I think that this kind of shit should be disclosed in a privacy policy. For example, "Your personal information may be transported, on physical media, to other parties via third-party carriers." Would that really make a difference though? And furthermore, why the fuck is it that the last few stories I have seen of this nature have involved UPS losing backup tapes?
Kinda makes you wonder if any of it is related to that dude who got busted dropping off packages off at his own house and selling the stuff on eBay... If not to that case itself, maybe someone else doing something similar?
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I've always gotten a kick out of this article in the first issue of PHRACK:
In it, the poster spells out a recipe for an acetylene balloon bomb. Fill up a plastic bag with acetylene, put some rocks in it, put some of those little fun-spans in it, then throw it out the window... Always cracks me up when I think about some fucktard throwing fun-snaps into a bag filled with rocks and acetylene/oxygen...
Maybe it's because of articles like this that PHRACK is dead.
1 Do your "customers" a favour and rebuild the OCD with current versions (just correct the links)
Brilliant observation, why didn't I think of that? Wait, I did... Maybe that's why I cut new CDs and deliver em whenever an update is released...
2 get a bit sneaky and make a CD with a few NON-Cost programs to provide the services that are not GPL availible
Like what?
3 burn a few sets
ummmm....
4 rig the NON Cost disc with a few things from the "host" (price sheets and a couple glowy webpages)
None of "my" computer stores do that, and I most certainly do not! The last thing someone wants to see is another freakin ad on their PC, especially when the rep just educated the customer about spyware and adware!!!
The Open CD includes a lot of open-source software, including Open Office, Thunderbird, Firefox, Gimp, etc. I've got a few stores here in my local area distributing the Open CD, and they say they have had great success. The key is the rep educating the customer when he or she buys a new system about the dangers of viruses and spyware, so they have to be willing to go along with it. But the good news is that there is already a compilation of applications for that purpose.
1. Setup a SMS bridge 2. Register for all topics of interest 3. write a script that replies almost instantly with "I hear that all the time, here is an in-depth article on my website" that points to whatever porn/free ipod/whatever spam site 4. profit!!!
As an American, I have to agree with you. These assholes constantly stick it to people with their patent portfolios, now they are tired of paying crazy royalties (the same royalties they all charge others, by the way), so they are gonna try to launch some lame-ass legal battle to try to steal some technology that (apparently) is rightfully owned by CSIRO?
That's complete bullshit. I also hope that CSIRO does not back down, and that the companies effectively end up paying $12 per chip, to reimburse CSIRO for its legal costs. I am quite sure that at that point a more sane company will step up with consumer WLAN technology who is happy to pay $4 per chip. I am also quite sure that unless they back the fuck off, I won't buy products from the companies mentioned in TFA anymore.
I've chunked through more keyboards eating Cheetos. Not only do the crumbs fill in the voids between keys rather quickly, but you also get that nasty orange residue on the keys. Needless to say, I no longer eat Cheetos while coding! I now try to stick to things like M&M's and Skittles.
Absolutely. In fact, I remember Googling the movie '50 First Dates' and being shocked at the result (note that there was no video synergy). That was when said movie first came out, so that can provide some reference point. There is also synergy with Google maps, as I can roll a map of the nearest theater, as well as get directions on how to get there.
Do we really need to start another flamewar between projects? Who benefits? Perhaps the KDE project and Firefox should *both* keep their collective mouths shut!
you are only considering the Indian guy at Microsoft's 1-800 number
My bad for not being even more clear (though I don't know how much clearer I could be). I am referencing the Indian guy at Microsoft's 1-800 number who we paid damned good money for with our support contract. A guy who is supposed to be able to solve my problems, not argue with me about whether my corporate license key for Windows XP Pro is valid (it is, by the way) and then insult me by telling me that I will need to pay additional monies to solve my problem because it is not covered by the contract.
On top of that, he wants to tell me to reinstall? Shit, I could have done that in 25% of the time it took to even get through to this joker.
You clearly have never had to deal with people from a vendor's support department, a department that you you paid damned good money to have available to solve your problems only to consistently tell you that you need to nuke the box and start over, but only *after* you have agreed to pay even *more* money.
