I got Comcast cable and specifically asked the cable guy hooking it up what the bandwidth limit for each month was (being educated from a previous slashdot article:) He kinda blew it off with some answer to a question I didn't ask. I asked him a little later after he hooked it up and he told me that the only people that have ever given him a straight answer on that were the people at Avaya.
Sooooo, I'm not sure if that applies nation-wide or if that's just local -- but either way -- find out who ACTUALLY provides the bandwidth to Comcast and then ask THEM what the limit is...
Yeah, then we'll redesign the Traffic system, too. But wait, so many people rely on the Traffic system working the way it does already -- and the number of intersections/roads to change would be immense. I guess it's just not going to happen.
Kind of like your suggestion.
Backward compatibility is there for a reason.
Hundreds of thousands of people already rely on what's in place.
Right now, all spyware has to do is a few simple registry entries to add itself to context menus, startup, Internet Explorer default search engine, etc.
What's the difference between a simple reg tweak and a simple XML tweak?
Same "exploits", just different interfaces.
You go with the flow. Until you're old enough to earn some credibility you have to come off as a bullsht artist -- at least it shows you're trying -- and you won't be blamed for it. Your prospective employer is going to KNOW that you've been in school the last 4 years or more so they won't appreciate it when you say things like, "In all my years of management..." Managing what? Your alcohol intake?
Does/Did she smoke inside the car/house with you? They never specify with secondhand smoke's bad effects whether it's in a closed location. Having a relatively uninsulated world for smoke to diffuse in and the alternative seems like it would make a big difference for the "afflicted." Also, any other health problems???
Actually, you can still remove the latest variants, it just takes much more effort. You have to use a program like Hijack This! which can scan all the registry keys that spyware like CWS normally resides and remove them manually. Just did it last week with a customer.
Kind of goes against human nature though, right? I can just see the court battles now. Well, Johnny is a nympho so he can't help it that he has impregnated over 50 women. Does he go to jail for not being able to pay up?? The biggest flaw I believe we have in our society is assigning responsibility to an individual for the consequences of their actions. It's too grey. It should be one or the other, either people are responsible for their actions no matter what, or they aren't. Treat each other how other species treat themselves. Natural selection is the key to a prospering society in all areas, notably economically. Plus, it would be much easier to go to sleep at night after a few generations. Morality and family values are a mess, the only reason we stress out about them so much is because our parents conditioned us to IMNSHO (in my not so humble opinion.)
I believe this has merit. Thinking specifically of the greatest motivator of them all: sustenance such as food and water. I'm just wondering why you think we *have* to overcome our natural laziness?
Hmm, I like this idea. Not only does it have the benefits that you've already stated, but it also defines a goal. Before I was an adult with a job I wondered why ridiculously rich people keep trying to make money. Then I realized it's like anything else people do, they just do it for their ego -- regardless if they rationalize it as something to help the world, ensure their immortality in the minds of the human race, etc. If people all had the same goal, that may make us a more tight-knit race/society.
Sounds good to me, I'm all for it. One problem I forsee is that Humans being one of the most successful viruses out there will probably just push the envelope. My point is that it's all relative and we'll never stop expanding. All of those Robot factories will need to be maintained. Even if they're maintained by other robots, the factories that make the "maintainers" will have to be maintained. I think you see my point. Unless AI has more control over production than humans, people will still have jobs and plenty of them. I doubt we'll ever find ourselves in a situation where robots provide us with everthing even if they're smart enough, we're too paranoid.
What about LAN parties though!! Potentially, knowing people are going to be playing multiplayer games, a problem could arise where they'll use the WAN (no LAN access), which will take bandwidth from other non-geek-gamers who want to access the net from their dorms.
"The following comment is made completely devoid of any concern for negative moderation."
Normally, I don't care when I see posts riddled with spelling errors, but in your case I'll make an exception. Use a spell checker man, that post is embarassing beyond words -- no pun intended.
Seriously, I'm not trying to be a cock-atrice, but SWEEJUS that's some bad spellin'!
Sounds like the perfect gift for my company. We're IT, and everyone I know here drinks coffee. Looks like I'll be Mr. Popular for a few days before the coffee runs out. Hmmm, mark me down for a 100 lbs, that should last for a day or so..
It seems that a lot of people are having this "lucky" streak. I attribute it to discrepancy between the quality returned from the reviewer's software and the actual quality your burner needs to read the CD. You notice how they said the CD's may be completely unreadable, but they didn't say that they actually tried to read them! I'm thinking they are underestimating CD-R/RW's reading abilities. Heck I've had problems with driver CD's that are unreadable right out of the box in my DVD-ROM drive. I throw it in my CD-R/RW, make a copy and the DVD-ROM reads the copy just fine...
omg, Mods are retards.
The other one ends with:
"Seriously though, I completely 'overthought' that, thanks.:)"...implying I was joking by the first statement
Now, THIS message is flamebait.
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White Noise is beautiful :)
If you don't want to go through the process of buying a white noise generator just buy a fan instead -- it's just as good.
And didn't Microsoft buy out Connectix? If so, I doubt we'll see a new Virtual PC anytime soon from Connectix.
omg Just not my day... *shakes head* last post....promise.
