I was curious, so I spent a few minutes checking out www.golden-escrow.co.uk (sounds similar to the www.golden-escrow.com mentioned in the MSNBC article, which is currently unavailable).
I just wanted to see how easy it would be to figure out something was amiss. As the original poster said, the site looks OK, but the lack of any contact details starts the alarm bells ringing. A little further digging leaves you in little doubt...
Checking Nominet, the domain is apparently registered by "Golden Escrow Inc" with a US address.
Seems legit, but it's coupled with a popup with the following warning:
WARNING: A certain entity or entities are using a website address containing the name Golden-Escrow. Please note that this address includes a hyphen. The entity or entities using this website address are not affiliated with Golden Escrow, Inc. and are using this website address without the consent of Golden Escrow, Inc. Golden Escrow, Inc. has contacted the proper authorities to further investigate this matter and assures you that this in no way affects its past, current or future business activities. Any sites other than goldenescrow.com, goldenescrow.net, and escrow.cc are not affiliated with Golden Escrow, Inc.
So what we have is someone registering a fake domain, even going as far as providing the address of the *real* Golden Escrow, who in turn are proactively warning visitors of the scam. Took me a few minutes of digging to know I should steer clear (not that I would use an escrow anyway!). Your typical geek isn't going to be taken in, but how to educate everyone else, that's the trick...
Well I didn't buy the 2-disc version as I was holding out for this one.
As for 'bits that the director decided were a bad idea the first time around', excessively long films are bad for studios, since cinemas cannot show them as often. Whilst a 4 hour cut no doubt does more justice to FOTR, I'm sure Jackson had considerable pressure to make the theatrical release as short as possible.
> It would have been preferrable to inform > the OpenSSL people first, wait a month, > then release the worm.
Dear OpenSSL,
We are about to release an "internet worm" which will wreak havoc on the worldwide "internet" if you don't pay a ransom of... (place little finger on lower lip)...ONE BILLION DOLLARS!
Kind regards,
Dr Evil
Seriously though, I think I'm correct in saying that slapper exploits a flaw in OpenSSL patched well before the first slapper outbreak.
I gave it a listen for half an hour, reliving happy times with Sonic and Mario. Then I got a "your machine is low on virtual memory" warning.
Turns out the Alambik player had consumed 78MB, rising by about 25Kb/second. To descibe it as "leaky" would be an injustice all household objects full of holes.
There's been a couple of posts along these lines, citing cheaper hard disk costs and improved client side bandwidth.
The bottom line is that if a codec like Ogg Vorbis can deliver a similar experience at 64kbps to another codec at higher bitrates, that can be quite a saving in bandwidth at the server end. If you're running a streaming music service, that can be quite a saving.
Demon have just sent out the following reassuring email:
"You may have seen reports in the press that Ebone (one of the
European backbone networks) is being closed down at 16:00 BST
today following the insolvency of KPNQwest.
Whilst we have been aware of this possibility for some time now
our networks have been designed to take account of this type of
event. Naturally, given the issues with KPNQwest, we have recently
confirmed that our network can accommodate the loss of Ebone.
We estimate that about 5% of our traffic is currently routed by
Ebone and that is mostly to other European sites.
When or if Ebone is turned off we expect traffic to reroute via
other connections in London and Amsterdam.
We believe it is unlikely that there are any other networks
connected exclusively to Ebone, so we do not expect any
destinations to become unavailable in the event that Ebone closes.
In the event that Ebone close it will take time for traffic
patterns across Europe to settle down, however we expect the
effect will be limited to some traffic following less than
optimal routes and occasional hot spots of congestion.
We will of course be monitoring our network for adverse effects in
the event that Ebone closes and we will carry out any necessary
maintenance should we find such hot spots that do not resolve
themselves."
Maybe we should make software that works the way Hollywood wants it? Maybe then the monitor manufacturers will make those screens that actually beam their display onto your face for that cool "Hey, I'm hacking" effect....
Turings entire life is equally fascinating - read Andrew Hodges biography and you will always wonder what else he would have accomplished had he lived in a more tolerant and enlightened age.
I run a voicemail server on an ATX system and yes, I do have a UPS attached. But if the power outage is a long one, I still want the system to power back up on restoration (and I can't afford a huge UPS farm!)
All I'm saying is this information is useful, and I'll be acting on it!
small boys on US Navy ships! shurely shome mishtake?
My parents went on a cruise over Xmas and sent me email from vistafjord@cruisemail.com - not sure what technology was used, but clearly, it's already available...
Slashdot Mirror
That link again: Linux Kernel Poster
>P.S. Does anyone else think that it would be nice to have such a map printed in high detail on a large black poster?
i e/3884/
You can get something like that here http://www.thinkgeek.com/cubegoodies/posters/tech
The problem with chinese CPUs... ...is that after an hour after you wish ordered another one.
I was curious, so I spent a few minutes checking out www.golden-escrow.co.uk (sounds similar to the www.golden-escrow.com mentioned in the MSNBC article, which is currently unavailable).
