just because they say the SUN is gonna rise tomorrow probably isn't enough for you either:) Maybe you are correct, asking for proof is not unreasonable, expecting NASA to fund research for fools who are NOT going to be swayed by anything short of going to the moon themselves goes beyond stupid into a whole new realm of ignorance. If we follow your logic we should have to actually educate these throwbacks, to the point of sentience. Treat this much like most folks did high school geometry, proofs exist but if you can't do the math you just take it on faith or look like a moron, if it really bothers you learn the math and double check the orbit and landing calculations:)
port VMS to run on NT ? Didn't they just announce the END of the support cycle and the dropping of if as a product. Checking with our DEC^H^H^H COMPAQ^H^H^H^H^H, HP rep he seems to follow the same line of thought. I can find several references to your point on the web but we've been told VMS is dead. According to M$ life cyclepage http://www.microsoft.com/windows/lifecycle.mspx NT is entering extended only support as of June 30, 2003, and end of life cycle is 1 year later. Hardly the kind of project to commit lots of resources to.
where if a lousy M$ OS crashes in a big hotel, say like Circus-Circus, they are totally unable to function. They actually told us we could not check out, and seemed puzzled when I started laughing. On a Wedesday morning they had a checkin line almost 200 people long and could not even begin to operate. We just walked out, and told the foolish desk clerk to bill us if they could ever figure out how. It took several days but the bill finally did arrive, and I even payed it, though there was no signature. Why is it that the more automated a system becomes the more ignorant the people running it are ?
they will do anything within their power, apparently including going out of business by producing media no one can play or will pay for. Smart guys at BMI, they seem to have stumbled onto an alternate reality or somthing.
it is not the wood grain but the sealant that is most likely causing the problem. If the laser reflects, things go awry. A piece of graph paper works wonders. The double LED mice also reduce the skipping noticeably.
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biometric system, or fingerprint system has not been broken already ? Kind of funny calling somthing the size of a double deck of cards secure. You think laptops walk off easily. The bottom line is physical access always compromises logical security. Maybe we could add a MissionImpossible self destruct option:)
LOL, sort of a grim view:) Most hacks involve some degree of inside knowledge, and the bigger the system it gets the more likely to be compromised. It is just a matter of time before someone hijacks a dns server and redirects a load of money their way, sort of like a virtual fake atm scam:) The paypal fakers were sort of like that.
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the para-mutual betting system is secure too. This is a load of SHIT, considering the Paramutual betting system for horse racing was just cracked for 3 million, at the breeders cup. I'd say it will be some time before this is common, or the casinos will just have to eat the losses, and there will be FOR SURE...How will the go after say some guy in China that hacks the system ?
Hot damn thanks for the link Pythorlh SEC. 623. [47 U.S.C. 543] REGULATION OF RATES... "(8) BUY-THROUGH OF OTHER TIERS PROHIBITED.-- (A) PROHIBITION.--A cable operator may not require the subscription to any tier other than the basic service tier required by paragraph (7) as a condition of access to video programming offered on a per channel or per program basis. A cable operator may not discriminate between subscribers to the basic service tier and other subscribers with regard to the rates charged for video programming offered on a per channel or per program basis."
no no you miss my point, if the Apache installation is in place for 5 years with only minor patches to be applied (very conceivable), then its lifetime is greater and according to twisted stats it requires more support, than say an IIS installation that is essentially new with every version. I am curious to how they determined 'lifetime' and what factors contributed.
I find that commercial software is updated or "upgraded" to a new version, new license, hence a new lifetime much more often, whereas the OSS applications we use such as Apache, just age and get more patches, hence a much longer lifetime, and more apparent support required. Looking at our system to admin ratio, the M$ systems are at like 15 to 1, while the unix systems run more like 30 to 1. Note I am not counting the Bazillion M$ desktops because they are generally imaged and they do very little trouble shooting, just reimage and restore.
Given that we both agree on this, what does the FBI actually hope to gain by this ? It seems like a foolishly annoying instance for no real gain. All they end up doing is making bad publicity...
I'd say if it was overdue then there is actually a need/desire for tablet PC's ??? I can't say as I've ever encountered it or someone who could point out a burning need that could not easily be fulfilled with the existing technology, ie a laptop or pda. It is the same problem that the PC market is seeing, why upgrade ?? beyond a couple of games, a 600 Mhz cpu does everything just fine. Until the new 'killer app' arrives and needs massive cpu power things are not going anywhere fast. CPU's far outpace the rest of the architecture now. While the geek factor might drive some sales, it certainly isn't going to make the industry retool at enormousn cost for VERY LIMITED BENEFIT.
or hardware logger could handle this, at quite a bit less than 35$/user/year...WOW. If they could sell this they could start giving away their lousy net service for free...
the records. There is no requirement or really, any need to keep records of who checked out what specific books. If you want to record how many times a book was checked out for stocking issues so be it, but if you don't have the info, the FBI can't really do anything about it can they. I can't count how many times this kind of issue has come back and haunted companies or institutions, if you have data, it can be subpoenaed. I do volunteer work for local libraries and we altered the system to only retain the name/library card # of the person who has the book, until it is checked back in, then we blank those fields and record the fact that it was checked out, and returned and was in use for the specific dates. This ensure they know which books are getting used for ordering purposes while removing the onus from the librarians. The local city attorney agreed with the policy change, I am not sure if the county was consulted. Given the nature of the backups and technology, I am sure the FBI could recover what they need, but they must do the work, not the librarians.
not that I've often had to resort to voice commands to trouble shoot a problem:) Hopefully the day will come...
