Mac OS X has a dumb little icon that leaps and jumps and bounces and begs for attention any time an update is ready. It's impossible to ignore. When the update applies itself and wants a reboot, your only options are "shutdown" and "restart." There's no "cancel" option.
While I'll admit that I find these behaviors pretty annoying, you can bet that Linux would enjoy a somewhat better security record if it were that hard to forget updates. It's a shame more Linuxes don't ship with at least the option of turning this on for desktop and small server folks.
At SCO, we offer increased security by running our website with Linux and only connecting the SCO machines to McDonald's cash registers and machines too old and slow to run root toolkits.
Heck I don't like it when *anybody* says "I don't know" unless it's quickly followed by "but I know how to find out".
Bingo-so-lutely.
Of course "I don't know" isn't enough. You never leave a problem unresolved. But if you can't get as far as acknowledging that you don't have the answer yourself, you're a pesky stone wall between problem and solution.
Treat people equally. If you play favorites, you're a fuck up from the start.
That's not to say you pretend everyone's doing the same quality of work and
such, but if you let your buddy take two hour lunches and then freak out when
the next guy's half an hour late, you're a bad lead.
Fuck you and your power trip. Watch yourself constantly -- bad managers get
big heads from being in charge. Good managers are constantly asking if they're
applying rank only in areas that further the project. If you get off on
playing top dog socially among your coworkers, if you pull a little more of the budget for a better PC
for yourself when someone else on your team's going to advance the project more with
that same bump, if you equate your position in any way with dominance... you're
becoming one of those raging assholes who's only going to have a handful of
brown-nosing followers while the rest of the team does the bare minimum and cuts out
as early as they can.
Keep your whining to yourself. You don't get to vent about superiors,
other team members, or the state of the company. You can start a big panic without
realizing it. And you can make people paranoid about just what kind of crap you
spew about them when they're not around. "If he says this stuff about Bill, what
the hell is he saying about me?"
Be assertive, not confrontational. Learn the difference between stating
what you want and holding that position and being a manipulative and domineering
fucktard. "We need this by Friday. How can we get this by Friday? What can I do
to help you do this by Friday?" That's a good chain of discussion. "We need this
by Friday. (Interrupting)-Bullshit! I know you can do this. Stay late if that's what it takes.
Jesus, anyone else could do this by Friday. You know, others are delivering more
than you." That's a good indication that you're an ass. Follow up by complaining
about a worker to others for bonus points.
"I don't know." Stand in the mirror and practice saying that every
morning. The most dangerous kind of lead is the lead who thinks he knows
everything. The next most dangerous kind is the kind who thinks he should know
everything. It's your job to know how to get things done and how to find answers.
Learn which people on your team are good for what kinds of answers. Don't even
begin to pretend you know everything yourself, you dick.
Relax control. You have a pet way of doing things. That's cool if you're
doing them. If one of your guys wants to take a different approach than you would
take, hear him out and let him do it his own way if it sounds like it'll still
work. You may have ten favorite algorithms and coding tricks that you think make
things easy. But you know what? Your guy probably has different styles, algorithms,
and tricks that he's familiar with. Let him do it his way if it's going to be
easier for him, even if it doesn't generate the code you would have
written yourself, you fascist pig.
Don't change. I see people promoted into management all the time who
change their personalities completely. They buy books on how to act and think,
start dressing differently, on and on. Hey, you were promoted because it looked
like you were good material already. Lay off the overnight reinvention. It puts
off your coworkers, and it means you stand a good chance of missing the boat on
what you're supposed to be doing yourself. If you really think you need to make
changes, ease into them a bit at a time as specifically demonstrated by need, you
six cent whore.
Buy indemnity. That version of Linux you may be running is a liability
to your company. Be sure to buy a license for every CPU from SCO. It's cheap at
under $700 a seat, and in your new position, you've got control over the budget
to help you do it. ~Darl
This is that Linux for people who don't want to learn Linux, right? Pretty much just boot it up to play with themes between doing homework and playing Unreal on the Windows partition, right?
I thought they already renamed it "Lindows" -- ???
It's the GPL that should be changed, not the X license, but very few people are brave enough to admit it, because they don't want to distance themselves from their open source friends.