I just wanted to see how easy it would be to figure out something was amiss. As the original poster said, the site looks OK, but the lack of any contact details starts the alarm bells ringing. A little further digging leaves you in little doubt...
Checking Nominet, the domain is apparently registered by "Golden Escrow Inc" with a US address.
A google for "Golden Escrow Inc" turns up this information page with a link to their website www.escrow.cc
Seems legit, but it's coupled with a popup with the following warning:
WARNING: A certain entity or entities are using a website address containing the name Golden-Escrow. Please note that this address includes a hyphen. The entity or entities using this website address are not affiliated with Golden Escrow, Inc. and are using this website address without the consent of Golden Escrow, Inc. Golden Escrow, Inc. has contacted the proper authorities to further investigate this matter and assures you that this in no way affects its past, current or future business activities. Any sites other than goldenescrow.com, goldenescrow.net, and escrow.cc are not affiliated with Golden Escrow, Inc.
So what we have is someone registering a fake domain, even going as far as providing the address of the *real* Golden Escrow, who in turn are proactively warning visitors of the scam. Took me a few minutes of digging to know I should steer clear (not that I would use an escrow anyway!). Your typical geek isn't going to be taken in, but how to educate everyone else, that's the trick...
Well I didn't buy the 2-disc version as I was holding out for this one.
:-)
As for 'bits that the director decided were a bad idea the first time around', excessively long films are bad for studios, since cinemas cannot show them as often. Whilst a 4 hour cut no doubt does more justice to FOTR, I'm sure Jackson had considerable pressure to make the theatrical release as short as possible.
I for one can't wait to get my copy
> It would have been preferrable to inform
...ONE BILLION DOLLARS!
> the OpenSSL people first, wait a month,
> then release the worm.
Dear OpenSSL,
We are about to release an "internet worm" which will wreak havoc on the worldwide "internet" if you don't pay a ransom of... (place little finger on lower lip)
Kind regards,
Dr Evil
Seriously though, I think I'm correct in saying that slapper exploits a flaw in OpenSSL patched well before the first slapper outbreak.
I gave it a listen for half an hour, reliving happy times with Sonic and Mario. Then I got a "your machine is low on virtual memory" warning.
Turns out the Alambik player had consumed 78MB, rising by about 25Kb/second. To descibe it as "leaky" would be an injustice all household objects full of holes.
Use at your peril!
flamebait? wtf?
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0139809
I hope you'll be able to drive to the edge of the world and see wireframe birds and mountains.
There's been a couple of posts along these lines, citing cheaper hard disk costs and improved client side bandwidth.
The bottom line is that if a codec like Ogg Vorbis can deliver a similar experience at 64kbps to another codec at higher bitrates, that can be quite a saving in bandwidth at the server end. If you're running a streaming music service, that can be quite a saving.
....thrown in jail just for mooning!
WinSSHD from http://www.bitvise.com is pretty inexpensive (cheaper than VShell) and works flawlessly for me.
"How can porting MAME to an X-box possibly be either illegal or damaging to Microsoft?"
Well, from their POV, they need to sell each X-box owner many games (at least 5 maybe) before they can show a profit.
Their nightmare scenario is people buying this heavily subsidised kit and then playing freely downloaded software on it!
Whilst we have been aware of this possibility for some time now our networks have been designed to take account of this type of event. Naturally, given the issues with KPNQwest, we have recently confirmed that our network can accommodate the loss of Ebone.
We estimate that about 5% of our traffic is currently routed by Ebone and that is mostly to other European sites.
When or if Ebone is turned off we expect traffic to reroute via other connections in London and Amsterdam.
We believe it is unlikely that there are any other networks connected exclusively to Ebone, so we do not expect any destinations to become unavailable in the event that Ebone closes.
In the event that Ebone close it will take time for traffic patterns across Europe to settle down, however we expect the effect will be limited to some traffic following less than optimal routes and occasional hot spots of congestion.
We will of course be monitoring our network for adverse effects in the event that Ebone closes and we will carry out any necessary maintenance should we find such hot spots that do not resolve themselves."
The USA! The land of the free! Where anyone can patent the parameters to a window.open() call!
Oh come on, this was a big story just two weeks ago....
Slashdot:4 4&mode=thread&tid=109
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/05/06/17392
The Register:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/25157.html
Maybe we should make software that works the way Hollywood wants it? Maybe then the monitor manufacturers will make those screens that actually beam their display onto your face for that cool "Hey, I'm hacking" effect....
Turings entire life is equally fascinating - read Andrew Hodges biography and you will always wonder what else he would have accomplished had he lived in a more tolerant and enlightened age.
I run a voicemail server on an ATX system and yes, I do have a UPS attached. But if the power outage is a long one, I still want the system to power back up on restoration (and I can't afford a huge UPS farm!)
All I'm saying is this information is useful, and I'll be acting on it!
small boys on US Navy ships! shurely shome mishtake?
My parents went on a cruise over Xmas and sent me email from vistafjord@cruisemail.com - not sure what technology was used, but clearly, it's already available...