someone might have suggested this already, but an automated script that does a whois on the ip from the appropriate internet number commitee (or whatever the hell you call them folks like arin, apnic, et al) and sends an email to the IP block's admin / abuse address would work.
Mostly, these emails get ignored unless they start appearing in large volume (if someone is dumb enough to continue trying to intrude from the same ip block).
You know, we could just be happy using mobile phones as mobile phones, instead of appliances with bluetooth connectivity, internet browsers, and so on.
Hell, I can't even get any ring tones on my phone that don't sound stupid. Hell, its hard enough keeping the damn thing from crashing and freezing every 4 months. Best wireless network my ass, verizon!
Man... there was a Far Side comic about parents hopefully imagining newspaper classifieds desperately searching for a super-mario player so that their son, engulfed in games, would have a career.
Professional starcraft player. Fastest Zerg rush of the east! ^_^
How about the good ole' dsu down 4 times in one month? How many burnt-out circuit board replacements does it take before someone figures out it's a chronic problem?
In ATT's defense, they seem pretty efficient for being somewhat thick-skulled.
yeah, there is that one. However, a couple of idiots with a ditch witch is excusable. Issuing a disconnect order on 5 T1s without confirmation from the client is a bit worse. Took ATT two days to reinstall the whole deal.
As a former installer for road runner, I have two things to say about networks on cable modems with a single user 'agreement':
1) I'm there to hook up service to one computer
2) I don't give a flying f* on a rolling donut what you do with the connection after that.
yeah, that cable tech needs a good smack in the head. Mostly, the whole single user thing seems to be more of a way to prevent folks from forcing the cable tech into hooking up a network more then anything. some cable techs aren't that smart. I know, because I had the option of becoming a manager for the company I worked for after a short stint of 3 months. I chose to return to college instead.
"The cross connect dropped out." I'm not exactly up on the lingo, but the gist of it was there was a line provisioning problem on a Voice T1. This was a week before ATT pulled the plug on that T1 and 4 others feeding a RAS my company maintains. Completely by mistake. How do you accidentally disconnect 5 T1 lines?
yes, it could lead to lawsuits indeed.
starting rant here....
hmmm....
The problem is, can a computer recognize content as valid? Will it reward for creativity, for originality (in the case of fictional writing), on-topic content, plagerism checks intelligent enough to distiguish a thought being ripped off? anyone can change word order, make use of synonymns, and say exactly the same thing as a quote from a peice of writing, but essentially, can it recognize 'credit where credit is due' type situations?
Sure, this may sound somewhat technophobic, but essentially it will rob writing of a certain dimension, because all one would have to do to get a proper rating is to appeal to the algorithm.
2004 continues to become like 1984
And I do feel like this all could lead to lawsuits. Writing is more then good grammer, diverse wording, and correct spelling. Certain clever writing devices (as in methods of skilled writing) are very hard to quantify and measure and judge. Is the computer going to say that using alliteration x number of times puts writing at y skill level, for example?
Use of this computer system could lead to teachers teaching to the test. It happens already in subjects such as math, chem, physics, and so on (my highschool ap chem spent a certain amount of time teaching to the test. however, my ap calc class spent alot of time teaching calc.)
Could this be the start of the end of creative writing for these schools?
dropping tungstun rods from outer space is a bad idea? Accuracy would probably be atrocious, and how would you test the damn thing?
This is one of those situations where a little error up there means a big error down here.
\\(machine name)\c$\documents and settings\all users\startmenu\programs\startup\ is good place to start
or just make a registry file to add info into hkey_local_machine\software\microsoft\windows\curr ent version\run key. (hint: this works on any windoze box when done as administrator)
with remote administration and a script, you could have those puppys running mighty quick.
Apparently if you pump a bunch of helium into the party venue. Of course, then you run into the problem of one side being cool, and one side being hot.
Strategic placement of the keg of um... root beer.... would be neccessary.
Wait a sec... so the mpaa wants to force me to buy a decoder so that I can run DVDs I paid for on a computer I paid for with the DVD player I paid for? Jesus, how much cash is the industry trying to milk me for? Some of those folks are already millionaires... I just want to watch "Fishing With John"!
