The new TSA restrictions hardly bother me, even though I am "radomly selected" to be searched on every flight I've been on since 9/11 (about 7). What bothers me most is the complete lack of customer service, the losing of checked bags, no room in the seats, delays, horribly managed temperature/environment, lines, stupid cheezy jokes, oh yeah, and all the other people.
If SCO really is "evil" then aren't they helping it's demise by sucking a salary? Less money to be spent on frivilous lawsuits?
If it were me, I'd be looking for a new job as soon as I thought my company was on it's way out, or entering morally dangerous territory. But I would NOT up and quit, unless I could afford to. My kids eating and having clothes and shelter morally justifies far more for me than merely working for a rat bastard company. I wouldn't hold the rank and file responsible for managaments actions. I've worked at plenty of companies where managements decisions were disagreed with by most people actually doing the work.
PS, I'm wearing the ANTI-SCO Tux shirt from Thinkgeek... and boy do I look stylin'
Oh, and like my sig says, I run Linux... on my laptop, desktop, work computers, servers I manage at work, etc etc...
And you can regulate it, and impose your will on me and my cell phone in the same situations you would if it were me talking to others around me, which is about never.
My right to swing my fists ends where your nose begins.
I can't even begin to rephrase this quote for applicable use in this arena, because there's no parallel violation of rights that could even occur when talking on a cell phone, as when swinging my fists.
Is there? Anyone?
The people of the anti-cell phone community need to realize that their platform is not founded on logic, or reason, or even the social respect they often claim as their main grievance. Their problem is their inability to deal with people who are different from them.
I pay $149, and get $130 in mail in rebates. The downside is I'm trying to port my number, and they must activate the phone before shipping, so I think I'll be out of a phone for 2 days while the free 2 day FedEx occurs, and probably won't get my sidekick until next week sometime:(
But for $19, it's worth it, now I'm just hoping they don't scam me out of the rebates somehow.
So, where can I get this ssh client for the sidekick? And, seriously, I started shaking when I read your comment about it being available... It was the only drawback I saw to the sidekick..
and you think that this will somehow highten the excitement of some seemingly unrelated game of which your mastery is directly proportional to your sex appeal.
I believe you mean "inversely proportional" to your sex appeal, as the more adept players of Dungeons & Dragons frequently lack basic hygene.
Before it was taken down becuase they've fallen for more M$ marketing tactics about beefing up security, there were 31 unpatched IE vulns. I'm sure that Microsoft wouldn't count IE vulns in their Windows 2003 patches, since it's not really part of Windows...
It's sad to see the pressures of non disclosure creeping back in after such as nice period of full disclosure.
Wake up people, we need full disclosure and exploit code to get Microsoft to patch anything.
I'm confused...
"Default install of RedHat 9 compromise time: 10 days.
Default install of Windows 98 compromise time: 4 years and counting..."
Are you stating these as times since you did an install until you got compromised?
Becuase if you have a Windows 98 default install and give it an unfirewalled connection to the Internet with a real IP address you've got 5 maybe 10 minutes before you're compromised.
I'm assuming you meant ftp server and not client, as for your box to get 0wn3d through a client requires your participation to some level.
The Nachi virus *does* root you. That's what's amazing about Windows. Many Linux vulnerabilities allow some types of access, but full remote root vulns in Linux itself are rare. Windows just doesn't seem as infected becuase most virus writers aren't out to wreck your machine and delete your data. Nachi, or any of the other ones, could have easily deleted your files, or read them and mailed the goods to the bad guys.
I'd stake money that one day in the next couple of years some malicious virus writer will strike, and all Windows users will realize that every virus since Melissa has had full control of their computers. Unfortunately, until it happens, nobody will think that virus' are more than minor nuissances.
I think the problem with the 150 types of numbers is that the flaws are in related software. So a flaw in XMMS counts like a flaw in Linux by Microsoft's counts. Imagine if you added up the total flaws in ALL Windows based software. You can't count that high.
It seems obvious, but tell people that you think Linux is more secure. Odds are you're someone people look to for technical advice.
Amazingly enough many people don't gather all available evidence, analyze it, and think for themselves. They look around, see who's got it going on in the area in question, and adopt their "best practices". It's human nature, and it's whats driving Linux adoption right now.
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"The British Government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa."
