outsmarted, outsold and was well above every performance metric for sometime in different companies. The problem wasn't motivation on my part. It was compensation. I still wanted the great reference. But had I been a FT employee and not had great prospects to stay and move upwards, I would definately have stayed 10% ahead of some of the others.
And I did work in Tech Support. I had among the highest resolution rates. Got the same bonus and salary increase as everyone else.
I'd at least like to have gotten a position of higher senority but those were only FT. At least make an effort to reward the Stars. If its a great, big company, it might work out for the best.
I'll take your 1000 - 5000 % and at least qunituple it. There's other similarly exiciting new releases each week on solar. Within the decade we should have 25,000% efficient pannels though it could go as high as 1,000,000%. Phenomenal indeed!
I have to assume Microsoft has not tested (even in Lab conditions) all "According to Fathi, when Vista first launched, 775,312 unique applications were producing prompts" of the applications producing these propmts. Which leads to how was this data collected, was it with user consent and is this mentionned in the EULA? The blog doesn't mention the data collection method. And it leaves out comparison with XP (which doesn't have UAC) but would be interesting to find out if other data is collected when users use XP.
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I don't really see what all the fuss is about. Its hardly like the Feds are going to be spying on ordinary citizens.
I don't see this method as catching persons of interest to national security (e.g. in this case spies with the KGB, etc). It will probably catch some AQ guys.
The thing is, there are some people that are really sneaky. You suspect they are guilty but can't quite catch them. Usually the Feds have had to do some B&Es, install bugs, etc. There was a Mafia case on A&E where the FBI said that's how they got some evidence with a court order. Even if this isn't court ordered (below the radar), you can at least get some info on the where and when.
It seems to me, this is also a weakness (intentional or otherwise) in the Cell Phone protocols and transmission methods.
Frankly, if this takes some bad guys off the street, I'm a happy man.
Although, the shed example is likely to work, you came up with a better idea even eariler. The first words of your response are "No Shit". Too bad you included the word 'No'. Shit, it seems, could easily block out the light as well as a shed. And, I should add, its much cheaper.
And based on your response, Shit, is what the scientists are full of.
I'll admit that I don't watch TV but I have substituted it with the Internet. I'm a happy guy, I have a good sense of humor and personality. I'm not anti-social so much as I am using the Internet, as an excuse to not socialize. I should add that I exercise a lot, eat right, don't smoke etc -so that I'm more fit than average Joe my age and younger. I'm not unhappy, just that I wish that I know I should socialize more - but - past life experience hasn't helped.
So, if I buy this new toy, how many C-Cell or 9V batteries do I need? The companies are usually to cheap to put them in the box.
Usually I use books as a door stop. I think this 3 volume collection you are referring to would be a door stop for Fort Knox!
So, you can set the environment on fire. Does the AI torch the game (or your OS) if its copy protected with SecuROM? Or is the AI not that smart and leaves it up to the user?
If his comments were to viewed as libellous, the last thing he would want to do is post a hyperlink to prove his comments are true. Did you read the article?!
My meetings at work drag along enough as it is. I don't want a longer one-hour unit of time.
Without RTFA, I find that this is fantastic news. Now, if I get a bacterial infection, I don't have to eat!
I think anyone talking about HDDs here wether SCSI, ATA, Fiber, SATA are all talking about 3.5" form factor.
If you're willing to negate performance, storage size and space, are the 2.5" or 1.8" Hard drives less *prone* to failure than the 3.5" ones? Say I want to be reckless, back up to a few DVDs and smaller format HDDs - different batches maybe different manufactureres. Unplug them onece copied.
Personally, I have well under > 10 GB of REALLY essential work, photos, etc. I mention this at least becuase a drive of equal or grater capacity in 1.8" FF would be affordable. The rest I could care less about. So how do I best protect it?
As the article mentions ZFS, would standardizing to one file format - Windows, Mac, Unix, Linux be a good idea with ZFS? I had a Mac and there's all kinds of crap software I had to install to get Windows to recognize the drives. Apple is considering ZFS. Linux its an option(?) and the BSDs (are working on it?).
Why would HDD not plugged in for a few years be less reliable than a tape?
You laugh, but he forgot one thing: add a bounce sheet in the dryer. If I don't use one, all my clothes get stuck together. With all his electronics, I'm sure they'll all get stuck. And last time I checked, electrostatic discharge is not good for electronics. The bounce sheet will do well. And if you don't completely get rid of the mold, "Spring Time Laundry" will give it a lovely smell. Nice smelling mold mmmmm!
Gasoline? The poor guy just had his basement flooded. You're certainly the one to bring fuel to the fire!
Since you're recommending alcohol, http://images.google.ca/images?um=1&hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-GB%3Aofficial&q=computer+case+alchol+bottle&btnG=Search+Images, might be a better solution to your problem. Empty the whisky bottle (this should help your forget your problems .... not make them go away). Pour what is left on the motherboard. Then, you'll *think* the computer is fixed!
