The Scene rar their releases because it is a convenient way to split them up into smaller chunks with easy to use quality checks. FTP was the primary way to transfer the files and at the start of this use of ftp there was no "resume" if something happened during transfer you had to start over on the file. That is a whole lot nicer when you just have to start over on a 14.3mb file as opposed to a 680mb file.
As a side note, when using rar to package the Scene releases it is against Scene rules to use compression which further strengthens the idea that it is done for packaging and splitting of files with crc.
Being a loner will most likely result in being called in to the boss for a chat about why you dont like working there;)
I was lucky when I started working and ended up on a project where they were VERY good at including people. I tend to keep to myself but sitting in an open office with 3-4 people and being 'dragged' to lunch every day was quite useful:)
You might be surprised how hard it is to break such a habit.... Speaking from personal experience it is a lot harder than one may think. Reminding the guy that he is doing it would be the considerate thing to do. If he doesnt realize he is doing it then he cant at the same time be inconsiderate;)
Wouldnt it be possible to start out running balls to the wall on spin-up and do a gradual back-off if you encounter reseeks due to missing tracks? An algorithm for this would of course need to be created but to me this seems like the sensible way to get dynamic handling of noise.
You can play Steam games in "offline mode". I do so frequently. It works great:)
While I loathe DRM, the Steam DRM is so non-intrusive compared to the competetors that I can live with it just fine. Since I started using Steam a few years ago I have spent more money on games than ever before...
Of all the DRM schemes to use, this is the one I would pick if I had to make a choice as a consumer.
Unfortunately the virtual machine running windows xp/7 on top of the linux machine would be just as vulnerable and you would need to deploy patches to that. You would need this VM to get any work done..
As much as I love linux for my servers, I also realize that most of the corporate world cant live without windows-specific applications.
On the devices he couldn't do that on, he'd set them up so they didn't store any config, that they lost config on power loss, and that you had to dial back in by modem to reload config, and you could only do that from his personal laptop.
This doesn't even begin to factor in the system log server, stored in a black metal box with two holes drilled in it, for ethernet and power, and padlocked, twice. Padlocks purchased by Childs personally, and which no-one else in the city had a key for.
Oh dear.... Please tell me the first one is not true....
And by all that is holy... please tell me that the second point is not true....
Please... I desperately want to believe Childs is not completely nuts... and this seem to clear all doubt:-p
Yup, quite true. What it is though is VERY secure. Nobody can gain access to the configuration without the passwords.
Such a configuration should be set up with a redundant UPS. This removes most of the risk of unwanted resets.
When it comes to intended power cycles it is a different matter. You can configure the hardware to fetch their configuration from an external source. This is a fairly common way of doing it.
What this ensures is that nobody will gain network access and passwords if they manage to steal a piece of equipment! If that kind of security is not critical to you then a configuration in volatile ram is probably not needed and can be avoided.
I am sorry to say, but most people outside the US suspect or even might expect anyone from the southern states of the US to be highly racist. While I know this is not the case I have stopped being surprised when stories of outright racism pops up...
If you want to have a different image then do what you can.. I am not sure what you realisticly -can- do to fix any of it. Not electing asshats would be a start though:-p
(yes, I realize one can only do so much, but geeze...)
Global corporate policy forces me to install McAfee on every server I set up and run... even test servers for our lab. My manager has no say in it, her manager has no say... the head of the office in my country has no say in it... it is decided in germany by the central "IT Security" department.
So... dont tell me what I can and cant do. If I had a choice I would dump mcafee... unfortunately I dont.
While hardware access usually lets you do whatever you want with your passwords there is no guarantee that you can preserve the data on the device after any action to change the password.
Quite a lot of network gear CAN keep the configurations in VOLATILE memory. This means that when you do the required power-cycle to set the new password... the configuration you were trying to get hold of is gone. This was one of the issued faced in this case.
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Oh I am, it was a very thinly veiled stab ;)
I enjoy my socialist state quite a bit :-p
The Scene rar their releases because it is a convenient way to split them up into smaller chunks with easy to use quality checks.
FTP was the primary way to transfer the files and at the start of this use of ftp there was no "resume" if something happened during transfer you had to start over on the file.
That is a whole lot nicer when you just have to start over on a 14.3mb file as opposed to a 680mb file.
As a side note, when using rar to package the Scene releases it is against Scene rules to use compression which further strengthens the idea that it is done for packaging
and splitting of files with crc.
If it fails, you return the product as faulty and ask for a replacement. If they wont give you a replacement just get your money back.
ps, Only works if you have consumer protection laws that are not bonkers
Oooh, thanks for the source:)
It also sounds like a political porn..
Oooh yes.