I tell yah... I've met winos with less aggressive begging tactics.
actually, if someone can figure out how to make a wi-fi repeater / router the thickness of paper powered by solar, you could flyer for a band and create a Wi-fi network to share the music on.... ALL IN ONE!!
Perhaps I just best stick with my flying monkey p2p network...
a little bit of math shows the following about your statement:
1100 (avg spam per day) /.974 ( spam / tot. email) yeilds 1129.36 total emails per day.
multiply that by.0007 (.07%) will give an estimate (not correct, but good enough I think) of about 8 / 10ths of an email accidentally tossed out.
My question is which 4/5ths of the email gets deleted? And the bigger question, did you actually want to read that valid email?
This might offer some hints (geeks fixing automobiles!). I have actually thought about auto mechanics in the past, but I do not know how well auto shops would take to a crazy cyclist like myself fixing cars (tally for number of times hit by cars is 3 and holding).
Perhaps I might have something more in depth to say if I was an IT pro (right now I'm an IT noob working tech support, but getting the occasional chance to use some programming skills). Be diverse is all I can think of. and don't always be so attached to IT. I was a bike mechanic for 3 years (still am a couple days a week), and I'd do it again. (just not the thing to do in places that have a winter.)
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someone might have suggested this already, but an automated script that does a whois on the ip from the appropriate internet number commitee (or whatever the hell you call them folks like arin, apnic, et al) and sends an email to the IP block's admin / abuse address would work. Mostly, these emails get ignored unless they start appearing in large volume (if someone is dumb enough to continue trying to intrude from the same ip block).
You know, we could just be happy using mobile phones as mobile phones, instead of appliances with bluetooth connectivity, internet browsers, and so on. Hell, I can't even get any ring tones on my phone that don't sound stupid. Hell, its hard enough keeping the damn thing from crashing and freezing every 4 months. Best wireless network my ass, verizon!
Especially since linux has only been around for 13 years.
On one hand, I want to believe that these folks are doing a fairly cool thing, making a good bridge that runs windows apps in linux
On the other hand, I still can't shake the feeling that these folks are full of a certain biological waste product.
Hell, was windows 3.1 even availible that far back? what technology are they talking about? These people, they a-make-a no sense!
THX 1138 is alright. Yeah, there are alot a paralells. No, yelling at folks won't make it alright. Calling people sheep won't help much either.
Yeah, the world seems to be headed in the sci-fi nightmare direction.
Man... there was a Far Side comic about parents hopefully imagining newspaper classifieds desperately searching for a super-mario player so that their son, engulfed in games, would have a career.
Professional starcraft player. Fastest Zerg rush of the east! ^_^
How about the good ole' dsu down 4 times in one month? How many burnt-out circuit board replacements does it take before someone figures out it's a chronic problem?
In ATT's defense, they seem pretty efficient for being somewhat thick-skulled.
yeah, there is that one. However, a couple of idiots with a ditch witch is excusable. Issuing a disconnect order on 5 T1s without confirmation from the client is a bit worse. Took ATT two days to reinstall the whole deal.
As a former installer for road runner, I have two things to say about networks on cable modems with a single user 'agreement':
1) I'm there to hook up service to one computer
2) I don't give a flying f* on a rolling donut what you do with the connection after that.
yeah, that cable tech needs a good smack in the head. Mostly, the whole single user thing seems to be more of a way to prevent folks from forcing the cable tech into hooking up a network more then anything. some cable techs aren't that smart. I know, because I had the option of becoming a manager for the company I worked for after a short stint of 3 months. I chose to return to college instead.
"The cross connect dropped out." I'm not exactly up on the lingo, but the gist of it was there was a line provisioning problem on a Voice T1. This was a week before ATT pulled the plug on that T1 and 4 others feeding a RAS my company maintains. Completely by mistake. How do you accidentally disconnect 5 T1 lines?
yes, it could lead to lawsuits indeed.
starting rant here....
hmmm.... The problem is, can a computer recognize content as valid? Will it reward for creativity, for originality (in the case of fictional writing), on-topic content, plagerism checks intelligent enough to distiguish a thought being ripped off? anyone can change word order, make use of synonymns, and say exactly the same thing as a quote from a peice of writing, but essentially, can it recognize 'credit where credit is due' type situations?