I'll bite. What is it specifically that you'd like to see changed in the GPL? You state that it needs a change as if that were obvious, so I'll assume you've got a specific change in mind, or a specific need that it should address?
Why does Slashdot always pat Apple on the back for everything?
There's a LOT more advertising money in Mac products than in Linux products however, so I'm sure OSDN is at least partially obliged to cater to and support pro-Mac opinions and interests.
This isn't a bad thing. There's a siginficant overlap in Linux and Apple interest, especially since Apple went UNIX with Mac OS X (an excellent move on Apple's part). So the content is quite relevant.
Amazon's had profitable quarters, but a profitable quarter is not the same thing has having no debt.
This is just like Bush going on a deficit spending binge, and then claiming it's no problem because we can eliminate the deficit within 8 years. Yeah. After you DOUBLED the national debt, Bush!
That's your call. Right now, MS doesn't have your name. You're one IP in a pool of zillions. If this is the only torrent you tried, then you've done absolutely nothing wrong. You're free to toy with MS, demand an apology, push this out to the press, Whatever tickles your fancy. I strongly encourage options 2 and 3.
If you tried the other source torrents and any of them were legitimate, I suppose keeping quiet is your best bet. Similarly, if you hate dealing with big companies or making waves, silence is the easiest option. Right now, you're an IP to Microsoft, nothing more. They didn't even ask your ISP to identify you in that letter. So presumably making you scared to participate in a genuine torrent is all they wanted.
First I'd love to hear of any others who got knocked off their ISPs. They went after the torrent client IP, not the tracker IP or the system hosting the.torrent file. This means that they may have sat collecting all client IPs and made false claims against about a thousand other Linux kernel downloaders.
I submitted this story and it got rejected, but it affects some of you, who may have been targeted by Microsoft for using a P2P service when you weren't even downloading Microsoft material.
The rejected story:
Last week, Slashdot published the story that Microsoft source code had been leaked for Windows 2000 and Windows NT4. Immediately, curious geeks began to look for sources for this code. Never one to miss a chance at a bit of good fun, I replied to the story,
posting a link my Linux 2.6.2 kernel torrent, proclaiming "Kernel source here!" Microsoft's response? They went on the offensive, promptly trying to plug this "leak."
This morning, my ISP account was suspended, and I received a notification declaring that I had allegedly violated Microsoft's copyright. Violated Microsoft's copyright with a Linux kernel? Their complaint was filed two days after posting the torrent. In this time, they had apparently downloaded the torrent, but failed to verify that the contents were actually infringing. (I understand..bz2 files confused me the first time I saw them, too.)
I checked the torrent tracker logs, and it seems that MS is still sitting on the torrent, presumably collecting IPs from would-be Linux downloaders. Of course, I removed the.torrent file so nobody else is inconvenienced by Microsoft legal's lack of dilligence. A good joke is one thing, but enabling Microsoft to continue harassing users is another.
For the curious and the irate alike, I've included Microsoft's complaint below:
J.K. Weston
Microsoft Corporation One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052 jkweston@microsoft.com
Tel: (425) 703-5529
14 Feb 2004
URGENT/IMMEDIATE ATTENTION REQUIRED
VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL
(My ISP)
Re: NOTICE OF POTENTIAL UNLAWFUL DISTRIBUTION OF MICROSOFT SOURCE CODE AT: (My IP) Date of Infringement: Detail below.
Dear (ISP):
We have received information that one of your users as identified above by the SITE/URL (My IP) may have engaged in the unlawful distribution of Microsoft's source code for Windows 2000, and/or Windows NT4, by distributing and offering for download these source code files via a peer-to-peer network.
Since you own this IP address, we request that you take appropriate action against the account holder under your Abuse Policy/Terms of Service Agreement.
We also kindly request that you forward this notice promptly to the user of the IP address listed above at the time and date stated.
To the user at (My IP):
The unauthorized copying and distribution of Microsoft's protected source code is a violation of both civil and criminal copyright and trade secret laws. If you have downloaded and are making the source code available for downloading by others, you are violating Microsoft's rights, and could be subject to severe civil and criminal penalties.
Microsoft demands that you immediately (1) cease making Microsoft's source code available or otherwise distributing it, (2) destroy any and all copies you may have in your possession, and (3) provide us any and all information about how you came into possession of this code.
