Yeah, that's very true, but I think it'd be an interesting side project at the most. Personally, I wouldn't change BitTorrent, because I love it the way it is -- it's perfect for what it's worth.
The only way that I can see the LCDs ever taking over the market share from CRTs is if the price for them drops significally and their refresh rates increase that much as well. As of right now, they are slowly getting better, but it's still going to take a lot of work. I know that LCDs take up less room, but personally, I'd rather have a bulky 19" CRT with a faster refresh rate than have a small 5 pound, slow LCD monitor anyday.
The fact in this matter is that someone wants to create a brand new torrent client (which innovated the internet to begin with) and he wants to add IP spoofing to it (a great idea). Well, the thing is... it's going to be extremely hard to get the word out with a new torrent client -- it's just going to have to be revolutionary... so I don't think this idea will last. But if he combined his IP spoofing with Bram's torrent client, I think that would make a wonderful new release of BitTorrent.
But let's not forget that even though it's easy for someone to make a complex password and write it down, they also want it to be easy to access... hince they are going to stick that Post It note or whatever they choose to write it on in a place they can easily find -- whether that be under the keyboard, on the monitor (a common thing) or just anywhere in their office space, people tend to do this on a regular basis. Now what a good company precedure would be is to ban this type of activity. Issue warnings and such to people that do not follow this rule and potentially terminate them if they choose not to do it. After all, this may sound like a bad idea to fire them, but you wouldn't want your company to be breached by a social engineer who is out to get your precious intellectual property, now would you? Plus, for the simple fact of them not following the rules creates a flaw in management and shows bad teamwork. It's just not good for business.
Well, actually he was fired, he just didn't up and leave. But still, even though this was not too surprising, it's really wierd what Comcast has done to the once TechTV. Damn them.
I don't think that Microsoft will be able to bundle this lovely piece of software with their operating system, mainly because they would have to shut out the version of Windows launching with Norton preinstalled. Even though it comes with only a trial on some systems, it's there and is meant to be upgraded to full. Also, with other virus protection software that Microsoft advertises (not saying they will stop, but you know... their product needs to be on top according to them) they will dismiss it. Microsoft will want their anti-virus software to sell more than anything else. But I think the same will happen to this than the same with WMP, except they will probably try to sell this. But I don't know, I guess we will have to see what happens -- Microsoft Anti-Spyware was actually a nice little piece of software. It's free and you can download it no problem if you want it... and people do. I use it and enjoy it and the same might be said about this program. This is just my two cents though, nothing more, nothing less.
And in summary, you don't get the point. When we have a large amount of customers coming, we are not going to write down the exact drink name on the cup before passing it down on the bar. That's why you shorten it so you can ring the customer up quicker and take the next order. Other examples - wtchlmc for White Chocolate Mocha, etc.
Oh my God... look at Mr. Smarty pants! Yeah... I was doing that for a reason. It's just how we write it -- normally xpresso on the cup and so on so forth. I had a feeling that when I saw the e-mail that someone commented on my post, it would be some ignorant flamebate dumbass. I guess I was right, hah.
Well, from IBM's recent layoff of over 10,000 employees and the selling of their PC making division, I really don't think purchasing a new company and then offering stuff for free is really going to help them. But don't get me wrong, I'm 100% for OSS, I'm just looking out for big blue. I don't see them lasting if they keep this up. This is just my two cents though.
Funny thing about me... when I get off work and want to spend some money on myself, I either A. Walk over to a section where I want to buy books (since I work in the cafe of a bookstore) or B. Walk outside Barnes and Noble, down a few stores to EB Games. The fact of the matter is they are both places for nerds and I get good discounts at both. =)
I was going to make a comment, but this one blew me away. This makes a lot of sense... and plus, on the withholding check issue, if you don't know, that's totally illegal. I would just get the hell out of there man.
So what if they decide to release their own Anti-spyware/adware software? I'm seriously not trying not to be a flamer here, but don't you think they may be a little late? I don't see how anything they can create could outdo Ad-Aware, Spybot, and Microsoft Anti-Spyware... so unless they really innovate this idea, it's just going to go straight into the ground... IMO.
and if they care about it, they are going to need to multiply that price by the number of system admins and divide the pay between them because that's going to take a ton of work to secure.
iPod killer? Let's take a look at the size of the harddrive. iPods can be up to about 40 gigs now (maybe higher?) and this thing is 4 gigs? I would not even call it anything close to being an iPod killer.
