That still doesn't make the article a "great article" on slashdot...most everyone here is more knowledged on subjects such as computer security than your clients, which is why they hire you. This article is "great" for them, not for us.
Actually, The January '03 CryptoGram (mailed out yesterday) has an article discussing AES, RMAC and 3DES discussing how "secure" it is, and in reality, why it is not secure. Check it here.
Well, I guess I was thinking more of our situation here in Minnesota, where we only have to deal with AC four months out of the year, if that. The server room, yes that is an issue more than in the offices, but there's certainly no room for crap like these hoses coming out of every 2U we have.
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These are generally designed for closets, enclosures etc. anyway though. And all our racks at my employer are in our server room which has it's own [very large] air conditioning unit. (At least large for 5 racks and 2 SANs.) So the sound from the fan in our Cisco switches are negligable.
Venting noise/heat into a cube wall is not so efficient...plus a company can adjust their heating accordingly, or not adjust it. If all the employees turn their computers off at night, the room cools and energy use goes down. They come in in the morning and turn on their computers and the place begins to heat up.
Of course using a furnace is probably more energy-efficient, but the PCs will be generating heat anyway so why not use it?
I don't see how "upping the rev" would achieve anything. If that key is cracked, anything can be made to appear as though it were signed by MS. If MS releases a revision of the Xbox with a different key, every old game would not work with the new Xbox, which wouldn't fly at all. So they have to still allow code signed with that key to be run, which means you can run anything if you have that key.
And yes, the Xbox may not be the best computer, but think about what you can do with it; USB ports, built in network, TV outs, and a USB Video Capture module made by hauppage (I think) means you could get your Xbox to run as a PVR. On top of that, a website could be developed so your Xbox PVR can connect and get television schedules and programming information so your PVR isn't like a very old VCR where all you can is press 'record'.
Now not only do you have a halfway decent gaming console, but you have a $200 TiVo with no advertising. (Well, $300 or so including the cost of the vid capture unit.) That alone is motivation enough for me to hope this offered reward brings forth a solution.
At this point though, the ISP could afford to buy new equipment for a third of the network or something, perhaps getting a deal because the networking hardware company won't have to wait two years for payoff. Wait one year and do that for another third of the network. Throughout, I would imagine profits being enough to comfortable field these costs.
I agree, but we also know how easy it is to fake an email message to hide the sender. Of course this would then raise the question of how you would verify that what you were sent is valid/authentic and not a fake document. I don't know enough about the Halloween documents to say anything with regard to this.
I don't think that quite fits; that would be more akin to DirecTV bringing charges against the websites that were supplied information by this guy, than charging him with releasing the info. This kid and MS employees sign an NDA, not the websites or ESR. *IANAL
A designer friend of mine made her own business cards out of some thin steel sheets with a piece of cardboard sandwiched inbetween with her name on it, various artsy cuts and engravings on it, and all the business info on it. I still have it, as well.
I don't know if they would put out a Beowulf film so soon after The 13th Warrior (Based on Michael Crichton's book Eater's of the Dead, renamed to The 13th Warrior for the film), which is Crichton's interpretation of Beowulf and extrapolation about how the story might have come about. TTW follows the Beowulf storyline halfway decently, probably close enough that a simliarity would be detected rather easily.
I for one can not wait to get a copy of this and read it, and I'll pick up Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, The Pearl and Sir Orfeo at the same time. And The Silmarillion; I've still got to grab a copy of this one and traipse through it.
I thought it was four, but could not remember for sure. Of course, now I have exposed my lack of trekkie knowledge, but oh well. None of you know me anyway.
I assume someone said it elsewhere, but I'll repeat. Too many people here are saying "you can't be addicted to a game", then someone says it's a psychological addiction, not physical. Well, that may be, but I think that any addiction has both a physical and psychological leg to it. Video games, cigarettes, marijuana, heroin, whatever. It's just that some things are minimal or easier to break (physical addiction to marijuana, for example) but others are not so (physical addiction to heroin, mental addiction to video games).