Microsoft takes these issues very seriously, and will pursue legal action against individuals who take part in the proliferation of it source code. We look forward to your prompt cooperation. Should you need to contact me, I can be reached at the address above or at jkweston@microsoft.com.
Very truly yours,
By
J.K. Weston
How did I come across this source? Microsoft, I went to kernel.org.
Looks the RIAA's found a little competition in the puppy-kicking department.
That's the story that didn't get posted, but if any of you got a nastygram from your ISP, you deserve to know about this. Point your ISP to the Slashdot posting with the torrent and demand that they reinstate your account, and more to it: demand an apology from Microsoft. There are plenty of comments from others about this being the Linux 2.6.2 kerenl. MS is having ISPs shut off accounts for downloading Linux!
Public schools in Hoffman Estates, IL use jammers to keep students off of phones and undistracted during school hours. Houses next to schools can't use cell phones for much of the day, but despite a few complaints, the policy continues. In one case, students parents actually offered to pay for a land line for an affected party.
If it's illegal, there seems to be an exception when government institutions are doing it.
A great show with just a piano and a harp, written for a piano and a harp.
Presenting these established productions with "a piano and a harp" would be like listening to heavy metal on a music box. Cute, funny, but lacking the emotional impact that only a machine like this can give.
This kind of bioinformatics monoculture can only mean bioinformatics security problems ahead.
As more and more bioinformatics parties switch to a single biostandard distribution, this leaves bioroom for bioinformatics worms to biospread unchecked.
It's bioestimated that it would take only three biodays for a bioworm to biospread itself enough to bioDDoS an bioinnocent biostandar with as biomany as three biodozen biomachines, bioleaving biotelnet biosomewhat biolaggy.
Read the descriptions of Sinfonia, as well as the site literature. It's not a dumb playback machine. The sequence is put in ahead of time, sure. But it is still controlled by a musician. If he plays more agressively, the whole of it is played more aggressively. If he slows, speeds, lightens up, jazzes it up, fades a few measures early, etc to suit the conductor's direction for the night, the machine is designed to adapt per the human player's cue.
I'm 100% for this if it enables productions where a full orchestra might not have been economically feasible. Do I want it replacing the Chicago Symphony Orchestra? Naw. But I'll certainly take it over a bare orchestra and a single pianist or synth for accompaniment.
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While I'll admit that I find these behaviors pretty annoying, you can bet that Linux would enjoy a somewhat better security record if it were that hard to forget updates. It's a shame more Linuxes don't ship with at least the option of turning this on for desktop and small server folks.
At SCO, we offer increased security by running our website with Linux and only connecting the SCO machines to McDonald's cash registers and machines too old and slow to run root toolkits.
It sure as hell is... people still aren't buying my licenses.
Of course "I don't know" isn't enough. You never leave a problem unresolved. But if you can't get as far as acknowledging that you don't have the answer yourself, you're a pesky stone wall between problem and solution.
Fuck you and your power trip. Watch yourself constantly -- bad managers get big heads from being in charge. Good managers are constantly asking if they're applying rank only in areas that further the project. If you get off on playing top dog socially among your coworkers, if you pull a little more of the budget for a better PC for yourself when someone else on your team's going to advance the project more with that same bump, if you equate your position in any way with dominance... you're becoming one of those raging assholes who's only going to have a handful of brown-nosing followers while the rest of the team does the bare minimum and cuts out as early as they can.
Keep your whining to yourself. You don't get to vent about superiors, other team members, or the state of the company. You can start a big panic without realizing it. And you can make people paranoid about just what kind of crap you spew about them when they're not around. "If he says this stuff about Bill, what the hell is he saying about me?"
Be assertive, not confrontational. Learn the difference between stating what you want and holding that position and being a manipulative and domineering fucktard. "We need this by Friday. How can we get this by Friday? What can I do to help you do this by Friday?" That's a good chain of discussion. "We need this by Friday. (Interrupting)-Bullshit! I know you can do this. Stay late if that's what it takes. Jesus, anyone else could do this by Friday. You know, others are delivering more than you." That's a good indication that you're an ass. Follow up by complaining about a worker to others for bonus points.