Saddam Hussein DID try to get significant quantities of Uranium out of Africa. The current problem is the Intelligence community can't find his supplier, Francis Sonto Mbomam. Seems the only contact between him and Saddam was via email. But he did say he had $20.5M (TWENTY MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS OF URANIUM)
for transfer to Saddams Uranium account.
It's not 100%. It didn't work well on my 384k wireless but does work well generally on my comcast cable modem. The service isn't working correctly always, we have to reboot the DTA twice a week on average, and sometimes, especially in the early evenings (5pm-7pm) the call quality can drop off. There are often times echos on the line, and sometimes the audio gets garbled. My phone is currently non working since the latest upgrade to the DTA's firmware (which was very easy to apply BTW, click a link they emailed you, wait... done)
That being said, I don't really mind the problems with packet8, my phone bill is $20.55/month every month. The thing works good most of the time, and my calling needs are generally flexible. My wife and I both have cell phones for 911/emergencies and other calling. For me, the VoiP phone is more of a security blanket for the wife. We don't need a home phone in my opinion, and she's resistant to change.
BTW, from everything I've heard & read on places like dsl reports VoiP forums Vonage is MUCH higher quality than packet8. Packet8 uses like 8k/sec (I am not sure if it's kbits or kbytes, but I suspect bytes), and Vonage can use well over 40k/sec.
"And for networked gaming, Live is really unequaled "
Really? You prefer a system that you have to pay extra for vs. free online play?
To each his own I guess. Live seems cool, but I'd rather save the money and play free, well free +$50 to buy the game.
"
Xbox: Networked, best technology"
I'm sure you're saying, hey, the ps2 network kit costs $$. But, remember, the Xbox DVD kit costs $ too.
I've wanted an Xbox time and again. I loved Halo, I'd say it's up there with Counter Strike for all time favorite games. But, I've never been able to bring myself to buy one. I'm not sure exactly why. I even bought a 2nd ps2. I guess it's because I use my ps2's primarily to watch DivX and other media files using broadq.
Revolutions didn't have anything that bad. There was only one part, in the final fight scene, where Neo didn't look like Keanuaueuau, however you spell his name, and it was a very short part, and it still looked better than cartoon fighter from Reloaded.
I've done it, people I work with are doing it now.
That 419 guy lived in Canada, where most handguns are illegal. I'd love to see him show up at my house with his sharpened stick, I'd have to debate which piece of my arsenal to use, and he may get a chance to poke me one. Of course many states, including Utah, have Conceal Carry laws, so you never know who's packin'..
ps, people who go to Nigeria to "collect" are utter and complete idiots. Of course that should have been apparent when they got ripped off. Blinded by greed..
Star Wars was ok for the time, but talk about people ignoring bad acting for special effects.
Now the special effects are the bad kind of "special" and the bad acting ruins the show. I bought the last re-re-release, and watched it once, I can't believe how un-entertaining it is. I mean, people whine about Jar-Jar and there you have Luke freakin Skywalker barely remembering his lines.
The best things to come out of Star Wars are the Star Wars kid, and the Star Wars rap.
Mmmmm that's a mighty fine Gin 'n Tonic R2, why don't ya mix me up anotha'
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Seriously, now that people have wings, what good are birds? We can spread our own diseases, and plants that rely on birds for breeding deserve to die.
If it were me, I'd be looking for a new job as soon as I thought my company was on it's way out, or entering morally dangerous territory. But I would NOT up and quit, unless I could afford to. My kids eating and having clothes and shelter morally justifies far more for me than merely working for a rat bastard company. I wouldn't hold the rank and file responsible for managaments actions. I've worked at plenty of companies where managements decisions were disagreed with by most people actually doing the work.
PS, I'm wearing the ANTI-SCO Tux shirt from Thinkgeek... and boy do I look stylin'
Oh, and like my sig says, I run Linux... on my laptop, desktop, work computers, servers I manage at work, etc etc...
No wait....
It is never
I can't even begin to rephrase this quote for applicable use in this arena, because there's no parallel violation of rights that could even occur when talking on a cell phone, as when swinging my fists.
Is there? Anyone?
The people of the anti-cell phone community need to realize that their platform is not founded on logic, or reason, or even the social respect they often claim as their main grievance. Their problem is their inability to deal with people who are different from them.
