So back to BSD - heck any *nix; the level of computer education is the real problem. Grandma probably shouldn't be using *BSD, and CompSci grads probably should't be using Windows.
Unfortunately, this doesn't seem to be the case. At my university, most of the grads know 'Just enough Unix' to get by. There are the odd few that realize the power of Unix, but for the most part, they're content using putty as a terminal client to access our Solaris machines. Heck, around here, there is no 'Vi vs. Emacs' debate (except among a few)...the real debate is 'Pico vs. anything else! Pico, they use Pico as an everyday text editor! Makes me wanna cry.
Althought the Oklahoma joke isn't lost on me, as a Canadian, I could have sworn it was a more wide-spread epidemic than that. Seriously, you guys would have a much better world image if you kept your idiots off the TV!!!!
I've been monitoring my logs similarly (289), and have had this little thought in my head. Has anyone set up a 'Wall of Shame'? It could be especially embarassing for the Fortune 500 guys. It'd be trivial to do, and definitely worth a laugh!
I encourage song lyrics...think of a favourite song, take memorable phrase, first letter of each word in phrase. This gives you the basics, then make one or two letters upper-case, add at least one number, and one punctuation, and presto!...half-decent password. Most people I've suggested this to are willing to do it, because it's still easy to remember, but more secure at the same time.
Although I understand the problem you are facing, I think you're trying to do too much. You'd be farther ahead to double the efforts on the University servers, and let the students look after themselves.
After all, it is the students decision to plug into the network, and the student's decision to double click the stupid attachments. Let them pay the consequences.
The IT department of a University should be responsible for at MOST the connectivity of student machines, not the integrity.
That said, try filtering mail for the common stupid attachments, and beef up the security provisions on any university boxen.
-Ben
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You know this is FUD, and I know this is FUD, but that's not the point.
As far as the general populace is concerned, computers didn't exist before the information superhighway (haven't heard that term in a few years have you?). Therefore, to them, we are a crazy group of upstart hippies.
Crap of not, the public is used to being spoonfed (some of them even enjoy it!).
I'm about to enter my final year of University next fall, and if my Uni offered something like that, I'd really enjoy it. I know that doesn't answer your question, but I hope it encourages you even if you don't get the answers you're looking for.
I'm completely fascinated with computers today, but love reading the histories as well...I can't even tell you how many times I've reading about 'The Dawn of UNIX'!
Yes, this would be a good way of doing things...see OpenNIC...this is exactly what they do. Add a new server into resolv.conf, and you can resolve the tld's that they've created.
I thought it was pretty decent, and the proper way to circumvent ICANN's stupidty.
As my original post said, I rarely download music I don't own...The artist gets whatever profit they normally would from a CD purchase (albeit considerably less than they deserve). My point is that if I've already payed for music on one medium, I shouldn't have to buy (rent?) it again to listen to say at work or school.
I am not a pirating script kiddie...I actually prefer to own the CD's with the original jacket liners etc...I'm a collector, not a thief.
As for using my stereo at home...I do, except when I'm at my computer, or when my girlfriend is watching TV, etc. Get off it!
I've got a huge CD collection, so it's far easier for me to just d/l the songs that I want, rather than encode them myself. As for the people that just want it for free...I don't have that much sympathy for you...I pay for my bandwidth, and can use it as I please. If you're not able to d/l the songs, go buy the album. If you like the music enough to d/l it, might it be worth paying for? If you don't like it enough to buy it, then you're one of the idiots out there with a billion mp3's that you've never listened to, and personally, I think people like that are morons.
First off, I'm not one of the guys that downloads songs just to have them...I download songs that I already own, and the very occasional single that I wouldn't buy in a store.
There is no way that I'm going to pay twice for songs that I've purchased legally already. I am all for supporting the artists, but not twice.
This guy should have bought one before posting on slashdot! This is some nasty english grammar!
For example: what would you say of translator wearable of language when on a foreigne execution? No fumbling for a book of expressions, any cumbersome portable computer. This mobile and light device now placed by ONR is really a flexible device, computer of girdle-model - not larger than a package fanny - making it possible the language of the speaker to be translated in the real time near for the listener.
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So back to BSD - heck any *nix; the level of computer education is the real problem. Grandma probably shouldn't be using *BSD, and CompSci grads probably should't be using Windows.
Unfortunately, this doesn't seem to be the case. At my university, most of the grads know 'Just enough Unix' to get by. There are the odd few that realize the power of Unix, but for the most part, they're content using putty as a terminal client to access our Solaris machines. Heck, around here, there is no 'Vi vs. Emacs' debate (except among a few)...the real debate is 'Pico vs. anything else! Pico, they use Pico as an everyday text editor! Makes me wanna cry.
-Ben
Love the Ender's Game reference...
