I completely understand what you're saying and you're correct. My comment was in response to the statement that "Christian fanatics" elected Bush, which isn't true.
I think the whole would Jesus do this or that argument is kind of mute since Jesus 1) is not here physically and 2) would not need to run for any office since He is God. All that we can do here on earth is pray that our guidance is from above and not from our own selfish desires.
Your assertion doesn't hold true because if 53% of Americans were Christian fanatics this country would be a very, very different place. And depending on your bias/opinion/etc, it would either be for good or bad. I doubt there would be any middle ground.
That's the way I set up Sun smart cards. The user inserts the smart card, types a password for the card and then authenticates as a user on the network. No big deal.
A slip on my part. I am fully aware of the differences having been a part of the various "components" of the Internet for close to twenty years. But, there's no need to be condescending even if I didn't know the difference.
What's interesting is how this image suddenly became new news. Sorry guys, this image has been around for quote a while now. In fact, Google uses this pic to illustrate regional hits on their servers (based on IPs) by varying the brightness of the illuminated city areas. Those of you who attended the USENIX Technical Conference in Boston a few months back know what I mean.
The company I work for issued a statement telling the employees NOT to "upgrade" their computers because of the incompatibilities.
I'm sure there's going to be at least a dozen knuckleheads out of 3000+ who do DL the update. Those are the same one's who call the Help Desk saying, "Hello, I think I just got a virus. (pause) Yeah, I received an email that had an attachment that I didn't recognize so I double-clicked it to find out what it was. (pause) Ok, I'll shut it down and wait for a tech. Thanks. (click)" Unfortunately, that is an actual conversation I heard over the cube wall...
I didn't mean to imply that one should do nothing. I believe that employees of the government should spot waste and notify management. My point is that proper channels, ie, existing policies, should only be utililized. There should have been a Waste, Fraud and Abuse hotline in this case. If that doesn't work, the information/evidence should be made public via a reporter or website.
That's a very interesting article. One of the things that came out of it was these quotes.
About the same time Dobbs received the letter of reprimand, Blake was fired, allegedly because he installed a free Internet version of the software program, WinSpy that DOT said was not authorized.
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Testimony alleged that as a result of Blake downloading the software, a computer hacker at an unknown location in Australia breached the Alabama Department of Transportation's computer firewall in 2003.
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Mitchell said he found WinSpy on Dobbs' computer when transferring material and programs in his computer to a new one and at that time saw that the program had an "imbedded address" that allowed someone outside the department to have access to DOT's computer system. The imbedded address was traced to Australia.
Mitchell contends that the imbedded address could be the source of DOT's computer problems. Blake's attorney questioned that.
A slip on my part. The rules apply for both companies and the government. One doesn't take such a drastic step without obtaining permission from above. Even though he was a sysadmin, he should have waited until his boss' boss said that he could engage in the activity. Vigilante justice is not justice.
Crap or not. He abused his position because he became obsessed by his boss' loafing. If his job description included secretly installing spyware without having to follow company policy then he might have a case but I doubt it.
Companies don't need Lone Ranger admins. They promote a Big Brother atmosphere in which they cannot be trusted by those they support nor by those with whom they are employed.
Being the sysadmin does not grant you the right to spy on another employee even if that employee is your boss. There is a certain amount of trust that an employer has to grant a sysadmin but when that trust is taken advantage of as in this case it becomes abuse.
Proper channels should have been followed. If his employer was unwilling to take action he should have left it alone. We all work with people who are lazy and unjustly promoted. But that doesn't give us the right to spy on them.
As a sysadmin I find this guy's behavior pathetic. It's an abuse of his position. I would have fired him, too.
Indeed. That kind of activity is something that is outside the scope of his job. If his employer thought it was necessary to spy on the boss the they would have directed the sysadmin to install the software. He is no longer trustworthy as an employee and should be fired.
Flamebait, huh? Typically/. rating for something that truthfully answers the question. lol!
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Read The Case for Christ. There's a ton of evidence out there proving the existence of Jesus. Even intellectuals whose only purpose, it seems, is to discredit Christianity ackowledge that Jesus was a real person.
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Must be the author.
Randal's books are good
I completely understand what you're saying and you're correct. My comment was in response to the statement that "Christian fanatics" elected Bush, which isn't true.