Being a loner will most likely result in being called in to the boss for a chat about why you dont like working there ;)
I was lucky when I started working and ended up on a project where they were VERY good at including people. I tend to keep to myself but sitting in an open office with 3-4 people and being 'dragged' to lunch every day was quite useful :)
You might be surprised how hard it is to break such a habit.... Speaking from personal experience it is a lot harder than one may think. ;)
Reminding the guy that he is doing it would be the considerate thing to do. If he doesnt realize he is doing it then he cant at the same time be inconsiderate
Wouldnt it be possible to start out running balls to the wall on spin-up and do a gradual back-off if you encounter reseeks due to missing tracks?
An algorithm for this would of course need to be created but to me this seems like the sensible way to get dynamic handling of noise.
Yup, and the beauty of it is that it actually WORKS :D
You can play Steam games in "offline mode". I do so frequently. It works great :)
While I loathe DRM, the Steam DRM is so non-intrusive compared to the competetors that I can live with it just fine. Since I started using Steam a few years ago I have spent more money on games than ever before...
Of all the DRM schemes to use, this is the one I would pick if I had to make a choice as a consumer.
Unfortunately the virtual machine running windows xp/7 on top of the linux machine would be just as vulnerable and you would need to deploy patches to that.
You would need this VM to get any work done..
As much as I love linux for my servers, I also realize that most of the corporate world cant live without windows-specific applications.
Ah, that explains it ;)
Because as most users of the internet he wasnt accurate about the unit.
From the context one can assume (without that big a risk of error) that he is indeed speaking about gigabyte, and not gigabit.
Buuut, anal responses are more important than content. We know this :-p
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On the devices he couldn't do that on, he'd set them up so they didn't store any config, that they lost config on power loss, and that you had to dial back in by modem to reload config, and you could only do that from his personal laptop.
This doesn't even begin to factor in the system log server, stored in a black metal box with two holes drilled in it, for ethernet and power, and padlocked, twice. Padlocks purchased by Childs personally, and which no-one else in the city had a key for.
Oh dear.... Please tell me the first one is not true....
And by all that is holy... please tell me that the second point is not true....
Please... I desperately want to believe Childs is not completely nuts... and this seem to clear all doubt :-p
I go to parties where such comments are the norm :-p
You might be surprised at the level of geekiness in some circles and how well they can party ;)
You know you have geeky friends when one of the girls refers to her clitoris as "the win button" :-p
Yep, the NXT is just acting as an IO card at this point... which you can do with any hardware really...
It takes away most of the "boring" task of doing the physical construction and circuitry for the robot. That is really all the NXT is doing...
(boring in quotes as I actually enjoy that part quite a lot..)
Yup, quite true. What it is though is VERY secure. Nobody can gain access to the configuration without the passwords.
Such a configuration should be set up with a redundant UPS. This removes most of the risk of unwanted resets.
When it comes to intended power cycles it is a different matter. You can configure the hardware to fetch their configuration from an external source. This is a fairly common way of doing it.
What this ensures is that nobody will gain network access and passwords if they manage to steal a piece of equipment! If that kind of security is not critical to you then a configuration in volatile ram is probably not needed and can be avoided.
Ah, it sounded more like a "Your own fault, stfu" message to me..
Guess I was wrong :-p
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Yes.
I am sorry to say, but most people outside the US suspect or even might expect anyone from the southern states of the US to be highly racist.
While I know this is not the case I have stopped being surprised when stories of outright racism pops up...
If you want to have a different image then do what you can.. I am not sure what you realisticly -can- do to fix any of it. Not electing asshats would be a start though :-p
(yes, I realize one can only do so much, but geeze...)
Global corporate policy forces me to install McAfee on every server I set up and run... even test servers for our lab.
My manager has no say in it, her manager has no say... the head of the office in my country has no say in it... it is decided in germany by the central "IT Security" department.
So... dont tell me what I can and cant do. If I had a choice I would dump mcafee... unfortunately I dont.
While hardware access usually lets you do whatever you want with your passwords there is no guarantee that you can preserve the data on the device after any action to change the password.
Quite a lot of network gear CAN keep the configurations in VOLATILE memory. This means that when you do the required power-cycle to set the new password... the configuration you were trying to get hold of is gone. This was one of the issued faced in this case.
If they're so damn upset about an episode of southpark....
Do they really expect us to take them seriously when they respond with the kind of images used...?
If they expect to get away with something that close to a death threat they should just shut the fuck up about mohammad already...
This says it all:
http://www.omglolbah.net/ksh/pictures/random/farmville_mohammad.png
WLIIA used movies that are in public domain for their "voice-over" runs.
If you have seen a lot of MST3K you'll recognize a lot of them ;)