"Congress to pass a law making ANNOYING ads mandatory." There, I fixed it for you.
But yeah, I do the same. It doesn't seem to be working. In my country, ads actually aiming to be "loathsome"!:( If they are then at least you'll have an opinion, or whatever the thought is. It stinks.
I just wish my HD recorder could skip ads automatically, but apparently that's not allowed, or supported, here.
Whoa, I read that thing, and your post, and shuddered.
If I could ask my newspaper to skip the sports section and plop in a tech section instead, that'd be great; but if tomorrow's paper said 'Hi Klay!', or even worse if there were me-targeted ads outside my front window, I'd be "creeped out" (?) for sure!
Anyway it probably would not work; whenever I detect I'm being subjected to an ad I do my best to stay the hell away from that product, or do my own market research.
I'm more a Windows-and-Deep-Freeeze kinda guy (mainly because Need for Speed et al. aren't that speedy on Linux), but I'll bite. Not to yank your chain, but because I'm genuinely interested.
Say I would want to use Ubuntu (or Brand X Linux), how would I secure it so a user --any user-- can log in, surf the web, and play games, but NOT be able to change start menu items ("Yo momma" instead of "Firefox", these kids are soo mature *shrug*)?
I know users aren't root (I'm no noob, using BSD at home), but can you actually lock down KDE ()yeah I know Ubuntu uses Gnome, but anyway)? I'm very interested to hear comments on this!
I'm using Deep Freeze in a youth centre. I've tried a ton of other solutions, both software and hardware-based. None even came close to the effectiveness and ease of DF.
And contrary to other posters, I have seen NO SLOWDOWN. These machines run all the modern games without problems.
One of the best things is that it is completely invisible to the users and does not impose any UI restrictions. Only when you do the special Vulcan nerve pinch AND type in the pw AND reboot the machine do you get any access.
Users seem to be able to do whatever they want, and a reboot is going to undo all of it. (I'm then using additional tweaks to ensure reboots aren't required so often.)
The only isue is that if you want to make one master disk image to mirror to the lab pc's, you need to be very mindful of how you apply DF during the process. It is possible to lock yourself out (wasting the weekend you just spend building the image).
I can't help but give you my utmost recommendation to use this product. (Oh, and I'm not affiliated.)
Physically, our pc's are locked away in cabinets, with only KVM cables going out, and a lockable doorbell-type button to power the thing on. The games CD's are loaded as images, so users never get any hands-on.
....hey wait, what now? You want to get the data during opening hours? By asking politely? Because you're worried obout getting kicked by security? You've been playing SR way wrong!;-D
The clue is that an elevator is attached to a *GEOSYNCHRONOUS* satellite. That is, it will stay at the same place above the Earth's equator. Granted, there would probably be some amount of drift, but that can probably be solved by applying steering thrusters to the whole contraption.
So you have to go to the place where the elevator is; but once you're there you can just use it as any ol' elevator.
These are exactly my thoughts. Small and agile company with a great vision gets bought by a larger, richer, simply *clunkier*, corporation... I wonder if the greatness of SlimDevices will survive.
I know that the *brand* will deteriorate, being now affiliated with a maker of electro-trinkets. They were well on their way to bringing home high fidelity to the masses, but they may just have stepped in a huge puddle of mud.
Oh, how I hope the 'Slimdevice-ishness' will prevail.
Except you would not be able to make scheduled mid-day VCR recordings. (Which to me is a big deal because all they send in prime time in Europe is pop crap, and the good stuff (ie. reruns from 10-20 years ago and classic movies) are all broadcast during... working hours. Yay for that.)
Unless you get a power-strip with a timer, which can communicate with your VCR. Like that's gonna happen...
"It's not countries with thousands of bombs, it's the one man with one bomb we should worry about."
What movie is it where a character has a line something akin to this? I'm thinking it's Death Train or somesuch; not especially good except for that one line.
Err, no (not that I know of). Granted, horses are stupid, but not THAT stupid.
They can, however, roll themselves up to a wall (if they're in a stable stall of course) in such a way that they cannot get up or away without (human) help. Sigh...
I don't have kids yet, but when I do, I'm going to set up an IBM AT [or something modern behaving as one] and install all the old games like Tetris, Styxx, Alley Cat, and Ports of Call (probably MAME too, along the way).
Those games are good *enough* for kids (for me, too), and they will get kids interested in games -- humble games, games they have a fair chance of actually replicating on their own.
