Except in this case, they aren't giving you a CD-R to replace the one they damaged. They're giving you an unwritable CD, that only costs $0.12
The issue is that the replacement system is of *lesser* spec than some of the models that were replaced. We're not even talking equivalent models that have since been upgraded. In my case, I lose 2GB RAM, 1 entire core, and the quality/(comparative real-world) speed of the CPU is lower.
At one point, Richard Garriott declared himself to be ruler of the moon, based on him being the only non-government entity to own anything physically on the moon.
It's a shame he doesn't make that claim more public.
I'm not familiar with how Switchvox determines the strength of a password, however...
It should strike everybody here as obvious that '1234' on an account '1234' would be a poor password. I could say with some confidence that 'apple' would be universally considered to be a poor password, just based on it being a common dictionary word.
Unfortunately, there are many people who don't share this understanding. It most certainly isn't unique to VoIP.
I think you're missing a key difference.
I can stop working on my pet project at any time I want (just like I can choose to stop flying RC planes if I want). If I choose to spend 80 hours a week writing software I enjoy doing for free - great. But if an employer is going to dictate how I'm going to spend my "free time", they're going to pay me for it.
I worked on software at a very large mortgage bank doing parsing of 3270 connections ("green screens") that had several thousand users. We had to rely heavily on field positions using X,Y coordinates.
10/06/03 was when they switched to 10-digit loan numbers from 7-digit ones... Care to guess what happens when you add 3 characters to a screen with 0 room available? More interestingly is what happens when you don't have access to the testing systems before the change goes live.
We got a phone call or two that morning...
My Ubuntu 8.10 box hung last night. I had a friend check IM logs... He's on Atlantic (GMT-400) time. Weird.
(08:05:33 PM) qwell: that was random
(08:05:41 PM) qwell: box just...froze
(08:05:47 PM) qwell: wasn't even doing anything O.o
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She was in Texas though. She just needed a bigger buckle.
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Sure thing.
It would be like somebody selling Softlanding Linux System floppies.
They won't send such a notice unless they're told to by a court (or the lawsuit vs. recall formula).
How would a manufacturer force people to upgrade the unlock mechanism in the cars?
In other news - batteries have firmware.
Except in this case, they aren't giving you a CD-R to replace the one they damaged. They're giving you an unwritable CD, that only costs $0.12
The issue is that the replacement system is of *lesser* spec than some of the models that were replaced. We're not even talking equivalent models that have since been upgraded. In my case, I lose 2GB RAM, 1 entire core, and the quality/(comparative real-world) speed of the CPU is lower.
It's almost like there's some kind of Application Programming Interface layer there. Wouldn't that be new and interesting?
I've watched a good deal of the calculus videos. They are very good. He does a great job explaining things.
I even donated a few bucks. I suggest doing the same. It's well worth it.
Plus the whole breaking into voicemail boxes thing.
At one point, Richard Garriott declared himself to be ruler of the moon, based on him being the only non-government entity to own anything physically on the moon.
It's a shame he doesn't make that claim more public.
No, that is not stylish. It looks like every other watch/gadget combination.
It's ugly. Just like all the others ever have been.
I'm not familiar with how Switchvox determines the strength of a password, however...
It should strike everybody here as obvious that '1234' on an account '1234' would be a poor password. I could say with some confidence that 'apple' would be universally considered to be a poor password, just based on it being a common dictionary word.
Unfortunately, there are many people who don't share this understanding. It most certainly isn't unique to VoIP.
I invented a segue alternative, but I'm really disappointed in the lack of puns in this article.
I think you're missing a key difference. I can stop working on my pet project at any time I want (just like I can choose to stop flying RC planes if I want). If I choose to spend 80 hours a week writing software I enjoy doing for free - great. But if an employer is going to dictate how I'm going to spend my "free time", they're going to pay me for it.
I worked on software at a very large mortgage bank doing parsing of 3270 connections ("green screens") that had several thousand users. We had to rely heavily on field positions using X,Y coordinates. 10/06/03 was when they switched to 10-digit loan numbers from 7-digit ones... Care to guess what happens when you add 3 characters to a screen with 0 room available? More interestingly is what happens when you don't have access to the testing systems before the change goes live. We got a phone call or two that morning...
Are you storing mostly 1s or mostly 0s? Everybody knows they don't weigh the same.
security.txt Read it and stop using the default context.
This is also in violation of the official contest rules (this is a "Bad Thing").
apparently I fail at formatting. oh well.
My Ubuntu 8.10 box hung last night. I had a friend check IM logs... He's on Atlantic (GMT-400) time. Weird. (08:05:33 PM) qwell: that was random (08:05:41 PM) qwell: box just...froze (08:05:47 PM) qwell: wasn't even doing anything O.o
...it's not really my cup of tea - if you know what I mean.
Oh, you mods...
It's funny. Laugh.
I saw this, and just had to respond...
As an Asterisk developer, and Digium employee, I felt that I should point out that we're not just selling "super-geeky hardware" anymore.
I'll go ahead and take the karma hit for a shameless plug here.. As of fairly recently, we also have an SMB appliance, and with the recent acquisition of Switchvox - the times are certainly changing (not just for Digium, but for the Asterisk community as a whole). See http://www.digium.com/en/products/hardware/asteriskappliance.php and http://www.digium.com/en/company/switchvox-acquisition-faq.php
Viva la revolution?
...who wants to sell me their apple store credit for $50?