I think the whole would Jesus do this or that argument is kind of mute since Jesus 1) is not here physically and 2) would not need to run for any office since He is God. All that we can do here on earth is pray that our guidance is from above and not from our own selfish desires.
Your assertion doesn't hold true because if 53% of Americans were Christian fanatics this country would be a very, very different place. And depending on your bias/opinion/etc, it would either be for good or bad. I doubt there would be any middle ground.
Looks like a match flame to me. Rorschach anyone?
That's the way I set up Sun smart cards. The user inserts the smart card, types a password for the card and then authenticates as a user on the network. No big deal.
Did Apple sell them in the past? If they did then obviously this applies to those people and to the people who bought recently.
Pretty much except DesktopX is highly integrated into the OS and includes much more than just widgets and such. It has those but it's so much more.
I'm wondering what the memory footprint will be with the Windows version of Konfabulator as compared to the original Mac version.
A slip on my part. I am fully aware of the differences having been a part of the various "components" of the Internet for close to twenty years. But, there's no need to be condescending even if I didn't know the difference.
You'd be surprised at how small the public Internet is. At USENIX a few months ago, Rob Pike said that the Internet is only about 2 TB big. Go figure.
Do you know of anything that will support ZedZap 8K?
What's interesting is how this image suddenly became new news. Sorry guys, this image has been around for quote a while now. In fact, Google uses this pic to illustrate regional hits on their servers (based on IPs) by varying the brightness of the illuminated city areas. Those of you who attended the USENIX Technical Conference in Boston a few months back know what I mean.
Doesn't Trusted Solaris already do this?
I really don't care what my company does on the Windows side. Windows is only good for playing games anyway, IMO.
The only thing I know is that the Windows Update service is not disabled.
The company I work for issued a statement telling the employees NOT to "upgrade" their computers because of the incompatibilities.
I'm sure there's going to be at least a dozen knuckleheads out of 3000+ who do DL the update. Those are the same one's who call the Help Desk saying, "Hello, I think I just got a virus. (pause) Yeah, I received an email that had an attachment that I didn't recognize so I double-clicked it to find out what it was. (pause) Ok, I'll shut it down and wait for a tech. Thanks. (click)" Unfortunately, that is an actual conversation I heard over the cube wall...
I'm so glad I work on the UNIX side of IT!
I didn't mean to imply that one should do nothing. I believe that employees of the government should spot waste and notify management. My point is that proper channels, ie, existing policies, should only be utililized. There should have been a Waste, Fraud and Abuse hotline in this case. If that doesn't work, the information/evidence should be made public via a reporter or website.
A slip on my part. The rules apply for both companies and the government. One doesn't take such a drastic step without obtaining permission from above. Even though he was a sysadmin, he should have waited until his boss' boss said that he could engage in the activity. Vigilante justice is not justice.
Crap or not. He abused his position because he became obsessed by his boss' loafing. If his job description included secretly installing spyware without having to follow company policy then he might have a case but I doubt it.
Companies don't need Lone Ranger admins. They promote a Big Brother atmosphere in which they cannot be trusted by those they support nor by those with whom they are employed.
Being the sysadmin does not grant you the right to spy on another employee even if that employee is your boss. There is a certain amount of trust that an employer has to grant a sysadmin but when that trust is taken advantage of as in this case it becomes abuse.
Proper channels should have been followed. If his employer was unwilling to take action he should have left it alone. We all work with people who are lazy and unjustly promoted. But that doesn't give us the right to spy on them.
As a sysadmin I find this guy's behavior pathetic. It's an abuse of his position. I would have fired him, too.
Indeed. That kind of activity is something that is outside the scope of his job. If his employer thought it was necessary to spy on the boss the they would have directed the sysadmin to install the software. He is no longer trustworthy as an employee and should be fired.
Flamebait, huh? Typically
Read The Case for Christ. There's a ton of evidence out there proving the existence of Jesus. Even intellectuals whose only purpose, it seems, is to discredit Christianity ackowledge that Jesus was a real person.
Maybe I need a blue LED that screams, "HEY! YOU! Everything's NOT ok! I'm still on
Stupid Lameness filter...