Adelphia NOT Avaya.
woops.
NOT Avaya, but Adelphia woops.
I got Comcast cable and specifically asked the cable guy hooking it up what the bandwidth limit for each month was (being educated from a previous slashdot article :) He kinda blew it off with some answer to a question I didn't ask. I asked him a little later after he hooked it up and he told me that the only people that have ever given him a straight answer on that were the people at Avaya.
Sooooo, I'm not sure if that applies nation-wide or if that's just local -- but either way -- find out who ACTUALLY provides the bandwidth to Comcast and then ask THEM what the limit is...
Hope this helps.
omg spelling. that is all.
Yeah, then we'll redesign the Traffic system, too. But wait, so many people rely on the Traffic system working the way it does already -- and the number of intersections/roads to change would be immense. I guess it's just not going to happen. Kind of like your suggestion. Backward compatibility is there for a reason. Hundreds of thousands of people already rely on what's in place.
Right now, all spyware has to do is a few simple registry entries to add itself to context menus, startup, Internet Explorer default search engine, etc. What's the difference between a simple reg tweak and a simple XML tweak? Same "exploits", just different interfaces.
You go with the flow. Until you're old enough to earn some credibility you have to come off as a bullsht artist -- at least it shows you're trying -- and you won't be blamed for it. Your prospective employer is going to KNOW that you've been in school the last 4 years or more so they won't appreciate it when you say things like, "In all my years of management..." Managing what? Your alcohol intake?
Yes, Very! Trixxxy Hobbit!
Conquest with Jenna Jameson.
Does/Did she smoke inside the car/house with you? They never specify with secondhand smoke's bad effects whether it's in a closed location. Having a relatively uninsulated world for smoke to diffuse in and the alternative seems like it would make a big difference for the "afflicted." Also, any other health problems???
Behind every dumbass there's a smartass. :)
Actually, you can still remove the latest variants, it just takes much more effort. You have to use a program like Hijack This! which can scan all the registry keys that spyware like CWS normally resides and remove them manually. Just did it last week with a customer.
Ouch.
Kind of goes against human nature though, right? I can just see the court battles now. Well, Johnny is a nympho so he can't help it that he has impregnated over 50 women. Does he go to jail for not being able to pay up?? The biggest flaw I believe we have in our society is assigning responsibility to an individual for the consequences of their actions. It's too grey. It should be one or the other, either people are responsible for their actions no matter what, or they aren't. Treat each other how other species treat themselves. Natural selection is the key to a prospering society in all areas, notably economically. Plus, it would be much easier to go to sleep at night after a few generations. Morality and family values are a mess, the only reason we stress out about them so much is because our parents conditioned us to IMNSHO (in my not so humble opinion.)
I believe this has merit. Thinking specifically of the greatest motivator of them all: sustenance such as food and water. I'm just wondering why you think we *have* to overcome our natural laziness?
Hmm, I like this idea. Not only does it have the benefits that you've already stated, but it also defines a goal. Before I was an adult with a job I wondered why ridiculously rich people keep trying to make money. Then I realized it's like anything else people do, they just do it for their ego -- regardless if they rationalize it as something to help the world, ensure their immortality in the minds of the human race, etc. If people all had the same goal, that may make us a more tight-knit race/society.
Sounds good to me, I'm all for it. One problem I forsee is that Humans being one of the most successful viruses out there will probably just push the envelope. My point is that it's all relative and we'll never stop expanding. All of those Robot factories will need to be maintained. Even if they're maintained by other robots, the factories that make the "maintainers" will have to be maintained. I think you see my point. Unless AI has more control over production than humans, people will still have jobs and plenty of them. I doubt we'll ever find ourselves in a situation where robots provide us with everthing even if they're smart enough, we're too paranoid.
What about LAN parties though!! Potentially, knowing people are going to be playing multiplayer games, a problem could arise where they'll use the WAN (no LAN access), which will take bandwidth from other non-geek-gamers who want to access the net from their dorms.
"The following comment is made completely devoid of any concern for negative moderation."
Normally, I don't care when I see posts riddled with spelling errors, but in your case I'll make an exception. Use a spell checker man, that post is embarassing beyond words -- no pun intended.
Seriously, I'm not trying to be a cock-atrice, but SWEEJUS that's some bad spellin'!
Sounds like the perfect gift for my company. We're IT, and everyone I know here drinks coffee. Looks like I'll be Mr. Popular for a few days before the coffee runs out. Hmmm, mark me down for a 100 lbs, that should last for a day or so..
It seems that a lot of people are having this "lucky" streak. I attribute it to discrepancy between the quality returned from the reviewer's software and the actual quality your burner needs to read the CD. You notice how they said the CD's may be completely unreadable, but they didn't say that they actually tried to read them! I'm thinking they are underestimating CD-R/RW's reading abilities. Heck I've had problems with driver CD's that are unreadable right out of the box in my DVD-ROM drive. I throw it in my CD-R/RW, make a copy and the DVD-ROM reads the copy just fine...
omg, Mods are retards. The other one ends with: "Seriously though, I completely 'overthought' that, thanks. :)" ...implying I was joking by the first statement
Now, THIS message is flamebait.