True, but then you have companies that insist on having "open" conference rooms, lounges, lobbies, and so on. Out of the box, IMHO, the router shouldn't start serving up wireless, UNTIL the EU properly configures WEP; or acknowledges having an open network will allow "anyone" in.
When you step back and look at the big picture, how many legitimate messages do you get a day, versus how many spam/viral messages you receive. Now think of the poor system administrators who receive daily calls whining about how legitimate mail was lost. To add insult to injury the EU is often also complaining about the deluge of spam.
When you look at it, it just resembles a lose-lose situation more everyday.
Problem with pushing Sarge back is that Woody continues to age. I suppose for those on a server, a 2.4.x kernel is fine if bf-2.4, but TBH, I'd like to see Sarge come out with the stock kernel as 2.4.26 or even 2.6.5. Who runs Woody with 2.2 anymore these days? Sure, it's rock stable, but it's not going to run the next greatest thing.
I'm not trying to attack Woody, I used to use it before switching to Sid, but let's face it; the packages are old and deprecated. As I said above, it may still appeal to the server community, but for those on the desktop, it starts to lag. Then again, it begs the question, is Debian really a desktop OS? Debian developers seem to argue that one a lot.
Your mission, should you choose to accept it...is to terminate this man. You will require a time portal to transport you to April 11, 1994. Should you fail, the Earth's greatest network shall fall to spammers, forever.
I was really kind of disappointed SG-1 didn't get put up for nomination for a Hugo. Long ago, Star Trek ran king amongst the Hugo awards; at least in the books. I was hoping the same for Stargate. Maybe, Atlantis will have a shot next time around the bend. If not the TV series at least the books.
Not quite sure why that comment was moderated as "Flamebait," but it was merely a humorous comment. Orin Hatch *HAS* mentioned that to "destroy" copyright violator's PCs [he would propose the use of] a virus of some kind would be needed.
The latest variant of the Netsky worm directing infected computers to launch Web-based attacks against music- and file-trading Web services such as Kazaa
This one was probably sent out by the RIAA, or Orin Hatch himself.
Well, then on the flipside...if you provide the employee with "bad" training then isn't it remotely possible you provide the company some recourse to sue you? As the other posters have mentioned it's certainly not a good idea to sabotage your former co-workers, even if you've been the one wronged. You risk hurting any potential references you had at that company in addition to opening yourself up for litigation.
I'm in no way condoning the practice; I'm just seeing the case for it. It's a lot harder to justifiably terminate an employee for being "lazy." Sure, you can document it, and make notes, but when the time for termination comes; it's amazing how many of them move in to sue you for "wrongful termination." Either way, the manager/company lose.
I think those that "shave time" should be fired, but on the same token, I think that those who abuse overtime and slouch should also have disciplinary action taken; WITHOUT the fear of employee lawsuits and the like.
On the other hand, what do you do about the employees that are simply "gaming the system." You know the type, the folks who 'suddenly' have an hour long task to finish a few minutes after five. You can't just fire them. So I can see where auditing their time-cards becomes a routine task, to make sure their overtime doesn't get out of hand. Otherwise, the company ends up paying out mass amounts of overtime to employees who were sluffing time.
The people that I "feel" for are the ones who honestly are stuck doing 'something.' They really want to go home, they're dying to punch that clock, but they have to complete their task. They're not gaming the system like our friends above, but in the end the manager will audit their time as well. So while the folks who wrongfully have eighteen hours of overtime get their time cut, the "nice guy" who has two hours gets the same punishment.
My company recently initiated a policy to stop overtime reapers. We all manage our own time-sheets. It's all computerized, stored in a text file on the UNIX system. You can edit your own time card, if you wish. Many people do, often to add overtime they didn't do. To combat this, anything over ten hours now requires manager approval.
You could probably set that hour limit lower for different companies, but it seems to do the trick. Your time concious employees who want that overtime dollar, seem to watch the clock a bit closer:) in order to avoid getting audited by the manager.
In xdarl, Darl and Bill would operate together in the shadows. You'd have a large Linux network, Darl will go off in the shadows, get $86 million from Bill, and come back with licenses and lawyers. Actually, in retrospect, it would be cool if someone actually coded this.
It's simple, put your folks on a Mac. Even with Windows having "limited" user accounts, users can still wreak havoc. The biggest problem I see on my folks machine, is malware raping Internet Explorer. That browser is the biggest pile of...I've ever seen. I tried to sell my folks on Mozilla awhile ago, and brutally failed.
