This took out my wireless network on XP Home SP2 using Microsoft's wireless zero configuration tool for the software side of it.
During the spoof portion of the test, all network connectivity halted and immediately reported that the wireless connection had disconnected.
Just because someone is using DSL doesn't mean they are using PPPoE
The DSL provider in my area uses an ATM network that the modem syncs in to, to connect to it's assigned PVC, and from there all IP addresses are requested through DHCP. Static IP addresses are also an option, but still using DHCP, as they assign the PVC to a DHCP pool that has one available IP address, being the IP address that you will always get.
On the other hand, the cable provider in my area uses dynamic IP addresses as well.. I have never ONCE seen *any* cable provider offer only static IP addresses. Our local cable company changes 60$ more than a consumer account for the base level business account, which is the first account type to offer a static IP address.
This dumb article makes an assumption that all cable providers provide static IP addresses.. WTF? and either way, any site that reports a unique visitor count had better be doing it over a given time period, i.e. 10,000 unique visitors in a given month
don't "we" commonly measure code in terms of how many errors per KLoC it contains? How does any of this pale in comparison?
Some information derived from an old leaked MS email: The internal rule in Redmond is "4 bugs per KLoC".
that's one bug per 256 lines of code..one bug every couple of functions, for the smaller functions.. several bugs per function, for the more intensive functions.
and it's not like OSS is safe from this either. Sure, having error prone hardware will make perfection even more impossible, but seriously, you are far more likely to receive faulty RAM out of the box than to run in to an issue with one of these suckes.
are you in IT? If so, then I agree.
If you are in law, then you need to get a check on things as you can be you won't be able to bring your portable computer in to many court rooms.
This is MUCH more akin to something such as Dell (or any other vendor, picking on the biggie here) releasing an OEM version of their OS in which the administrator account's password is always the same, or something along these lines -- but wait, usually XP Pro doesn't have any admin passwords on OEM installations, it merely sits in the background, waiting for me to control+alt+delete twice at some home user's logon screen, and log in as administrator without a password.
This has been an issue since XP Pro.. it isn't a problem with Microsoft, and it generally isn't even considered a problem. This is an issue with OEM's releasing Microsoft OS's.
This issue isn't with Linux, it's with a Linux provider, and as such is completely irrelevant to the entire scenario (unless, of course, you are doing a Microsoft funded study of Windows VS Linux security)
It does this. The "Windows Classic" theme disables the DWM (Desktop Window Manager) which does all of the animation effects and I transparencies. It will set you to a similar (if not equal) look to Windows XP's classic theme.
However, a good note to make is that even though alt-tab (and windows/super key+tab) has a half second animation when switching in the "Windows Vista" theme, during this "lag time" if you type anything, it will act as if the window was already 100% activated, so you can, for example, alt+tab + alt-f4 right next each other, or w/e, unlike some OS candy I've seen that forces you to wait for the animation to finish.
I am beginning to feel like my productivity has been improved by vista, as a primary result of the eye candy. I can not pinpoint why -- maybe because I feel excited to use my computer again.
Oh, and if your graphic card sucks but you think your CPU can handle it, you can force software direct X features and/or force certain features on that it does not believe your graphic card can fluently handle.
Do you really think that game reviewers are going to give good reviews to crappy games when the independant programmers that wrote them can't afford to bribe?
Because this is a corporate suite that also allows you to gather your co-workers together locally, without them needing to be on any other IM service.
and for the record, having used this at IBM, I can tell you that you DO need accounts for all of the other services.. and, actually, MSN integration is in at IBM, it's just not going out on production for licensing reasons.
Anybody notice how this article was posted in January 2005? Eight months old?
It doesn't apply anymore. aMSN, which has a pretty much MSN Messenger-like interface in it's latest CVS build has webcam conversations, audio conversations, a decent plugin platform.
And on top of that they've added in even more stuff MSN doesn't have, which is pretty much a standard for aMSN, beating even MSN Plus perks. Best example I can give you this round is that you can set up aMSN to automatically record all webcam conversations, and view them just like your chat history. That's something I am sure you will never see Microsoft doing.
In the process of evolution, your kids may be born with stronger bones..
If someone hacks your site, your site does not immediately benefit, but the community thereafter as a whole does benefit from the defensive knowledge that may be gained from such an attack.
why do a new web CLI when we can improve on the current standards? Why not have a decent open source MRL library to implement MRL's like this in to all existing applications, or better yet right in to bash -- make it treat it as a pipe?
lesse.. Slashdot deliberately mirroring possibly copyrighten material without permission from the copyright owner.
I don't know about you, but I like having a place to visit at work so often that I become unproductive and get fired, plus find a new job through some dumb karma rating + low user ID anomaly.
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This took out my wireless network on XP Home SP2 using Microsoft's wireless zero configuration tool for the software side of it. During the spoof portion of the test, all network connectivity halted and immediately reported that the wireless connection had disconnected.
Steve liked him: no risk of defecting to Google
Just because someone is using DSL doesn't mean they are using PPPoE
The DSL provider in my area uses an ATM network that the modem syncs in to, to connect to it's assigned PVC, and from there all IP addresses are requested through DHCP. Static IP addresses are also an option, but still using DHCP, as they assign the PVC to a DHCP pool that has one available IP address, being the IP address that you will always get.