Sure, this may sound somewhat technophobic, but essentially it will rob writing of a certain dimension, because all one would have to do to get a proper rating is to appeal to the algorithm.
2004 continues to become like 1984
And I do feel like this all could lead to lawsuits. Writing is more then good grammer, diverse wording, and correct spelling. Certain clever writing devices (as in methods of skilled writing) are very hard to quantify and measure and judge. Is the computer going to say that using alliteration x number of times puts writing at y skill level, for example?
Use of this computer system could lead to teachers teaching to the test. It happens already in subjects such as math, chem, physics, and so on (my highschool ap chem spent a certain amount of time teaching to the test. however, my ap calc class spent alot of time teaching calc.)
Could this be the start of the end of creative writing for these schools?
Wait, I thought linux was just lifted from unix. That's what SCO says, and SCO seems like a bunch of upright people, right?
dropping tungstun rods from outer space is a bad idea? Accuracy would probably be atrocious, and how would you test the damn thing?
This is one of those situations where a little error up there means a big error down here.
hmmm... worth checking out
/q
oh, one more trick- everybody's favorite adware/spyware removal tool:
format c:
\\(machine name)\c$\documents and settings\all users\startmenu\programs\startup\ is good place to start
r ent version\run key. (hint: this works on any windoze box when done as administrator)
or just make a registry file to add info into hkey_local_machine\software\microsoft\windows\cur
with remote administration and a script, you could have those puppys running mighty quick.
-Andy in Chi
Apparently if you pump a bunch of helium into the party venue. Of course, then you run into the problem of one side being cool, and one side being hot.
Strategic placement of the keg of um... root beer.... would be neccessary.
Wait a sec... so the mpaa wants to force me to buy a decoder so that I can run DVDs I paid for on a computer I paid for with the DVD player I paid for? Jesus, how much cash is the industry trying to milk me for? Some of those folks are already millionaires... I just want to watch "Fishing With John"! I tell yah... I've met winos with less aggressive begging tactics.
actually, if someone can figure out how to make a wi-fi repeater / router the thickness of paper powered by solar, you could flyer for a band and create a Wi-fi network to share the music on.... ALL IN ONE!! Perhaps I just best stick with my flying monkey p2p network...
only the intergovermental 10,000 dollar notes.
it's a zaurus with a coin slot? yes it plays ogg files. how else would it make the "nyuk nyuk" sound everytime someone got a parking ticket?
well, the city of montreal could generate revenue for the project by selling cpu time on a very large parallel processing machine.
and as always, cyclist park for free.
shouldn't there be an 'at' somewhere in there?
yeah, looks like I'll have to hand my math degree back....
a little bit of math shows the following about your statement: 1100 (avg spam per day) / .974 ( spam / tot. email) yeilds 1129.36 total emails per day.
multiply that by .0007 (.07%) will give an estimate (not correct, but good enough I think) of about 8 / 10ths of an email accidentally tossed out.
My question is which 4/5ths of the email gets deleted? And the bigger question, did you actually want to read that valid email?
3's nothin'. Only 1 hospital visit, 0 broken bones, 0 stitches. I've known some people hit 9 times, others who have gotten off alot worse.
think that's hard? trying living on a take home of 500 / mo in chicago. Nothing quite like dining out of dumpsters.
This might offer some hints (geeks fixing automobiles!). I have actually thought about auto mechanics in the past, but I do not know how well auto shops would take to a crazy cyclist like myself fixing cars (tally for number of times hit by cars is 3 and holding).
Perhaps I might have something more in depth to say if I was an IT pro (right now I'm an IT noob working tech support, but getting the occasional chance to use some programming skills). Be diverse is all I can think of. and don't always be so attached to IT. I was a bike mechanic for 3 years (still am a couple days a week), and I'd do it again. (just not the thing to do in places that have a winter.)
Andy in Chi