I pay $149, and get $130 in mail in rebates. The downside is I'm trying to port my number, and they must activate the phone before shipping, so I think I'll be out of a phone for 2 days while the free 2 day FedEx occurs, and probably won't get my sidekick until next week sometime :(
But for $19, it's worth it, now I'm just hoping they don't scam me out of the rebates somehow.
So, where can I get this ssh client for the sidekick? And, seriously, I started shaking when I read your comment about it being available... It was the only drawback I saw to the sidekick..
I believe you mean "inversely proportional" to your sex appeal, as the more adept players of Dungeons & Dragons frequently lack basic hygene.
inversely
I saw it also! Laughed my arse off
The only possible reason I see is price fixing.
Anyone else see a different logical reason for it?
Before it was taken down becuase they've fallen for more M$ marketing tactics about beefing up security, there were 31 unpatched IE vulns. I'm sure that Microsoft wouldn't count IE vulns in their Windows 2003 patches, since it's not really part of Windows...
It's sad to see the pressures of non disclosure creeping back in after such as nice period of full disclosure.
Wake up people, we need full disclosure and exploit code to get Microsoft to patch anything.
Are you stating these as times since you did an install until you got compromised?
Becuase if you have a Windows 98 default install and give it an unfirewalled connection to the Internet with a real IP address you've got 5 maybe 10 minutes before you're compromised.
I'm assuming you meant ftp server and not client, as for your box to get 0wn3d through a client requires your participation to some level.
The Nachi virus *does* root you. That's what's amazing about Windows. Many Linux vulnerabilities allow some types of access, but full remote root vulns in Linux itself are rare. Windows just doesn't seem as infected becuase most virus writers aren't out to wreck your machine and delete your data. Nachi, or any of the other ones, could have easily deleted your files, or read them and mailed the goods to the bad guys.
I'd stake money that one day in the next couple of years some malicious virus writer will strike, and all Windows users will realize that every virus since Melissa has had full control of their computers. Unfortunately, until it happens, nobody will think that virus' are more than minor nuissances.
Amazingly enough many people don't gather all available evidence, analyze it, and think for themselves. They look around, see who's got it going on in the area in question, and adopt their "best practices". It's human nature, and it's whats driving Linux adoption right now.
That being said, I don't really mind the problems with packet8, my phone bill is $20.55/month every month. The thing works good most of the time, and my calling needs are generally flexible. My wife and I both have cell phones for 911/emergencies and other calling. For me, the VoiP phone is more of a security blanket for the wife. We don't need a home phone in my opinion, and she's resistant to change.
BTW, from everything I've heard & read on places like dsl reports VoiP forums Vonage is MUCH higher quality than packet8. Packet8 uses like 8k/sec (I am not sure if it's kbits or kbytes, but I suspect bytes), and Vonage can use well over 40k/sec.
Really? You prefer a system that you have to pay extra for vs. free online play?
To each his own I guess. Live seems cool, but I'd rather save the money and play free, well free +$50 to buy the game.
" Xbox: Networked, best technology"
I'm sure you're saying, hey, the ps2 network kit costs $$. But, remember, the Xbox DVD kit costs $ too.
I've wanted an Xbox time and again. I loved Halo, I'd say it's up there with Counter Strike for all time favorite games. But, I've never been able to bring myself to buy one. I'm not sure exactly why. I even bought a 2nd ps2. I guess it's because I use my ps2's primarily to watch DivX and other media files using broadq.
Revolutions didn't have anything that bad. There was only one part, in the final fight scene, where Neo didn't look like Keanuaueuau, however you spell his name, and it was a very short part, and it still looked better than cartoon fighter from Reloaded.
Why?
Maybe E*trade jumped the gun and delisted SCOX in advance..
I've done it, people I work with are doing it now.
That 419 guy lived in Canada, where most handguns are illegal. I'd love to see him show up at my house with his sharpened stick, I'd have to debate which piece of my arsenal to use, and he may get a chance to poke me one. Of course many states, including Utah, have Conceal Carry laws, so you never know who's packin'..
ps, people who go to Nigeria to "collect" are utter and complete idiots. Of course that should have been apparent when they got ripped off. Blinded by greed..
They can't get the money into the US then out so easy because of tax reasons and money transfer fees, etc etc...
The best things to come out of Star Wars are the Star Wars kid, and the Star Wars rap.
Mmmmm that's a mighty fine Gin 'n Tonic R2, why don't ya mix me up anotha'