Then, they will be interested in trying to make their own, and they'll get HyperCard or Pascal or Python or Java or whatever (I don't want to start a bashfest here).
I note that Fujitsu-Siemens receive a very poor rating. I know for a fact* that this is not representative. Let me shed a thin ray of light:
A number of the listed companies evaluated here have been measured on their *promises and intents*. FSC has answered on what they actually *do* -- and not even what they are capable of. For instance, some FSC desktops are marked as "not pvc free" only because customers insist on MS mice, and MS uses pvc in the mouse cord.
I won't go in deeper detail -- I'd get bashed anyway -- but I will say that this evaluation is not to be taken at face value.
*Disclaimer: a family member is employed at the main factory of FSC.
Well, look at it as subprojects of a single master project.
NetBSD is doing everything under the sun to make BSD crosscompatible; FreeBSD ditto for ease-of-use (sorta); OpenBSD for the ultimate in security.
These BSDs, while distinct, keep tabs on each other and occasionally assimilate what works. If we had just one OpeNeFreBSD, all of that would be going on in a single OS (imagine the stability of that).
Hovewer, it may well be that NetBSD --and others!-- are due for a long hard look at what they are doing, and if their once goal is still a relevant goal.
I can see that child porn might be a conceivable, but hopefully not a probable, risk. *Shudder*
Instead, consider that there are tons of other uses for web cameras than chatting and video 'conferencing'. How about long distance doctor calls (Does this critter bite look infected? or, Let me show you how to apply a cast on that broken bone of yours).
What you are referring to is the "Apple ][", which was not a *Macintosh* per se... except for the Macintosh XL, which came out in 1985 and was based on a Lisa, and was conceptually nothing like a 'Mac proper'.:)
"When the iMac was first introduced, people went gaga over the fact that the monitor, computer, and speakers were all in one enclosure, thus eliminating the need for two bulky pieces of hardware and multiple cables."
The *I*-mac? Welcome to 1984, mister.... I had 3 Macs before Apple even started making two-piece systems (the LC was the first, I believe).
I had similar conditions: bw laser, lan, cheap... AND I only wanted to replace the toner, NOT the drum, because that is costly as well. Also, I was looking for a printer that was power-lean on standby, and I needed it to work with BSD.
Apart from the fact that its very noisy (not when it prints, but the cool-down fan) and has no PostScript (it's PCL but that's really not a problem), this is perfect.
Another plus compared to the once-fabulous HP 5L is that the paper tray is contained within so the rollers don't get dusty and slippery, which is what kills most 5L's.
You have some good mail rule tips there, thanks for sharing.
Ohh, how I miss the The Bat! client now that I switched to BSD... but at least those viruses are no longer a worry. And coincidentally the times when I did get email viruses, it was from friends...:/
BTW, webmail goes over https, otherwise I wouldn't do it either, and I only do https because I haven't grokked setting up my desktop at home for ssh access yet.
Your model is flawed. I used to do the same thing, but EVENTUALLY that one 'private' address WILL escape into the wild, and then you: (a) are fscked, or (b) must create a NEW address to keep private (and cross our fingers again).
For me, my 'private' address is "@.", so creating a new one is not a valid option (being dave2205 is okay on Hotmail, but not on the family domain...).
Add to that the fact that I frequently access my email from different computers (locations). Using IMAP and webmail is a must, and while our host does use some form of spam filter it's nowhere near as good as a well-trained Bayesian.
It's now so bad that I've all but given up on using 'alias addresses' and just give everyone my once-private address. That would rid me of the hassle of managing the aliases at the expense of presumably only slightly more spam.
False positives are a HUGE problem compared to the occasional "true negative"(?).
I'd rather have a small trickle of spam emails (I can't believe I'm saying this, but hear me out) than I would risk missing out on that one truly important email.
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"Congress to pass a law making ANNOYING ads mandatory." There, I fixed it for you.
:( If they are then at least you'll have an opinion, or whatever the thought is. It stinks.
But yeah, I do the same. It doesn't seem to be working. In my country, ads actually aiming to be "loathsome"!
I just wish my HD recorder could skip ads automatically, but apparently that's not allowed, or supported, here.
Whoa, I read that thing, and your post, and shuddered.
If I could ask my newspaper to skip the sports section and plop in a tech section instead, that'd be great; but if tomorrow's paper said 'Hi Klay!', or even worse if there were me-targeted ads outside my front window, I'd be "creeped out" (?) for sure!