There's a lot of problems with the entire airport luggage system which should really be fixed ASAP. Problems being:
1) Handlers can stealing stuff while checking luggage.
2) Handlers *could* add drugs or guns to your luggage while checking. Nice easy way to transport since there doesn't seem to be any security behind the doors.
3) Missing luggage. Was it really missing or did the handler choose to take the whole suitcase?
4) On arrival, the luggage drop-off point is a non-secure open to the public area. Perfect for stealing something that isn't yours. Secruity doesn't know if its your bag or not and probably don't care. It would be much better if ticket + ID and lineup at counter would be only way of getting luggage after flight.
I'd like to know what the procedure actually *is* if they find a bomb or whatever in the luggage. Are there police in the luggage checking rooms. If so, why can't better supervision of handlers. I'd guess there's more potential problems as a % with the handlers than having a terrorist/hijacker on a given flight. Both should be given serious oversight.
The system sucks. I like the flying part, the time-saving part of it all. But I haven't once taken a trip w/o worry of losing my hard earned stuff.
I just don't want to know which pixels hide the data.
So you're saying there are much larger conspirators at play? Where is their dome-of-terror? What type of turtles exactly are you worried about? I hadn't seen any carrying a 'Club'. Sword and nunchucks yes.
I had that happen when working in an office. I don't know if it was because of Shares, etc. etc. but a computer with noticeably less software than my Win 2k or Win XP system at the time took 5 minutes longer to boot despite having similar configuration.
Right now, I have a desktop with an USCSI 320, an SATA RAID card (both take about 10-15sec for both BIOS routines to recognize drives), using XP with most of the HDD full and a few startup apps running and it boots in about 1 to 1.5 minutes to useable state. Oh my desktop is also a P4 2.4 Ghz and has 1 GB of RAM. So its likely a HW or SW problem.
I don't know what the complaint is though. With a stock "Linux" install (Ubuntu, RH, Slackware) or BSD or my prev. G5 iMac on Leopard system to useable state in 1 to 1.5 minutes. If this were the case for everyone, don't see the big deal.
Again, work machines have been noticeably slower. Win 2k is the slowest. If you replace the boot files of 2K with XP, it should cut down boot times by 2 minutes (seriously it does work).
Guarntee? Hell no. But there's usually a warranty: 30-day money back, 2 year with manufacturer (if you pay for shipping) and 1 year or more extensions by paying 20% or more of purchase price. If I were the USA or Europe, I would make a claim on the warranty. Return the LHC under the money-back or warranty terms. Besides, with all that helium leakage, its obvious that a bunch of Chipmunks run the whole show. So much for science. Bah!
1. Buy Monster Cables
2. Spend too much money
3. ????????????
4. Working LHC ?????
You're wrong! The JSF and the LHC projects all fit in together.
Once the acceleation of photons are complete, they will move up to increasinly larger objects. Two JSFs will go at 99% Speed of Light and collide. The blackhole created will allow the remaining 2,398 planes to roam the universe, setup 7-11's, drill for oil, collapse the housing markets, outsource labour, etc. etc. Same old, same old.
You must be having a hard time fiding a date then. It seems if you're recommending goatse.cx, the only women of your type are the ones from the 2-Girls, 1-Cup video. That or there are others like them.
If this parlor trick fails, can we have one where David Blaine disappears with? That's more the type of magic I like!
Since I'm going to be working on my Master's thesis soon methinks paying the university for the monkeys might not be a bad idea. But, I want to finish ASAP. I am willing to pay for a Beowulf-cluster of typing monkeys. And I want a guarantee that the monkeys will not screw-up. I do no want my thesis to be cluster-fucked!
Bah, the problem is, some people don't care. I worked in a call center while a college student. I outsmarted, outsold and was well above every performance metric for sometime in different companies. The problem wasn't motivation on my part. It was compensation. I still wanted the great reference. But had I been a FT employee and not had great prospects to stay and move upwards, I would definately have stayed 10% ahead of some of the others.
And I did work in Tech Support. I had among the highest resolution rates. Got the same bonus and salary increase as everyone else.
I'd at least like to have gotten a position of higher senority but those were only FT. At least make an effort to reward the Stars. If its a great, big company, it might work out for the best.
I'll take your 1000 - 5000 % and at least qunituple it. There's other similarly exiciting new releases each week on solar. Within the decade we should have 25,000% efficient pannels though it could go as high as 1,000,000%. Phenomenal indeed!
I have to assume Microsoft has not tested (even in Lab conditions) all "According to Fathi, when Vista first launched, 775,312 unique applications were producing prompts" of the applications producing these propmts. Which leads to how was this data collected, was it with user consent and is this mentionned in the EULA? The blog doesn't mention the data collection method. And it leaves out comparison with XP (which doesn't have UAC) but would be interesting to find out if other data is collected when users use XP.