I figured AOL would have added tabbed chat windows and chat logging a long time ago. AIM is probably one of the last IM clients to implement this common feature. Because of iChat, GAIM, and the Dead AIM extension, there really is no point for this release. They better make it good!
Last year, when I was reading The Art of Deception by Kevin Mitnick, I read a ton of Social Engineering SlashDot stories of how a lot of businesses lost information due to social engineering attacks. Now I'm reading The Art of Intrusion (which has a similar story in it) and this is reported. Kinda funny if you ask me.
And who's to say that someone couldn't just get their hands on this software and install it onto other people's computers that are better at a certain game than them, just so they would miss an upcoming tournament? Eh? And how would this not be a privacy violation? I know if the computer is owned by the parent and all, they should legally be allowed to do that... but then why can't they limit other things their children do that they don't want them to do? And I'm not talking about visiting certain websites...
Exactly, if I'm going to buy something, it's going to be mine to do whatever the hell I want with it. Whether destroy it, mod it, or make a backup copy of it.
I never was a big OS/2 fan, and even by today's standards, it's not an advanced operating system. But, in my opinion, I believe that if it were to be open sourced, a lot of fans of it would take interest and work on it more, greatly improving it.
I would love to take a look at the source code to see what makes it run. It's old, but it runs well!
Personally, I think they should make their password more difficult depending on their location. If they are at work, using a work computer with a lot of data stored, they are probably going to want a password of random numbers and letters all mixed into each other. But the fact of the matter is that a lot of people actually do this... but either A) Forget the password or B) Leave the password on a Post It note somewhere near by so that they can physically access it (when not all hackers have to remotely access the computer). The reason for this is that it is much more of a threat if they lose their files and they would be more of a target. But for home users, they shouldn't really have to worry as much, unless they carry a mass amount of important data on their computers (such as a programmer and his shell scripts and source codes). They are much less of a target, especially if no one knows them. This is not to say that they should make an easy one word password, because they shouldn't, but they should not need a encrypted password... some type of alphanumeric password would suffice.
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Yeah, that's very true, but I think it'd be an interesting side project at the most. Personally, I wouldn't change BitTorrent, because I love it the way it is -- it's perfect for what it's worth.
The only way that I can see the LCDs ever taking over the market share from CRTs is if the price for them drops significally and their refresh rates increase that much as well. As of right now, they are slowly getting better, but it's still going to take a lot of work. I know that LCDs take up less room, but personally, I'd rather have a bulky 19" CRT with a faster refresh rate than have a small 5 pound, slow LCD monitor anyday.
The fact in this matter is that someone wants to create a brand new torrent client (which innovated the internet to begin with) and he wants to add IP spoofing to it (a great idea). Well, the thing is... it's going to be extremely hard to get the word out with a new torrent client -- it's just going to have to be revolutionary... so I don't think this idea will last. But if he combined his IP spoofing with Bram's torrent client, I think that would make a wonderful new release of BitTorrent.
But let's not forget that even though it's easy for someone to make a complex password and write it down, they also want it to be easy to access... hince they are going to stick that Post It note or whatever they choose to write it on in a place they can easily find -- whether that be under the keyboard, on the monitor (a common thing) or just anywhere in their office space, people tend to do this on a regular basis. Now what a good company precedure would be is to ban this type of activity. Issue warnings and such to people that do not follow this rule and potentially terminate them if they choose not to do it. After all, this may sound like a bad idea to fire them, but you wouldn't want your company to be breached by a social engineer who is out to get your precious intellectual property, now would you? Plus, for the simple fact of them not following the rules creates a flaw in management and shows bad teamwork. It's just not good for business.
Yeah, from what I received from the press release, he wanted to quit but couldn't, and then they just fired him and let him go... what he wanted.
Well, actually he was fired, he just didn't up and leave. But still, even though this was not too surprising, it's really wierd what Comcast has done to the once TechTV. Damn them.
I don't think that Microsoft will be able to bundle this lovely piece of software with their operating system, mainly because they would have to shut out the version of Windows launching with Norton preinstalled. Even though it comes with only a trial on some systems, it's there and is meant to be upgraded to full. Also, with other virus protection software that Microsoft advertises (not saying they will stop, but you know... their product needs to be on top according to them) they will dismiss it. Microsoft will want their anti-virus software to sell more than anything else. But I think the same will happen to this than the same with WMP, except they will probably try to sell this. But I don't know, I guess we will have to see what happens -- Microsoft Anti-Spyware was actually a nice little piece of software. It's free and you can download it no problem if you want it... and people do. I use it and enjoy it and the same might be said about this program. This is just my two cents though, nothing more, nothing less.