"I don't know." Stand in the mirror and practice saying that every morning. The most dangerous kind of lead is the lead who thinks he knows everything. The next most dangerous kind is the kind who thinks he should know everything. It's your job to know how to get things done and how to find answers. Learn which people on your team are good for what kinds of answers. Don't even begin to pretend you know everything yourself, you dick.
Relax control. You have a pet way of doing things. That's cool if you're doing them. If one of your guys wants to take a different approach than you would take, hear him out and let him do it his own way if it sounds like it'll still work. You may have ten favorite algorithms and coding tricks that you think make things easy. But you know what? Your guy probably has different styles, algorithms, and tricks that he's familiar with. Let him do it his way if it's going to be easier for him, even if it doesn't generate the code you would have written yourself, you fascist pig.
Don't change. I see people promoted into management all the time who change their personalities completely. They buy books on how to act and think, start dressing differently, on and on. Hey, you were promoted because it looked like you were good material already. Lay off the overnight reinvention. It puts off your coworkers, and it means you stand a good chance of missing the boat on what you're supposed to be doing yourself. If you really think you need to make changes, ease into them a bit at a time as specifically demonstrated by need, you six cent whore.
Buy indemnity. That version of Linux you may be running is a liability to your company. Be sure to buy a license for every CPU from SCO. It's cheap at under $700 a seat, and in your new position, you've got control over the budget to help you do it. ~Darl
Alright, who the hell's looking at PORN on company time!?
I posted details over here earlier. Someone can copy it in-line here for karma. I've got work to do atm
I thought they already renamed it "Lindows" -- ???
Is now the time to renew my plea for a "+0 Obvious" mod?
If it had been called "Y Don't You Do The Dishes, Bitch" then we might be laughing with you, and not at.
HTH -- ~Darl
This isn't a bad thing. There's a siginficant overlap in Linux and Apple interest, especially since Apple went UNIX with Mac OS X (an excellent move on Apple's part). So the content is quite relevant.
This is just like Bush going on a deficit spending binge, and then claiming it's no problem because we can eliminate the deficit within 8 years. Yeah. After you DOUBLED the national debt, Bush!
If you tried the other source torrents and any of them were legitimate, I suppose keeping quiet is your best bet. Similarly, if you hate dealing with big companies or making waves, silence is the easiest option. Right now, you're an IP to Microsoft, nothing more. They didn't even ask your ISP to identify you in that letter. So presumably making you scared to participate in a genuine torrent is all they wanted.
First I'd love to hear of any others who got knocked off their ISPs. They went after the torrent client IP, not the tracker IP or the system hosting the .torrent file. This means that they may have sat collecting all client IPs and made false claims against about a thousand other Linux kernel downloaders.
The rejected story:
That's the story that didn't get posted, but if any of you got a nastygram from your ISP, you deserve to know about this. Point your ISP to the Slashdot posting with the torrent and demand that they reinstate your account, and more to it: demand an apology from Microsoft. There are plenty of comments from others about this being the Linux 2.6.2 kerenl. MS is having ISPs shut off accounts for downloading Linux!I'm taking ownership of www.sco.com, Chris is taking ownership of www.caldera.com, and we're going after a billion dollars apiece.
I am seriously going to sue myself until I go blind. I get wood just thinking about it.
Hey, at least I admit it. Other kids here are just spewing this crap left and right.
If it's illegal, there seems to be an exception when government institutions are doing it.
Presenting these established productions with "a piano and a harp" would be like listening to heavy metal on a music box. Cute, funny, but lacking the emotional impact that only a machine like this can give.
As more and more bioinformatics parties switch to a single biostandard distribution, this leaves bioroom for bioinformatics worms to biospread unchecked.
It's bioestimated that it would take only three biodays for a bioworm to biospread itself enough to bioDDoS an bioinnocent biostandar with as biomany as three biodozen biomachines, bioleaving biotelnet biosomewhat biolaggy.
I'm 100% for this if it enables productions where a full orchestra might not have been economically feasible. Do I want it replacing the Chicago Symphony Orchestra? Naw. But I'll certainly take it over a bare orchestra and a single pianist or synth for accompaniment.
Let the audiences decide.
Remember to bring your public key and a couple forms of ID!
Mod parent down as troll!
You can find the build applications and such with google already. The basic kernel is here (bittorrent)