Computer, " An error has occurred " Sysadmin, " Well WTF did that Luser programmer do ?" Computer, " I am afraid I can't tell you, auditing has been here and that is a restricted function now, have a nice day "
2nd that...The M$ consultants onsite here are SHARP guys, and they end up doing their own research because they can't find the doc from M$. If you've ever been through a premier technet and MSDN subscription you'll see what it is like...I am sure there is a system they use somewhere, but I will be damn'd if I can figure it out, and I often resort to entire juke box searches to find documents on a related subject spread acrossed 15 bloody DVD's in 7 different collections...
common denominator..In a problem situation IT WILL ALWAYS WORK, even over a FSCK'n PALM into the A port. Use what you like for everyday, but KNOW basic VI or have a good cheatsheet for when the excrement hits the fan.
Hey Vono, sounds like you have some personal problems and might seek counseling before your girl friend turns on you and kicks your ass, or should that be same sex partner ? People like you are the reason there are instructions on tooth pick boxes. Please, for the good of the rest of humanity, DON'T BREED.....
Where does all the 'saved' bandwidth go ? What happens to the bandwidth I don't fully use ? does it just lay about in the cable companies phat pipes and rot ? Once again Law Enforcement allows itself to be used like a latex condom to enforce the edicts of a large corporation in a situation they fail to even begin to understand. Not that stealing is right mind you...
politicians are happy to not know how it works just like they are happy to not know how anything else outside the self created fairyland called Washington DC works.
people stupid enough to buy it. It won't be the Financial industry or the HealthCare industry, M$ has seen to that. The University clients seem to be wiser and discovering Linux faster than anywhere else, what market do they have to 'penetrate' beyond the average AOL user ?
Don't let them Hose up DOOM.....Not to throw rocks at RtCW, but it just totally was, "EH".... Maybe I've just made it out to more than it was but it seemed like just plain FUN, so few games have been able to capture that...
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just because they say the SUN is gonna rise tomorrow probably isn't enough for you either :) Maybe you are correct, asking for proof is not unreasonable, expecting NASA to fund research for fools who are NOT going to be swayed by anything short of going to the moon themselves goes beyond stupid into a whole new realm of ignorance. If we follow your logic we should have to actually educate these throwbacks, to the point of sentience. Treat this much like most folks did high school geometry, proofs exist but if you can't do the math you just take it on faith or look like a moron, if it really bothers you learn the math and double check the orbit and landing calculations :)
Anyone still got a TOASTER ? That alone would make the new hardware worthwhile. Man we had fun rendering things over the course of 3 days :)
You still out there Smitty ? not heard from you in a while...I miss the 24 hour hacking sessions.
port VMS to run on NT ? Didn't they just announce the END of the support cycle and the dropping of if as a product. Checking with our DEC^H^H^H COMPAQ^H^H^H^H^H, HP rep he seems to follow the same line of thought. I can find several references to your point on the web but we've been told VMS is dead. According to M$ life cyclepage http://www.microsoft.com/windows/lifecycle.mspx NT is entering extended only support as of June 30, 2003, and end of life cycle is 1 year later. Hardly the kind of project to commit lots of resources to.
we just take the dissentors to the edge of the planet and throw them over the side of the flat earth :)
where if a lousy M$ OS crashes in a big hotel, say like Circus-Circus, they are totally unable to function. They actually told us we could not check out, and seemed puzzled when I started laughing. On a Wedesday morning they had a checkin line almost 200 people long and could not even begin to operate. We just walked out, and told the foolish desk clerk to bill us if they could ever figure out how. It took several days but the bill finally did arrive, and I even payed it, though there was no signature. Why is it that the more automated a system becomes the more ignorant the people running it are ?
DMV anyone ?
they will do anything within their power, apparently including going out of business by producing media no one can play or will pay for. Smart guys at BMI, they seem to have stumbled onto an alternate reality or somthing.
it is not the wood grain but the sealant that is most likely causing the problem. If the laser reflects, things go awry. A piece of graph paper works wonders. The double LED mice also reduce the skipping noticeably.
biometric system, or fingerprint system has not been broken already ? Kind of funny calling somthing the size of a double deck of cards secure. You think laptops walk off easily. The bottom line is physical access always compromises logical security. Maybe we could add a MissionImpossible self destruct option :)
LOL, sort of a grim view :) :)
Most hacks involve some degree of inside knowledge, and the bigger the system it gets the more likely to be compromised. It is just a matter of time before someone hijacks a dns server and redirects a load of money their way, sort of like a virtual fake atm scam
The paypal fakers were sort of like that.
the para-mutual betting system is secure too. This is a load of SHIT, considering the Paramutual betting system for horse racing was just cracked for 3 million, at the breeders cup. I'd say it will be some time before this is common, or the casinos will just have to eat the losses, and there will be FOR SURE...How will the go after say some guy in China that hacks the system ?