If you put your folks on a "limited" Mac account, they can't trash it, without some serious effort. If they need something installed, SSH in and do it for them:). Plus, if they use Safari/Mozilla/Camino, no spyware, no pop-ups, ah! I've found Macs are almost impossible to screw up in the hands of parents. They may cost more, but it saves you the hassle.
I don't know about the rest of you, but I go nuts when my folks call when I'm busy. "I open IE, and get this LUCKY SEARCH thing?!"
So, in theory we should get out those large demagnetazation units that the stores have and start swiping our "money." Perhaps, what the government is simply trying to do is to track down counterfeits. Maybe, it's more than that, someone should inquire with the FOIA.
...or, maybe, a third-party planted the RFID chips. *Cough,* Wal-Mart *Cough.*
To be totally honest, I think Atlantis won't have the same "vibe" (for lack of a better word) that SG-1 has had. If the plot is literally going to be based on an old base, and going to another side of the universe...jeeze, this is starting to sound like a hacked up Stargate clone of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine! Something, I don't look forward to watching, much like I don't care to watch Enterprise anymore.
Specifically, the law contains: opt-out, authority for the FTC to set up a "Do-Not-SPAM" registry, criminal charges for fraudulent spam, including five years in prison, statutory damages of $2 million for violations, tripled to $6 million for intentional violations, unlimited damages for fraud and abuse.
I suppose this means that Doubleclick can put a clear pixel data sniffer on the registry, just like AT&T did with the Do-Not-CALL registry?:-)
I honestly wonder what kind of damage this kind of thing would cause to the Internet itself. Depending on exactly "where" it's dropped, I would think it would be more than capable of taking out servers and network infastructure.
Of course, I can picture the implication of it taking out some certain annoyances:-). A low powered one for script kiddies.
I recall reading one for a Level III Linux system administrator. The pay wasn't too shabby, yet the requirements for employeement were sad. The position requiried you to have fifteen years of experience with Linux, and ten with Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server.
It was bad enough that they wanted MSCE certification in addition, but wanting fifteen years experience with Linux?! ROFL!
I'm beginning to wonder if the industry will be in a far different place than Microsoft envisions 3 years down the line.
Well let's see. We're getting Microsoft powered BIOS ROMs, so we know all of the BIOS related muck will run just great under Longhorn/Palladium. DRM chips are being produced for motherboard manufacturers by Microsoft, so there's definitely going to be some "beautiful" DRM integration. The TCPA will probably have taken affect and imprisoned us to our own machines power and will; courtesy of Billy G.
My god the future sure looks grim, perhaps it's time to throw away this computer and stick with my Linux-powered PDA!
Perhaps, the good ol' senator has realized that the average American citizen is not only unable, but often incapable of paying some of the RIAA's "figures." Hell, the court system in this country is one that allows a burglar to break into a home, get injured, and sue the homeowner for hundreds of thousands of dollars, because it was their home.
It should never be the responsibility of the ISP to filter for it's entire userbase. This is akin to activiating a global spam filter that blocks out "porn emails" for everyone. Some users may just pay for their email account to get that stuff. ISPs should not be a "selective" service, they should be entirely open.
However, the ISP should assist the user with filters on a user-to-service level (if possible). If people can't protect themselves, who can?
Often times in tech-support, I've found myself having to tell a customer "no" and the results have often been rather ugly. Customers don't want to hear the words, "no that's not possible." As soon as you deny them, or direct them elsewhere, they can at times tell you, "cancel my account, then." This is frustrating because people think they have a bargaining chip by doing this. Sure, it'd hurt your business if they cancelled; because then they'd tell their friends and their friend's friend, and so on. You don't want them to cancel, but on the same token you have to be able to provide them a compromise.
It's a difficult job, often times dirty as well, but someone has to do it.
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Don't they mean, as long as e-mail exists; in it's current form, anyway?
True, but then you have companies that insist on having "open" conference rooms, lounges, lobbies, and so on. Out of the box, IMHO, the router shouldn't start serving up wireless, UNTIL the EU properly configures WEP; or acknowledges having an open network will allow "anyone" in.
When you look at it, it just resembles a lose-lose situation more everyday.
I'm not trying to attack Woody, I used to use it before switching to Sid, but let's face it; the packages are old and deprecated. As I said above, it may still appeal to the server community, but for those on the desktop, it starts to lag. Then again, it begs the question, is Debian really a desktop OS? Debian developers seem to argue that one a lot.