On the other hand, the cable provider in my area uses dynamic IP addresses as well.. I have never ONCE seen *any* cable provider offer only static IP addresses. Our local cable company changes 60$ more than a consumer account for the base level business account, which is the first account type to offer a static IP address.
This dumb article makes an assumption that all cable providers provide static IP addresses.. WTF? and either way, any site that reports a unique visitor count had better be doing it over a given time period, i.e. 10,000 unique visitors in a given month
don't "we" commonly measure code in terms of how many errors per KLoC it contains? How does any of this pale in comparison?
Some information derived from an old leaked MS email: The internal rule in Redmond is "4 bugs per KLoC".
that's one bug per 256 lines of code..one bug every couple of functions, for the smaller functions.. several bugs per function, for the more intensive functions.
and it's not like OSS is safe from this either. Sure, having error prone hardware will make perfection even more impossible, but seriously, you are far more likely to receive faulty RAM out of the box than to run in to an issue with one of these suckes.
so you want me to stick my one in to your zero?
Florida county website sues slashdot for launching a distributed denial of service attack (FP!?)
Dumbass, I had an account on the servers to begin with. Key word being rooted.
are you in IT? If so, then I agree. If you are in law, then you need to get a check on things as you can be you won't be able to bring your portable computer in to many court rooms.
"it has a p6 chip. Tripple the speed of the pentium"
Well, who cares!?.. it supports Vista!
Or supposedly, if they plan to market this saying it runs "Windows" over the next couple of years.
supposedly =\
This is MUCH more akin to something such as Dell (or any other vendor, picking on the biggie here) releasing an OEM version of their OS in which the administrator account's password is always the same, or something along these lines -- but wait, usually XP Pro doesn't have any admin passwords on OEM installations, it merely sits in the background, waiting for me to control+alt+delete twice at some home user's logon screen, and log in as administrator without a password. This has been an issue since XP Pro.. it isn't a problem with Microsoft, and it generally isn't even considered a problem. This is an issue with OEM's releasing Microsoft OS's. This issue isn't with Linux, it's with a Linux provider, and as such is completely irrelevant to the entire scenario (unless, of course, you are doing a Microsoft funded study of Windows VS Linux security)
It does this. The "Windows Classic" theme disables the DWM (Desktop Window Manager) which does all of the animation effects and I transparencies. It will set you to a similar (if not equal) look to Windows XP's classic theme.
However, a good note to make is that even though alt-tab (and windows/super key+tab) has a half second animation when switching in the "Windows Vista" theme, during this "lag time" if you type anything, it will act as if the window was already 100% activated, so you can, for example, alt+tab + alt-f4 right next each other, or w/e, unlike some OS candy I've seen that forces you to wait for the animation to finish.
I am beginning to feel like my productivity has been improved by vista, as a primary result of the eye candy. I can not pinpoint why -- maybe because I feel excited to use my computer again.
Oh, and if your graphic card sucks but you think your CPU can handle it, you can force software direct X features and/or force certain features on that it does not believe your graphic card can fluently handle.
Do you really think that game reviewers are going to give good reviews to crappy games when the independant programmers that wrote them can't afford to bribe?
That comment was not directed towards you, as is indicated by your lack of ability to end an underline tag. =\
Because this is a corporate suite that also allows you to gather your co-workers together locally, without them needing to be on any other IM service. and for the record, having used this at IBM, I can tell you that you DO need accounts for all of the other services.. and, actually, MSN integration is in at IBM, it's just not going out on production for licensing reasons.
"The real effect of his record will be that it effectively bars him from working in I.T. Which might not be an entirely bad thing"
heh
he was just a systems analyst anyways
he got outsourced.. that should say the quality of his work in any case. Who cares about his moral compass if he's just another lackey.
This isn't a bad thing
:)
it's how we end up with priceless quotes like "All your base are belong to us"
But I guess not all poor translation and grammar mistakes can be such heirlooms to the 'community'.
Anybody notice how this article was posted in January 2005? Eight months old?
It doesn't apply anymore. aMSN, which has a pretty much MSN Messenger-like interface in it's latest CVS build has webcam conversations, audio conversations, a decent plugin platform.
And on top of that they've added in even more stuff MSN doesn't have, which is pretty much a standard for aMSN, beating even MSN Plus perks. Best example I can give you this round is that you can set up aMSN to automatically record all webcam conversations, and view them just like your chat history. That's something I am sure you will never see Microsoft doing.
"Steve Ballmer on E"
Fish migrating to a colder pond doesn't in time create an entire subspecies with better resistance to the tempurature.
In the process of evolution, your kids may be born with stronger bones.. If someone hacks your site, your site does not immediately benefit, but the community thereafter as a whole does benefit from the defensive knowledge that may be gained from such an attack.
Why not just expand url/mrl's for this purpose?
wget p2p://britney%20spears%20toxic
mplayer p2p://britney%20spears%20toxic
why do a new web CLI when we can improve on the current standards? Why not have a decent open source MRL library to implement MRL's like this in to all existing applications, or better yet right in to bash -- make it treat it as a pipe?
lesse.. Slashdot deliberately mirroring possibly copyrighten material without permission from the copyright owner. I don't know about you, but I like having a place to visit at work so often that I become unproductive and get fired, plus find a new job through some dumb karma rating + low user ID anomaly.