It's possible to have a physical addiction to a video game, I had one for a time. (There's a reason EQ is also known as EverCrack.) As lame as it sounds, you can get an adrenaline rush from defeating some new mob, there is chemical activity in the brain when you interact with people over a phone, on IRC or in EQ's chat system.
Not to say the source of addiction is physical, but it's a factor. And to those of you saying "don't worry, give it a try, it's not that bad" that's only funny until you see what the other person ends up like in some cases. I showed my brother the game, and a year later he had nearly failed the end of high school, failed his first semester and college completely, lost all motivation for anything but the game, got kicked out of his house, etc. Now, this is not all the game's fault, it's his own. But EQ is one of those innocent things that you do think is harmless.
I dunno...surprised me when I realized I was addicted to the game.
I just finished his book, and I'm almost certain he says something to the effect of "yes, I committed a crime and am remorseful." I would only hope he hasn't begun believing 2+2=5, but I guess anything is possible;)
now he uses Windows XP and thinks it's quite nice. Really sad, actually.
Perhaps, but perhaps he just wants the extra challenge of finding all the bugs in XP?
Or maybe he has sold out...I just finished his book last week, and it definitely has a semi-sell-out feel to it, very sensationalistic at moments. Still a decent read though.
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Keep your friends close, but keep your enemies closer, right?
Bought tickets with a few friends Monday late, still available. Got to the theater, still available. They originally had one screen. Then they diverted some to a second screen, then they quietly skirted away those wandering the main screen to a third screen (my friends and I were in this category) and ended up with front & center seats. MUCH better than my experience with SW:Epi1 (hint, four hours in line, get in, and they moved the movie to a larger screen. EVERYONE. Not just those standing around. So we lost our seats and ended up in the front fscking row. Why they didn't have it in their largest screen then boggles my mind.)
I concur. I found the ents lacking a bit, but I can't put my finger on how or why they're lacking. Perhaps I thought they'd be much larger than they were? The plot gets a tiny bit choppy around the time of the entmoot, but of course this is where a lot of conflict builds in each sub-plot, so that only makes sense. I felt it lacked a bit of grace the first movie had when juggling the plots. Perhaps it should be this way though, as the story-line itself loses some grace as Middle Earth descends into war.
I'm not certain if there were that many plot changes, but I did notice one or two scenes that were kind of out of order. I guess I was disappointed to see how Faramir and Frodo & Sam's diversion was handled in the movie. I would guess there was maybe ten minutes of screen time devoted to this whole sub-plot and it left an impression like "no, you come with us. oh, okay, I get it, you can go back to Mordor now". Over-exaggerating, I'm sure, but nonetheless that's about what I felt.
Either way, the only feeling I was left with was pure hatred and anger that time as we know it is linear and time-travel is not possible, because I want to see the third movie NOW, dammit.
Just because he doesn't use or know anything about Microsoft products doesn't mean they have monopolistic tendencies...say what you will though, find a business major at your Uni. and ask them if they've done a case-study on MS yet; chances are they have, and the fact of the matter is MS's monopoly leans more towards capitalistic success than 'dumpster-diving' (not to say that never happened...but Mac did it too. They just aren't as successful, so now they're the under-dog next to Linux.)
Lets not forget though that the same can be said of a lot of corporations, it's just not as glaringly obvious as with MS. Personally, and this is jumping off topic, I'm more concerned about the MPAA/RIAA/DMCA/Patriot Act and the implications of these on my civil rights than whether MS has a gaming console on the market. (No, I don't mean to say downloading mp3s is legal, but there are legitamate uses and other implications from what the [MP|RI]AA are trying to achieve.)