Good luck!
I was really kind of disappointed SG-1 didn't get put up for nomination for a Hugo. Long ago, Star Trek ran king amongst the Hugo awards; at least in the books. I was hoping the same for Stargate. Maybe, Atlantis will have a shot next time around the bend. If not the TV series at least the books.
Not quite sure why that comment was moderated as "Flamebait," but it was merely a humorous comment. Orin Hatch *HAS* mentioned that to "destroy" copyright violator's PCs [he would propose the use of] a virus of some kind would be needed.
Ya, but what do you do when all of the Windows machines they've failed to keep virus free start clogging your core routers with virus traffic?
This one was probably sent out by the RIAA, or Orin Hatch himself.
Well, then on the flipside...if you provide the employee with "bad" training then isn't it remotely possible you provide the company some recourse to sue you? As the other posters have mentioned it's certainly not a good idea to sabotage your former co-workers, even if you've been the one wronged. You risk hurting any potential references you had at that company in addition to opening yourself up for litigation.
I'm in no way condoning the practice; I'm just seeing the case for it. It's a lot harder to justifiably terminate an employee for being "lazy." Sure, you can document it, and make notes, but when the time for termination comes; it's amazing how many of them move in to sue you for "wrongful termination." Either way, the manager/company lose.
I think those that "shave time" should be fired, but on the same token, I think that those who abuse overtime and slouch should also have disciplinary action taken; WITHOUT the fear of employee lawsuits and the like.
The people that I "feel" for are the ones who honestly are stuck doing 'something.' They really want to go home, they're dying to punch that clock, but they have to complete their task. They're not gaming the system like our friends above, but in the end the manager will audit their time as well. So while the folks who wrongfully have eighteen hours of overtime get their time cut, the "nice guy" who has two hours gets the same punishment.
My company recently initiated a policy to stop overtime reapers. We all manage our own time-sheets. It's all computerized, stored in a text file on the UNIX system. You can edit your own time card, if you wish. Many people do, often to add overtime they didn't do. To combat this, anything over ten hours now requires manager approval.
You could probably set that hour limit lower for different companies, but it seems to do the trick. Your time concious employees who want that overtime dollar, seem to watch the clock a bit closer :) in order to avoid getting audited by the manager.
In xdarl, Darl and Bill would operate together in the shadows. You'd have a large Linux network, Darl will go off in the shadows, get $86 million from Bill, and come back with licenses and lawyers. Actually, in retrospect, it would be cool if someone actually coded this.
If you put your folks on a "limited" Mac account, they can't trash it, without some serious effort. If they need something installed, SSH in and do it for them :). Plus, if they use Safari/Mozilla/Camino, no spyware, no pop-ups, ah! I've found Macs are almost impossible to screw up in the hands of parents. They may cost more, but it saves you the hassle.
I don't know about the rest of you, but I go nuts when my folks call when I'm busy. "I open IE, and get this LUCKY SEARCH thing?!"
I believe, this line sums the whole conversation up, pretty well:
...If all the jobs become outsourced, then we'll all move.
To be totally honest, I think Atlantis won't have the same "vibe" (for lack of a better word) that SG-1 has had. If the plot is literally going to be based on an old base, and going to another side of the universe...jeeze, this is starting to sound like a hacked up Stargate clone of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine! Something, I don't look forward to watching, much like I don't care to watch Enterprise anymore.
I suppose this means that Doubleclick can put a clear pixel data sniffer on the registry, just like AT&T did with the Do-Not-CALL registry? :-)
Of course, I can picture the implication of it taking out some certain annoyances :-). A low powered one for script kiddies.
It was bad enough that they wanted MSCE certification in addition, but wanting fifteen years experience with Linux?! ROFL!
Oddly enough, /wallop is an IRC command. Seems fitting enough for Microsoft to steal, and then "coin" the term.
Well let's see. We're getting Microsoft powered BIOS ROMs, so we know all of the BIOS related muck will run just great under Longhorn/Palladium. DRM chips are being produced for motherboard manufacturers by Microsoft, so there's definitely going to be some "beautiful" DRM integration. The TCPA will probably have taken affect and imprisoned us to our own machines power and will; courtesy of Billy G.
My god the future sure looks grim, perhaps it's time to throw away this computer and stick with my Linux-powered PDA!
Give me a break!
However, the ISP should assist the user with filters on a user-to-service level (if possible). If people can't protect themselves, who can?
It's a difficult job, often times dirty as well, but someone has to do it.