Well, I run SCO countdown.com (see link in my sig) and I just wanted to remind everyone that the 90 day deadline SCO imposed on itself to sue a linux user is coming up. The deadline comes up February 17, so SCO better start unloading some serious lawyer firepower...
I have a site hosted on Hostway, and I don't see any way to put up an SPF record. I just emailed them about it.
Also, what about GoDaddy? I don't see any way to publish a SPF record, and by the results of a quick Google search, it looks like GoDaddy doesn't offer it. Before SPF gets off the ground, all these providers will need to support it.
In the Options screen (go to Tools > Options...), then go to the Privacy tab, and start deselecting everything you can find. The first thing I did is deselect all of those when I got my computer. Real doesn't give you these options. I uninstalled Real on my Dell laptop a month after I received it; the Real popups were just too annoying and too much of a drain.
Personally, what Real should do is completely gut RealOne or whatever they're calling it, rip out everything ad related, bring it down to the bones, and then start building it back again. A fresh interface design would be great too.
If they did that, I might be persuaded to bring Real back into my computer, but until then, forget it.
Heritrix (sometimes spelled heretrix , or misspelled or missaid as heratrix / heritix / heretix / heratix) is an archaic word for inheritess.
I know some grammar nazi is going to see this, so I might as well get it first. What about heretic: one who dissents from an accepted belief or doctrine.
It's "How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood", right? I'm just learning Latin now, and that's my shot in the dark...
For future reference, if you change your sig later on, his siggy reads: Quantum materiae materietur marmota monax si marmota monax materiam possit materiari?
I hear that. I had to return a Dell laptop a few months ago; I called them up and got shuttled to "engineer" to "sales representative", etc, basically to hell and back. And they were incredibly pushy for me to keep the laptop. Finally I managed to extract an RMA number from them. Hopefully Dell support will get better when they bring it back home to the USA.
Just finished reading it. Very interesting. He covers what we know we should do, but we often don't.
Much of his story is quite true. Another thing I might point out, is that while Graham does note that the current administration throws around the words "divisive" and "inappropriate" I can think up one more: "patriotic", where suddenly anyone who criticizes the war in Iraq is unpatriotic*. I really see how this guy earned his Ph.D.
*I supported the war in Iraq 100%, and support it to this very day, but I still find it a little disturbing that my opponents qualify for the title of "unpatriotic"
I think the buyers would find out real fast. Better copy maybe 300,000 addresses from a real spam cd, tack on 100,000 of abuse, feds, tarpits, etc, and the rest be autogenerated...
Of course it is. Haven't you ever taken an intro biology course? In a population, there are thousands of different mutations, etc in the DNA, and the most successful variations are passed down because they survive longer and mate.
I don't want to have to rely on whether or not my computer boots or not to be able to watch TV or a DVD
Even though you say you don't want to have to turn on your computer to watch TV, I would still recommend a TV tuner card for your computer. You can do some really interesting stuff with a computer based TV, record shows, get listings, etc. There are a lot of open source projects, like the the Dave/Dina distro that will add considerable functionality to a multimedia pc. And if you don't like Linux, you can always go with the Windows Media Center OS.
Well, it looks like you're a newbie here, so congratulations on getting a/. account. You're now a member of the most geeky society in the world.
Just a tiny nitpick. You don't actually have to type out "[url]" after a link, the system does it automatically, to prevent stupid goatse.cx links (Don't visit that site at work. You have been warned.)
Anyway, as far as your offer on C programmers is concerned, I'm more of a Java and web tech guy, so sorry I can't help you out there, but if you need a web guy, you have my number.
Yeah, you need a Java Virtual Machine. Grab it at www.java.com. Most computers already have a JVM already installed. The point is, you don't have to install this particular program, just the JVM.
The source code isn't provided, unfortunately. But I am a Java guy, and the Java language does include encryption functionality. However, after reading the entire Usenet thread, he makes note that bandwidth is an issue, and even says he might host it on SourceForge because it has MySQL capability. Since he wants to conserve bandwidth, and most probably CPU time (reserve all he can for the calculations), my guess is he didn't use encryption, and just compresses and does something else funky with the stream back to the server. I'm just guessing though, I'm not going to go to the bother of analyzing the applet, sniffing the outbound packets, etc. This is a very cool project. I'm just a little enraged with myself for not having thought this up sooner;-)
The amount of data it can store in a cookie is virtually inconsequential. I don't know what the limit is, but I imagine it's somewhere in the low single digit KBs. The most it can do is maybe do some tracking, e.g. note that you've seen an advertisement before, and next time, show you another ad. And that type of implementation is better off just using HTTP cookies. Using Java servlets to handle anything like that would be better.
It's run in a sandbox, and the sandbox is pretty restrictive. No writing to the hard drive, no network access other than connecting back to the website the applet came from, a requirement that all applet created windows have a "WARNING: APPLET WINDOW" box on the bottom, etc. And the process of signing an applet is downright screwy and often doesn't work for all platforms.
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Well, I run SCO countdown.com (see link in my sig) and I just wanted to remind everyone that the 90 day deadline SCO imposed on itself to sue a linux user is coming up. The deadline comes up February 17, so SCO better start unloading some serious lawyer firepower...
I got one. Bet Intel wishes they were sponsoring that site....
It's called skip bombing and was used to trash Japanese warships as well.
I have a site hosted on Hostway, and I don't see any way to put up an SPF record. I just emailed them about it.