To finish my wandering, beer-fueled post, part of success in capitalism is relative ease-of-use and product quality. No, Windows isn't the best IMO, but it's nothing to sneeze at. Same goes for their mice, their keyboards, their gaming consoles, what have you. Plus, MS's control means we can be the enlightened ones and feel additional satisfaction in knowing we can assemble our OS and if it doesn't work, it's usually because of something we did. And as nice as it would be, were it the case, my dad isn't capable of effectively administering a Linux box, nor can he set up a Windows box without consulting me.
Christ, that is a long conclusion. No more posting after beer for me...
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That still doesn't make the article a "great article" on slashdot...most everyone here is more knowledged on subjects such as computer security than your clients, which is why they hire you. This article is "great" for them, not for us.
Actually, The January '03 CryptoGram (mailed out yesterday) has an article discussing AES, RMAC and 3DES discussing how "secure" it is, and in reality, why it is not secure. Check it here.
Well, I guess I was thinking more of our situation here in Minnesota, where we only have to deal with AC four months out of the year, if that. The server room, yes that is an issue more than in the offices, but there's certainly no room for crap like these hoses coming out of every 2U we have.
These are generally designed for closets, enclosures etc. anyway though. And all our racks at my employer are in our server room which has it's own [very large] air conditioning unit. (At least large for 5 racks and 2 SANs.) So the sound from the fan in our Cisco switches are negligable.
Of course using a furnace is probably more energy-efficient, but the PCs will be generating heat anyway so why not use it?
*Insert Side-Show Bob shudder here*
And yes, the Xbox may not be the best computer, but think about what you can do with it; USB ports, built in network, TV outs, and a USB Video Capture module made by hauppage (I think) means you could get your Xbox to run as a PVR. On top of that, a website could be developed so your Xbox PVR can connect and get television schedules and programming information so your PVR isn't like a very old VCR where all you can is press 'record'.
Now not only do you have a halfway decent gaming console, but you have a $200 TiVo with no advertising. (Well, $300 or so including the cost of the vid capture unit.) That alone is motivation enough for me to hope this offered reward brings forth a solution.
At this point though, the ISP could afford to buy new equipment for a third of the network or something, perhaps getting a deal because the networking hardware company won't have to wait two years for payoff. Wait one year and do that for another third of the network. Throughout, I would imagine profits being enough to comfortable field these costs.
I agree, but we also know how easy it is to fake an email message to hide the sender. Of course this would then raise the question of how you would verify that what you were sent is valid/authentic and not a fake document. I don't know enough about the Halloween documents to say anything with regard to this.
I don't think that quite fits; that would be more akin to DirecTV bringing charges against the websites that were supplied information by this guy, than charging him with releasing the info. This kid and MS employees sign an NDA, not the websites or ESR. *IANAL
What blowhard decided dark blue links on a black background was a good idea? I'm not design guru, but I at least have a little common sense...
Those pocket refs are awesome...There's also a PC Pocket Ref, here, though I don't have one of these.
A designer friend of mine made her own business cards out of some thin steel sheets with a piece of cardboard sandwiched inbetween with her name on it, various artsy cuts and engravings on it, and all the business info on it. I still have it, as well.
Yeah, but you can keep one in your ID badge pouch which you can keep in your shirt pocket or around your neck...
I for one can not wait to get a copy of this and read it, and I'll pick up Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, The Pearl and Sir Orfeo at the same time. And The Silmarillion; I've still got to grab a copy of this one and traipse through it.
I thought it was four, but could not remember for sure. Of course, now I have exposed my lack of trekkie knowledge, but oh well. None of you know me anyway.
Right, agreed. I guess my initial response was a bit long-winded then, eh?
It's possible to have a physical addiction to a video game, I had one for a time. (There's a reason EQ is also known as EverCrack.) As lame as it sounds, you can get an adrenaline rush from defeating some new mob, there is chemical activity in the brain when you interact with people over a phone, on IRC or in EQ's chat system.