Hot damn thanks for the link Pythorlh
SEC. 623. [47 U.S.C. 543] REGULATION OF RATES...
"(8) BUY-THROUGH OF OTHER TIERS PROHIBITED.--
(A) PROHIBITION.--A cable operator may not require the
subscription to any tier other than the basic service tier required by
paragraph (7) as a condition of access to video programming
offered on a per channel or per program basis. A cable operator
may not discriminate between subscribers to the basic service tier
and other subscribers with regard to the rates charged for video
programming offered on a per channel or per program basis."
no no you miss my point, if the Apache installation is in place for 5 years with only minor patches to be applied (very conceivable), then its lifetime is greater and according to twisted stats it requires more support, than say an IIS installation that is essentially new with every version. I am curious to how they determined 'lifetime' and what factors contributed.
I find that commercial software is updated or "upgraded" to a new version, new license, hence a new lifetime much more often, whereas the OSS applications we use such as Apache, just age and get more patches, hence a much longer lifetime, and more apparent support required. Looking at our system to admin ratio, the M$ systems are at like 15 to 1, while the unix systems run more like 30 to 1. Note I am not counting the Bazillion M$ desktops because they are generally imaged and they do very little trouble shooting, just reimage and restore.
Given that we both agree on this, what does the FBI actually hope to gain by this ? It seems like a foolishly annoying instance for no real gain. All they end up doing is making bad publicity...
I'd say if it was overdue then there is actually a need/desire for tablet PC's ??? I can't say as I've ever encountered it or someone who could point out a burning need that could not easily be fulfilled with the existing technology, ie a laptop or pda. It is the same problem that the PC market is seeing, why upgrade ?? beyond a couple of games, a 600 Mhz cpu does everything just fine. Until the new 'killer app' arrives and needs massive cpu power things are not going anywhere fast. CPU's far outpace the rest of the architecture now. While the geek factor might drive some sales, it certainly isn't going to make the industry retool at enormousn cost for VERY LIMITED BENEFIT.
or hardware logger could handle this, at quite a bit less than 35$/user/year...WOW. If they could sell this they could start giving away their lousy net service for free...
the records. There is no requirement or really, any need to keep records of who checked out what specific books. If you want to record how many times a book was checked out for stocking issues so be it, but if you don't have the info, the FBI can't really do anything about it can they. I can't count how many times this kind of issue has come back and haunted companies or institutions, if you have data, it can be subpoenaed. I do volunteer work for local libraries and we altered the system to only retain the name/library card # of the person who has the book, until it is checked back in, then we blank those fields and record the fact that it was checked out, and returned and was in use for the specific dates. This ensure they know which books are getting used for ordering purposes while removing the onus from the librarians. The local city attorney agreed with the policy change, I am not sure if the county was consulted. Given the nature of the backups and technology, I am sure the FBI could recover what they need, but they must do the work, not the librarians.
LOL... :)
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not that I've often had to resort to voice commands to trouble shoot a problem
Hopefully the day will come...
Computer, " An error has occurred "
Sysadmin, " Well WTF did that Luser programmer do ?"
Computer, " I am afraid I can't tell you, auditing has been here and that is a restricted function now, have a nice day "
2nd that...The M$ consultants onsite here are SHARP guys, and they end up doing their own research because they can't find the doc from M$.
If you've ever been through a premier technet and MSDN subscription you'll see what it is like...I am sure there is a system they use somewhere, but I will be damn'd if I can figure it out, and I often resort to entire juke box searches to find documents on a related subject spread acrossed 15 bloody DVD's in 7 different collections...
common denominator..In a problem situation IT WILL ALWAYS WORK, even over a FSCK'n PALM into the A port. Use what you like for everyday, but KNOW basic VI or have a good cheatsheet for when the excrement hits the fan.
Hey Vono, sounds like you have some personal problems and might seek counseling before your girl friend turns on you and kicks your ass, or should that be same sex partner ? People like you are the reason there are instructions on tooth pick boxes. Please, for the good of the rest of humanity, DON'T BREED.....
Where does all the 'saved' bandwidth go ? What happens to the bandwidth I don't fully use ? does it just lay about in the cable companies phat pipes and rot ? Once again Law Enforcement allows itself to be used like a latex condom to enforce the edicts of a large corporation in a situation they fail to even begin to understand. Not that stealing is right mind you...
politicians are happy to not know how it works just like they are happy to not know how anything else outside the self created fairyland called Washington DC works.
people stupid enough to buy it. It won't be the Financial industry or the HealthCare industry, M$ has seen to that. The University clients seem to be wiser and discovering Linux faster than anywhere else, what market do they have to 'penetrate' beyond the average AOL user ?
Don't let them Hose up DOOM.....Not to throw rocks at RtCW, but it just totally was, "EH"....
Maybe I've just made it out to more than it was but it seemed like just plain FUN, so few games have been able to capture that...