Also, what about GoDaddy? I don't see any way to publish a SPF record, and by the results of a quick Google search, it looks like GoDaddy doesn't offer it. Before SPF gets off the ground, all these providers will need to support it.
replace him for less
He's a she. Carly Fiorina
Google Search Carly
You can STOP WMP from phoning home.
In the Options screen (go to Tools > Options...), then go to the Privacy tab, and start deselecting everything you can find. The first thing I did is deselect all of those when I got my computer. Real doesn't give you these options. I uninstalled Real on my Dell laptop a month after I received it; the Real popups were just too annoying and too much of a drain.
Personally, what Real should do is completely gut RealOne or whatever they're calling it, rip out everything ad related, bring it down to the bones, and then start building it back again. A fresh interface design would be great too.
If they did that, I might be persuaded to bring Real back into my computer, but until then, forget it.
Heritrix (sometimes spelled heretrix , or misspelled or missaid as heratrix / heritix / heretix / heratix) is an archaic word for inheritess.
I know some grammar nazi is going to see this, so I might as well get it first. What about heretic: one who dissents from an accepted belief or doctrine.
It's "How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood", right? I'm just learning Latin now, and that's my shot in the dark...
For future reference, if you change your sig later on, his siggy reads: Quantum materiae materietur marmota monax si marmota monax materiam possit materiari?
I hear that. I had to return a Dell laptop a few months ago; I called them up and got shuttled to "engineer" to "sales representative", etc, basically to hell and back. And they were incredibly pushy for me to keep the laptop. Finally I managed to extract an RMA number from them. Hopefully Dell support will get better when they bring it back home to the USA.
Just finished reading it. Very interesting. He covers what we know we should do, but we often don't.
Much of his story is quite true. Another thing I might point out, is that while Graham does note that the current administration throws around the words "divisive" and "inappropriate" I can think up one more: "patriotic", where suddenly anyone who criticizes the war in Iraq is unpatriotic*. I really see how this guy earned his Ph.D.
*I supported the war in Iraq 100%, and support it to this very day, but I still find it a little disturbing that my opponents qualify for the title of "unpatriotic"
illegalizing (is that even a word)
Grammar Nazi Alert!!
Try "outlawing". That works better, and it's a perfectly good word.
I think the buyers would find out real fast. Better copy maybe 300,000 addresses from a real spam cd, tack on 100,000 of abuse, feds, tarpits, etc, and the rest be autogenerated...
It's called SPF, Sender Permitted From.
Of course it is. Haven't you ever taken an intro biology course? In a population, there are thousands of different mutations, etc in the DNA, and the most successful variations are passed down because they survive longer and mate.
SKO's timestamp is 11:37. Tirel's is 11:40. Therefore, SKO was first by 3 minutes.
Don't Plagiarize
I don't want to have to rely on whether or not my computer boots or not to be able to watch TV or a DVD
Even though you say you don't want to have to turn on your computer to watch TV, I would still recommend a TV tuner card for your computer. You can do some really interesting stuff with a computer based TV, record shows, get listings, etc. There are a lot of open source projects, like the the Dave/Dina distro that will add considerable functionality to a multimedia pc. And if you don't like Linux, you can always go with the Windows Media Center OS.
Well, it looks like you're a newbie here, so congratulations on getting a /. account. You're now a member of the most geeky society in the world.
Just a tiny nitpick. You don't actually have to type out "[url]" after a link, the system does it automatically, to prevent stupid goatse.cx links (Don't visit that site at work. You have been warned.)
Anyway, as far as your offer on C programmers is concerned, I'm more of a Java and web tech guy, so sorry I can't help you out there, but if you need a web guy, you have my number.
And the other 25 are burned ritualistically...
Hey, I posted this back in October. It was in response to a completely different attitude, the destruction of the Columbia. And I titled it, "Government is full of dipwads". Write something original yourself, don't plagiarize.
Yeah, you need a Java Virtual Machine. Grab it at www.java.com. Most computers already have a JVM already installed. The point is, you don't have to install this particular program, just the JVM.
The source code isn't provided, unfortunately. But I am a Java guy, and the Java language does include encryption functionality. However, after reading the entire Usenet thread, he makes note that bandwidth is an issue, and even says he might host it on SourceForge because it has MySQL capability. Since he wants to conserve bandwidth, and most probably CPU time (reserve all he can for the calculations), my guess is he didn't use encryption, and just compresses and does something else funky with the stream back to the server. I'm just guessing though, I'm not going to go to the bother of analyzing the applet, sniffing the outbound packets, etc. This is a very cool project. I'm just a little enraged with myself for not having thought this up sooner ;-)
The amount of data it can store in a cookie is virtually inconsequential. I don't know what the limit is, but I imagine it's somewhere in the low single digit KBs. The most it can do is maybe do some tracking, e.g. note that you've seen an advertisement before, and next time, show you another ad. And that type of implementation is better off just using HTTP cookies. Using Java servlets to handle anything like that would be better.
Install one. Java Installation Site. Here's the SDK, if you want it. It comes with a JVM. And yes, Sun's JVM runs in Mozilla.
It's run in a sandbox, and the sandbox is pretty restrictive. No writing to the hard drive, no network access other than connecting back to the website the applet came from, a requirement that all applet created windows have a "WARNING: APPLET WINDOW" box on the bottom, etc. And the process of signing an applet is downright screwy and often doesn't work for all platforms.