Not to say the source of addiction is physical, but it's a factor. And to those of you saying "don't worry, give it a try, it's not that bad" that's only funny until you see what the other person ends up like in some cases. I showed my brother the game, and a year later he had nearly failed the end of high school, failed his first semester and college completely, lost all motivation for anything but the game, got kicked out of his house, etc. Now, this is not all the game's fault, it's his own. But EQ is one of those innocent things that you do think is harmless.
I dunno...surprised me when I realized I was addicted to the game.
I just finished his book, and I'm almost certain he says something to the effect of "yes, I committed a crime and am remorseful." I would only hope he hasn't begun believing 2+2=5, but I guess anything is possible ;)
Or maybe he has sold out...I just finished his book last week, and it definitely has a semi-sell-out feel to it, very sensationalistic at moments. Still a decent read though.
Keep your friends close, but keep your enemies closer, right?
What, you mean not every theater started movie immediately at 12:05 (our screen time)? I'm sorry =P
Bought tickets with a few friends Monday late, still available. Got to the theater, still available. They originally had one screen. Then they diverted some to a second screen, then they quietly skirted away those wandering the main screen to a third screen (my friends and I were in this category) and ended up with front & center seats. MUCH better than my experience with SW:Epi1 (hint, four hours in line, get in, and they moved the movie to a larger screen. EVERYONE. Not just those standing around. So we lost our seats and ended up in the front fscking row. Why they didn't have it in their largest screen then boggles my mind.)
I concur. I found the ents lacking a bit, but I can't put my finger on how or why they're lacking. Perhaps I thought they'd be much larger than they were? The plot gets a tiny bit choppy around the time of the entmoot, but of course this is where a lot of conflict builds in each sub-plot, so that only makes sense. I felt it lacked a bit of grace the first movie had when juggling the plots. Perhaps it should be this way though, as the story-line itself loses some grace as Middle Earth descends into war.
I'm not certain if there were that many plot changes, but I did notice one or two scenes that were kind of out of order. I guess I was disappointed to see how Faramir and Frodo & Sam's diversion was handled in the movie. I would guess there was maybe ten minutes of screen time devoted to this whole sub-plot and it left an impression like "no, you come with us. oh, okay, I get it, you can go back to Mordor now". Over-exaggerating, I'm sure, but nonetheless that's about what I felt.
Either way, the only feeling I was left with was pure hatred and anger that time as we know it is linear and time-travel is not possible, because I want to see the third movie NOW, dammit.
/me pulls out devil's advocate hat
Just because he doesn't use or know anything about Microsoft products doesn't mean they have monopolistic tendencies...say what you will though, find a business major at your Uni. and ask them if they've done a case-study on MS yet; chances are they have, and the fact of the matter is MS's monopoly leans more towards capitalistic success than 'dumpster-diving' (not to say that never happened...but Mac did it too. They just aren't as successful, so now they're the under-dog next to Linux.)
Lets not forget though that the same can be said of a lot of corporations, it's just not as glaringly obvious as with MS. Personally, and this is jumping off topic, I'm more concerned about the MPAA/RIAA/DMCA/Patriot Act and the implications of these on my civil rights than whether MS has a gaming console on the market. (No, I don't mean to say downloading mp3s is legal, but there are legitamate uses and other implications from what the [MP|RI]AA are trying to achieve.)
To finish my wandering, beer-fueled post, part of success in capitalism is relative ease-of-use and product quality. No, Windows isn't the best IMO, but it's nothing to sneeze at. Same goes for their mice, their keyboards, their gaming consoles, what have you. Plus, MS's control means we can be the enlightened ones and feel additional satisfaction in knowing we can assemble our OS and if it doesn't work, it's usually because of something we did. And as nice as it would be, were it the case, my dad isn't capable of effectively administering a Linux box, nor can he set up a Windows box without consulting me.
Christ, that is a long conclusion. No more posting after beer for me...