Anyway it probably would not work; whenever I detect I'm being subjected to an ad I do my best to stay the hell away from that product, or do my own market research.
I'm more a Windows-and-Deep-Freeeze kinda guy (mainly because Need for Speed et al. aren't that speedy on Linux), but I'll bite. Not to yank your chain, but because I'm genuinely interested.
Say I would want to use Ubuntu (or Brand X Linux), how would I secure it so a user --any user-- can log in, surf the web, and play games, but NOT be able to change start menu items ("Yo momma" instead of "Firefox", these kids are soo mature *shrug*)?
I know users aren't root (I'm no noob, using BSD at home), but can you actually lock down KDE ()yeah I know Ubuntu uses Gnome, but anyway)? I'm very interested to hear comments on this!
I'm using Deep Freeze in a youth centre. I've tried a ton of other solutions, both software and hardware-based. None even came close to the effectiveness and ease of DF.
And contrary to other posters, I have seen NO SLOWDOWN. These machines run all the modern games without problems.
One of the best things is that it is completely invisible to the users and does not impose any UI restrictions. Only when you do the special Vulcan nerve pinch AND type in the pw AND reboot the machine do you get any access.
Users seem to be able to do whatever they want, and a reboot is going to undo all of it. (I'm then using additional tweaks to ensure reboots aren't required so often.)
The only isue is that if you want to make one master disk image to mirror to the lab pc's, you need to be very mindful of how you apply DF during the process. It is possible to lock yourself out (wasting the weekend you just spend building the image).
I can't help but give you my utmost recommendation to use this product. (Oh, and I'm not affiliated.)
Physically, our pc's are locked away in cabinets, with only KVM cables going out, and a lockable doorbell-type button to power the thing on. The games CD's are loaded as images, so users never get any hands-on.
Aw man, I wish I had mod points, I'd mod you up!
....hey wait, what now? You want to get the data during opening hours? By asking politely? Because you're worried obout getting kicked by security? You've been playing SR way wrong! ;-D
I can't imagine you don't know how a space elevator works AND don't know how to find out ... in any case, I'll presume you aren't trolling.
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Elevator, or for that matter Arthur Clarke's "The Fountains of Paradise".
The clue is that an elevator is attached to a *GEOSYNCHRONOUS* satellite. That is, it will stay at the same place above the Earth's equator. Granted, there would probably be some amount of drift, but that can probably be solved by applying steering thrusters to the whole contraption.
So you have to go to the place where the elevator is; but once you're there you can just use it as any ol' elevator.
Sorry, I could not resist:
)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Someday_(short_story
These are exactly my thoughts. Small and agile company with a great vision gets bought by a larger, richer, simply *clunkier*, corporation ... I wonder if the greatness of SlimDevices will survive.
I know that the *brand* will deteriorate, being now affiliated with a maker of electro-trinkets. They were well on their way to bringing home high fidelity to the masses, but they may just have stepped in a huge puddle of mud.
Oh, how I hope the 'Slimdevice-ishness' will prevail.
Except you would not be able to make scheduled mid-day VCR recordings. (Which to me is a big deal because all they send in prime time in Europe is pop crap, and the good stuff (ie. reruns from 10-20 years ago and classic movies) are all broadcast during ... working hours. Yay for that.)
Unless you get a power-strip with a timer, which can communicate with your VCR. Like that's gonna happen...
"It's not countries with thousands of bombs, it's the one man with one bomb we should worry about."
What movie is it where a character has a line something akin to this? I'm thinking it's Death Train or somesuch; not especially good except for that one line.
Err, no (not that I know of). Granted, horses are stupid, but not THAT stupid.
They can, however, roll themselves up to a wall (if they're in a stable stall of course) in such a way that they cannot get up or away without (human) help. Sigh...
I don't have kids yet, but when I do, I'm going to set up an IBM AT [or something modern behaving as one] and install all the old games like Tetris, Styxx, Alley Cat, and Ports of Call (probably MAME too, along the way).
Those games are good *enough* for kids (for me, too), and they will get kids interested in games -- humble games, games they have a fair chance of actually replicating on their own.
Then, they will be interested in trying to make their own, and they'll get HyperCard or Pascal or Python or Java or whatever (I don't want to start a bashfest here).
