Sara Petty. Unfortunately, she moved from Solar to Extra-Galactic about two years ago. Some of her early graduate research at GSFC was in MHD. Now she does something with galaxy morphology. I'm not a physicist, though... so I just smile and nod;)
This is one of the first things I asked my fiancee when she was studying solar physics (specifically magnetohydrodynamics or MHD). The answer I always got was "we don't know yet." It's nice to see some new research in this area, coupled with an explanation that a non-physicist can at least grasp.
Yeah, at old-school Amazon.com, we had Brazilian-themed server names at the Seattle warehouse, like saopaulo. This always worked great. The problem came when management wanted to start naming the printers logically -- we moved them around so much that the names really stopped meaning anything.
Yes, you've hit the nail on the head. I am no Linux noob, yet I grow increasingly tired of having to spend hours to resolve problems which, on the surface, are entirely mundane. When I setup a server, I choose a distro which will be rock-solid stable; when I setup a laptop, I use the distro which will allow me to get up-and-running fast.
As to the use of defaults, I see no reason why I should go out of my way to change things around. Do I have some favorites? Sure, and I install them. Do I care what image viewer is bundled with the GUI? Not really, so I don't bother to make a switch.
I agree completely. When my previous employer was doing 4 ten hour days, we always got Wednesday and the weekends off. Believe me, having a Wednesday off is really nice because you can get your errands done without all of the Friday rush.
It will be interesting to see whether or not they will be able to pull off 'Foundation'; My money would have been on a story like 'The Stars Like Dust' seeing the big-screen before one of the more epic storylines.
Nevertheless, we could all (well, slashdotters anyway) use a good space-opera, and I'll put all of my enthusiasm behind the project. I'll even make a 'Seldon for President' shirt...
The only thing that shocks me is that this doesn't happen all the time, because many networks are just an open invitation. I'm with you there. It's really unfortunate that people seem to think this is an isolated incident. I mean, it's not like these guys are your average junior high kids with a laptop and some time to kill -- they are professionals. This is an industrial-strength cracking operation where people are out there in search of networks to exploit. It's a business. For every TJX that we hear about, I'm sure there are many, many more that go under the radar.
Too true. The DVD is worth having just for the commentary alone; but hey, you also get bonus music videos, which turns the value up to 11.
Seriously, it's one of the few cases where the DVD really adds value to the original movie, rather than just adding some crappy deleted scenes and/or commentary from the director, producer and the key grip...
Hey, I'll second that. The liquid Peppermint soap is the best, but really, all of the products in the Dr. Bronner line work extremely well for everything from showers to dishes; it's even safe to take camping. The coolest thing about it: leave one of the large bottles next to the toilet -- people visiting your house will, for some strange reason, have an overwhelming urge to read the 400+ lines of the bizarre text written all over the bottle.
Crazy.
Now, given what the test found in the soap, I know these insane ramblings for what they really are: Religious-cultist pickup-lines...
You're absolutely correct about the Judge in question; this guy appears to be guilty as hell. My point is that the people interested in illegal pornography (and, similarly, individuals involved in illegal drugs use) are usually not the ones responsible for creating the stuff. What the young vigilante did was target the consumers of child porn (along with many others), and not the market itself. In this case, he got lucky and found someone who was likely involved in planning some more serious crimes. In addition, he may cause a large legal battle that could make it harder to prosecute individuals who are exposed for digital crimes by vigilantes. If, however, the boy's attention would have been placed on the origin of the materials, perhaps we would be reading an article about a Canadian boy who took down some servers overseas. Either way, I believe it's better to go after the evils we know about already -- believe me, they're not that hard to find -- and deal with the rest through more appropriate channels.
While I can appreciate the gesture on the part of the aspiring young software engineer, he went about this in entirely the wrong way. (and I'm not going to get into the whole privacy debate)
Sorry, kid. Nice try, though.
See, the way to stop child pornography is through the supply side, not the demand side. This is similar to the whole "War on Drugs" thing. The fact is that the US government is simply unwilling to attack the suppliers of either drugs or child porn in any real sense. Sure, a few small-time suppliers (usually not producers themselves) might go to jail for a while, just to show some results; however, the real suppliers, those who are in the industry of creating and distributing illegal porn (or drugs) will continue to go unpunished. It's just not in the government's best interest to take these problems on. I suspect they would need to divert some cash from the "War on Terror" effort -- which they are unwilling to do.
On the other side, the only effective way of curbing the demand for child porn is lots of serious counseling. Throwing these individuals in jail does nothing to stop their addictions. Gee, sounds like drugs again here.
It all goes back to the difference between the ACTUAL exploitation of children (the industry again) and the INCIDENTAL exploitation that occurs on the web. Both are extremely bad, don't get me wrong; but the actual exploitation that occurs is much worse and should be stopped.
That's so true. I recently installed a copy of windows on our old computer, and I had completely forgotten that word isn't installed by default. It was kinda' one of those "oh, yeah" moments. Good thing for OO.org, huh?
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Sara Petty. Unfortunately, she moved from Solar to Extra-Galactic about two years ago. Some of her early graduate research at GSFC was in MHD. Now she does something with galaxy morphology. I'm not a physicist, though... so I just smile and nod ;)
This is one of the first things I asked my fiancee when she was studying solar physics (specifically magnetohydrodynamics or MHD). The answer I always got was "we don't know yet." It's nice to see some new research in this area, coupled with an explanation that a non-physicist can at least grasp.