And in summary, you don't get the point. When we have a large amount of customers coming, we are not going to write down the exact drink name on the cup before passing it down on the bar. That's why you shorten it so you can ring the customer up quicker and take the next order. Other examples - wtchlmc for White Chocolate Mocha, etc.
Oh my God... look at Mr. Smarty pants! Yeah... I was doing that for a reason. It's just how we write it -- normally xpresso on the cup and so on so forth. I had a feeling that when I saw the e-mail that someone commented on my post, it would be some ignorant flamebate dumbass. I guess I was right, hah.
Well, from IBM's recent layoff of over 10,000 employees and the selling of their PC making division, I really don't think purchasing a new company and then offering stuff for free is really going to help them. But don't get me wrong, I'm 100% for OSS, I'm just looking out for big blue. I don't see them lasting if they keep this up. This is just my two cents though.
I'm off. w00t. Going to be attending the 12:00 showing and then going to school the next morning. Good thing I work in a coffee shop -- Expresso!
Funny thing about me... when I get off work and want to spend some money on myself, I either A. Walk over to a section where I want to buy books (since I work in the cafe of a bookstore) or B. Walk outside Barnes and Noble, down a few stores to EB Games. The fact of the matter is they are both places for nerds and I get good discounts at both. =)
I was going to make a comment, but this one blew me away. This makes a lot of sense... and plus, on the withholding check issue, if you don't know, that's totally illegal. I would just get the hell out of there man.
So what if they decide to release their own Anti-spyware/adware software? I'm seriously not trying not to be a flamer here, but don't you think they may be a little late? I don't see how anything they can create could outdo Ad-Aware, Spybot, and Microsoft Anti-Spyware... so unless they really innovate this idea, it's just going to go straight into the ground... IMO.
Children under 13 are not allowed into the movie theater without the guidance of a parent. Nuff said.
and if they care about it, they are going to need to multiply that price by the number of system admins and divide the pay between them because that's going to take a ton of work to secure.
Chimera raids! Sorry if this is a little off topic, but it's the only thing I can relate.
iPod killer? Let's take a look at the size of the harddrive. iPods can be up to about 40 gigs now (maybe higher?) and this thing is 4 gigs? I would not even call it anything close to being an iPod killer.
I figured AOL would have added tabbed chat windows and chat logging a long time ago. AIM is probably one of the last IM clients to implement this common feature. Because of iChat, GAIM, and the Dead AIM extension, there really is no point for this release. They better make it good!
Last year, when I was reading The Art of Deception by Kevin Mitnick, I read a ton of Social Engineering SlashDot stories of how a lot of businesses lost information due to social engineering attacks. Now I'm reading The Art of Intrusion (which has a similar story in it) and this is reported. Kinda funny if you ask me.
And who's to say that someone couldn't just get their hands on this software and install it onto other people's computers that are better at a certain game than them, just so they would miss an upcoming tournament? Eh? And how would this not be a privacy violation? I know if the computer is owned by the parent and all, they should legally be allowed to do that... but then why can't they limit other things their children do that they don't want them to do? And I'm not talking about visiting certain websites...
Exactly, if I'm going to buy something, it's going to be mine to do whatever the hell I want with it. Whether destroy it, mod it, or make a backup copy of it.
Now, the U.S. needs this law. Hah.
I never was a big OS/2 fan, and even by today's standards, it's not an advanced operating system. But, in my opinion, I believe that if it were to be open sourced, a lot of fans of it would take interest and work on it more, greatly improving it.
I would love to take a look at the source code to see what makes it run. It's old, but it runs well!
Cut down on all of the useless services that Microsoft Windows XP boots up and automatically sets up upon installation of the operating system.
Personally, I think they should make their password more difficult depending on their location. If they are at work, using a work computer with a lot of data stored, they are probably going to want a password of random numbers and letters all mixed into each other. But the fact of the matter is that a lot of people actually do this... but either A) Forget the password or B) Leave the password on a Post It note somewhere near by so that they can physically access it (when not all hackers have to remotely access the computer). The reason for this is that it is much more of a threat if they lose their files and they would be more of a target. But for home users, they shouldn't really have to worry as much, unless they carry a mass amount of important data on their computers (such as a programmer and his shell scripts and source codes). They are much less of a target, especially if no one knows them. This is not to say that they should make an easy one word password, because they shouldn't, but they should not need a encrypted password... some type of alphanumeric password would suffice.