-Ben
Althought the Oklahoma joke isn't lost on me, as a Canadian, I could have sworn it was a more wide-spread epidemic than that. Seriously, you guys would have a much better world image if you kept your idiots off the TV!!!!
-Ben
I've been monitoring my logs similarly (289), and have had this little thought in my head. Has anyone set up a 'Wall of Shame'? It could be especially embarassing for the Fortune 500 guys. It'd be trivial to do, and definitely worth a laugh!
-Ben
What does 'rm -rf /export/home/luser' do, and are you willing to use it on stupid annoying tech support nightmare people?
-Ben
What's this about square apples...is this more of that genitically engineered food?
-Ben
I encourage song lyrics...think of a favourite song, take memorable phrase, first letter of each word in phrase. This gives you the basics, then make one or two letters upper-case, add at least one number, and one punctuation, and presto!...half-decent password. Most people I've suggested this to are willing to do it, because it's still easy to remember, but more secure at the same time.
-Ben
The best solution in my opinion, is to just make it a compile time option!
If you like (I do) leave them on, if you don't like them, grab The Linux Progress Patch, and forget that boot up messages ever existed!
It's a win/win!
-Ben
Sarcastic or not...that's damn funny!
-Ben
If this isn't the most brilliant quote on
Thanks for the laugh.
-Ben
Although I understand the problem you are facing, I think you're trying to do too much. You'd be farther ahead to double the efforts on the University servers, and let the students look after themselves.
After all, it is the students decision to plug into the network, and the student's decision to double click the stupid attachments. Let them pay the consequences.
The IT department of a University should be responsible for at MOST the connectivity of student machines, not the integrity.
That said, try filtering mail for the common stupid attachments, and beef up the security provisions on any university boxen.
-Ben
You know this is FUD, and I know this is FUD, but that's not the point.
As far as the general populace is concerned, computers didn't exist before the information superhighway (haven't heard that term in a few years have you?). Therefore, to them, we are a crazy group of upstart hippies.
Crap of not, the public is used to being spoonfed (some of them even enjoy it!).
Cheers
-Ben
God Bless Corporate America!
-Ben
PS: Anyone else tired of this shit?
Everybody know that the only news worth watching is The Naked News...Caution, this is a real broadcast!
-Ben
s/reading/read/
And that's after a preview! Way too early!
-Ben
I'm about to enter my final year of University next fall, and if my Uni offered something like that, I'd really enjoy it. I know that doesn't answer your question, but I hope it encourages you even if you don't get the answers you're looking for.
I'm completely fascinated with computers today, but love reading the histories as well...I can't even tell you how many times I've reading about 'The Dawn of UNIX'!
Good luck, I hope this turns out for you!
-Ben
Gotta love Stupidity Tax...it truly saddens me every time I see someone purchase one of those idiot magazines.
-Ben
Yes, this would be a good way of doing things...see OpenNIC...this is exactly what they do. Add a new server into resolv.conf, and you can resolve the tld's that they've created.
I thought it was pretty decent, and the proper way to circumvent ICANN's stupidty.
-Ben
Debian 2.2/with some woody thrown in...
/usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-linux/2.95.3/specs
bdwalton@binner:~$ gcc -v
Reading specs from
gcc version 2.95.3 20010125 (prerelease)
bdwalton@binner:~$ a.out
10 = 9
Damn!
-Ben
As my original post said, I rarely download music I don't own...The artist gets whatever profit they normally would from a CD purchase (albeit considerably less than they deserve). My point is that if I've already payed for music on one medium, I shouldn't have to buy (rent?) it again to listen to say at work or school.
I am not a pirating script kiddie...I actually prefer to own the CD's with the original jacket liners etc...I'm a collector, not a thief.
As for using my stereo at home...I do, except when I'm at my computer, or when my girlfriend is watching TV, etc. Get off it!
-Ben
I've got a huge CD collection, so it's far easier for me to just d/l the songs that I want, rather than encode them myself. As for the people that just want it for free...I don't have that much sympathy for you...I pay for my bandwidth, and can use it as I please. If you're not able to d/l the songs, go buy the album. If you like the music enough to d/l it, might it be worth paying for? If you don't like it enough to buy it, then you're one of the idiots out there with a billion mp3's that you've never listened to, and personally, I think people like that are morons.
-Ben
First off, I'm not one of the guys that downloads songs just to have them...I download songs that I already own, and the very occasional single that I wouldn't buy in a store.
There is no way that I'm going to pay twice for songs that I've purchased legally already. I am all for supporting the artists, but not twice.
My $0.02
-Ben
No offence intended...just late night humour!
-Ben
Everyone take note of this...prior art when some lame-o PHB twit thinks of patenting this...
Maybe not prior art, but at least shows that the idea wasn't original!
:)
G'night all!
-Ben
The suit that MS is involved in seems really stupid to me. Doesn't this patent basically describe MIME types?
-Ben