Duke Nukem is in serious need of a Reboot! Don't you agree? I even know the perfect studio to take care of it...
Look out, folks! That man is a Charmin Mogul!
See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JWST
You should be so lucky! I've got Oregon Trail installed on my blender... I'm typing this with a pencil stuck between my teeth...
George Foreman would be proud.
Yeah, at old-school Amazon.com, we had Brazilian-themed server names at the Seattle warehouse, like saopaulo. This always worked great. The problem came when management wanted to start naming the printers logically -- we moved them around so much that the names really stopped meaning anything.
Well, sort of. Remember, the Daban Urnud is made of matter with, in some cases, significantly different properties than the inhabitants of Arbre...
"But shouldn't we require better assurance than that?" No.
Yes, you've hit the nail on the head. I am no Linux noob, yet I grow increasingly tired of having to spend hours to resolve problems which, on the surface, are entirely mundane. When I setup a server, I choose a distro which will be rock-solid stable; when I setup a laptop, I use the distro which will allow me to get up-and-running fast. As to the use of defaults, I see no reason why I should go out of my way to change things around. Do I have some favorites? Sure, and I install them. Do I care what image viewer is bundled with the GUI? Not really, so I don't bother to make a switch.
I agree completely. When my previous employer was doing 4 ten hour days, we always got Wednesday and the weekends off. Believe me, having a Wednesday off is really nice because you can get your errands done without all of the Friday rush.
It will be interesting to see whether or not they will be able to pull off 'Foundation'; My money would have been on a story like 'The Stars Like Dust' seeing the big-screen before one of the more epic storylines. Nevertheless, we could all (well, slashdotters anyway) use a good space-opera, and I'll put all of my enthusiasm behind the project. I'll even make a 'Seldon for President' shirt...
Wait -- are you saying that they found REAVERS? I'm outta' here!
Yeah, but that would be a sticky mess...
Diversify! Send a teaspoon full o' your ashes on each space-bound vessel you can find!
tomtomtom777 has it right, but don't forget to make a backup of your important data...
Yep, Orwell got everything right... except the year.
Too true. The DVD is worth having just for the commentary alone; but hey, you also get bonus music videos, which turns the value up to 11. Seriously, it's one of the few cases where the DVD really adds value to the original movie, rather than just adding some crappy deleted scenes and/or commentary from the director, producer and the key grip...
Hey, I'll second that. The liquid Peppermint soap is the best, but really, all of the products in the Dr. Bronner line work extremely well for everything from showers to dishes; it's even safe to take camping. The coolest thing about it: leave one of the large bottles next to the toilet -- people visiting your house will, for some strange reason, have an overwhelming urge to read the 400+ lines of the bizarre text written all over the bottle.
Crazy.
Now, given what the test found in the soap, I know these insane ramblings for what they really are: Religious-cultist pickup-lines...
You're absolutely correct about the Judge in question; this guy appears to be guilty as hell. My point is that the people interested in illegal pornography (and, similarly, individuals involved in illegal drugs use) are usually not the ones responsible for creating the stuff. What the young vigilante did was target the consumers of child porn (along with many others), and not the market itself. In this case, he got lucky and found someone who was likely involved in planning some more serious crimes. In addition, he may cause a large legal battle that could make it harder to prosecute individuals who are exposed for digital crimes by vigilantes. If, however, the boy's attention would have been placed on the origin of the materials, perhaps we would be reading an article about a Canadian boy who took down some servers overseas. Either way, I believe it's better to go after the evils we know about already -- believe me, they're not that hard to find -- and deal with the rest through more appropriate channels.
That, or maybe I'm just way off-base.
While I can appreciate the gesture on the part of the aspiring young software engineer, he went about this in entirely the wrong way. (and I'm not going to get into the whole privacy debate)
Sorry, kid. Nice try, though.
See, the way to stop child pornography is through the supply side, not the demand side. This is similar to the whole "War on Drugs" thing. The fact is that the US government is simply unwilling to attack the suppliers of either drugs or child porn in any real sense. Sure, a few small-time suppliers (usually not producers themselves) might go to jail for a while, just to show some results; however, the real suppliers, those who are in the industry of creating and distributing illegal porn (or drugs) will continue to go unpunished. It's just not in the government's best interest to take these problems on. I suspect they would need to divert some cash from the "War on Terror" effort -- which they are unwilling to do.
On the other side, the only effective way of curbing the demand for child porn is lots of serious counseling. Throwing these individuals in jail does nothing to stop their addictions. Gee, sounds like drugs again here.
It all goes back to the difference between the ACTUAL exploitation of children (the industry again) and the INCIDENTAL exploitation that occurs on the web. Both are extremely bad, don't get me wrong; but the actual exploitation that occurs is much worse and should be stopped.
That's so true. I recently installed a copy of windows on our old computer, and I had completely forgotten that word isn't installed by default. It was kinda' one of those "oh, yeah" moments. Good thing for OO.org, huh?
Does Hagbard know about this? Well, I guess Gold & Appel Transfers will be getting into the space-race too.