I note that Fujitsu-Siemens receive a very poor rating. I know for a fact* that this is not representative. Let me shed a thin ray of light:
A number of the listed companies evaluated here have been measured on their *promises and intents*. FSC has answered on what they actually *do* -- and not even what they are capable of. For instance, some FSC desktops are marked as "not pvc free" only because customers insist on MS mice, and MS uses pvc in the mouse cord.
I won't go in deeper detail -- I'd get bashed anyway -- but I will say that this evaluation is not to be taken at face value.
*Disclaimer: a family member is employed at the main factory of FSC.
Well, look at it as subprojects of a single master project.
NetBSD is doing everything under the sun to make BSD crosscompatible; FreeBSD ditto for ease-of-use (sorta); OpenBSD for the ultimate in security.
These BSDs, while distinct, keep tabs on each other and occasionally assimilate what works. If we had just one OpeNeFreBSD, all of that would be going on in a single OS (imagine the stability of that).
Hovewer, it may well be that NetBSD --and others!-- are due for a long hard look at what they are doing, and if their once goal is still a relevant goal.
I can see that child porn might be a conceivable, but hopefully not a probable, risk. *Shudder*
:o)
Instead, consider that there are tons of other uses for web cameras than chatting and video 'conferencing'. How about long distance doctor calls (Does this critter bite look infected? or, Let me show you how to apply a cast on that broken bone of yours).
Think positive!
I can't tell if it was intentional of you, but I'm laughing my bum off.
Grad student: oohh yeah, that old geezer *did* say there were downsides to those old 'balled mice'. I s'posse this is what he meant.
On a different note: what exactly is 'port' on a (presumably non-seafaring) cylindrical omnidirectional robot????
[...after doing some more googling...]
:)
Oh *THAT* Mac II -- you are absolutely right, of course!
Well, yes and no.
... except for the Macintosh XL, which came out in 1985 and was based on a Lisa, and was conceptually nothing like a 'Mac proper'. :)
What you are referring to is the "Apple ][", which was not a *Macintosh* per se
"When the iMac was first introduced, people went gaga over the fact that the monitor, computer, and speakers were all in one enclosure, thus eliminating the need for two bulky pieces of hardware and multiple cables."
The *I*-mac? Welcome to 1984, mister.... I had 3 Macs before Apple even started making two-piece systems (the LC was the first, I believe).
I can also recommend this type.
... AND I only wanted to replace the toner, NOT the drum, because that is costly as well. Also, I was looking for a printer that was power-lean on standby, and I needed it to work with BSD.
I had similar conditions: bw laser, lan, cheap
Apart from the fact that its very noisy (not when it prints, but the cool-down fan) and has no PostScript (it's PCL but that's really not a problem), this is perfect.
Another plus compared to the once-fabulous HP 5L is that the paper tray is contained within so the rollers don't get dusty and slippery, which is what kills most 5L's.
You have some good mail rule tips there, thanks for sharing.
... but at least those viruses are no longer a worry. And coincidentally the times when I did get email viruses, it was from friends... :/
Ohh, how I miss the The Bat! client now that I switched to BSD
BTW, webmail goes over https, otherwise I wouldn't do it either, and I only do https because I haven't grokked setting up my desktop at home for ssh access yet.
My 'private' address is "FirstName@LastName.TLD".
Forgot about using GT and LT signs...
Your model is flawed. I used to do the same thing, but EVENTUALLY that one 'private' address WILL escape into the wild, and then you:
:)
(a) are fscked, or
(b) must create a NEW address to keep private (and cross our fingers again).
For me, my 'private' address is "@.", so creating a new one is not a valid option (being dave2205 is okay on Hotmail, but not on the family domain...).
Add to that the fact that I frequently access my email from different computers (locations). Using IMAP and webmail is a must, and while our host does use some form of spam filter it's nowhere near as good as a well-trained Bayesian.
It's now so bad that I've all but given up on using 'alias addresses' and just give everyone my once-private address. That would rid me of the hassle of managing the aliases at the expense of presumably only slightly more spam.
Unless you have a better idea.
Duh, I feel dumb now, I thought it was a relevant link. Busted for not reading the f'ing link, hee hee ... !
"False positives may be a problem, however."
False positives are a HUGE problem compared to the occasional "true negative"(?).
I'd rather have a small trickle of spam emails (I can't believe I'm saying this, but hear me out) than I would risk missing out on that one truly important email.