Maybe you should get some real-world context before posting some crap like that. mmmmmmmmmmmmmkay? Thanks. Oh, by the way, why the hell should I read the Microsoft Developer Network documentation when I am trying to figure out why a fucking machine won't boot after applying XP SP2? Like I said, please get a clue.
My point exactly, and thank you for that. I have had support contracts with many, many vendors that turned out to be as worthless as the TCP/IP packets that were used to email me the PDF containing said "contract."
One of my worst experiences was with a company called Bynari. They say they have some bundle that combines slapd, imapd, bind, Postfix, and a few others into an Exchange-like thing. They also have an Outlook connector. Only problem was that their glue between the F/OSS apps never quite worked right, the Outlook connector had problems ranging from putting duplicate emails in Outlook's inbox to causing BSOD's.
The lesson I learned from that is that anyone can say they offer a support contract, but the meat and potatoes are only realized when that contract is put to the test, often with rather poor results. In fact, I find a lot of my questions for Bynari (more then 4 years later) are just now showing up in their FAQ. And this is only one vendor of many...
I think that this article demonstrates a paradigm shift in the software industry. People like Bynari, Microsoft, Symantec, etc who do not adapt will soon be left behind and be relegated to the obscure world of has-beens.
is that I find that I get even better support with open source. There have only been a few times that I could not go to Google, bust out a simple query, and find a whole forum of people who would help me through a problem within a couple of hours.
Sure beats the shit out of sitting on hold with Microsoft for 2 hours, only to get grilled and having to convince them that you are not trying to steal product, only to get charged for support that ultimately ends up with fdisk/format.
Granted that not all of those problems are Microsoft's fault, but in my experience, they could have done some freakin troubleshooting before telling me to backup, reinstall, and restore. At least the F/OSS community will have an extensive reference to.conf files, man pages, and other documentation, while Microsoft "support" has a script that they are seemingly not allowed to deviate from.
Maybe I am wrong. Maybe the advantage is that F/OSS tends to me more modularized, and thus you are more likely to rescue an installation by fixing one component... Thoughts anyone?
I am not familiar with the architecture of clusters, so I am a little surprised by the more than 100% difference between sustained and peak GFlops. I know what a GFlop is and all that, I just don't immediately see why there is such a huge difference.
Can someone summarize why there is such a huge difference?
First, they made armed autonomous robots, now it's smart bacteria that is potentially deadly... All that remains now is for the two to team up against their human opressors. I feel good about it.
What you want is the fiberglass filter media type. It is exceedingly cheap, easy to work with, and effective. You can get a roll at Grainger - 20 ft. long, 30 in. wide, 1 in. thick for a whopping 14 bucks.
That roll should last you the rest of your life:) And yes, it is anti-static, it's glass after all. If you're paranoid, spray some fabric softener on it. The dust that sticks to it, however, is certainly not. Be sure to change the filter regularly!
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I think that this kind of shit should be disclosed in a privacy policy. For example, "Your personal information may be transported, on physical media, to other parties via third-party carriers." Would that really make a difference though? And furthermore, why the fuck is it that the last few stories I have seen of this nature have involved UPS losing backup tapes?
Kinda makes you wonder if any of it is related to that dude who got busted dropping off packages off at his own house and selling the stuff on eBay... If not to that case itself, maybe someone else doing something similar?
good point! haha
I've always gotten a kick out of this article in the first issue of PHRACK:
http://www.phrack.org/show.php?p=1&a=7
In it, the poster spells out a recipe for an acetylene balloon bomb. Fill up a plastic bag with acetylene, put some rocks in it, put some of those little fun-spans in it, then throw it out the window... Always cracks me up when I think about some fucktard throwing fun-snaps into a bag filled with rocks and acetylene/oxygen...
Maybe it's because of articles like this that PHRACK is dead.
Dude! Ever heard of a line break? Or punctuation?
1 Do your "customers" a favour and rebuild the OCD with current versions (just correct the links)
Brilliant observation, why didn't I think of that? Wait, I did... Maybe that's why I cut new CDs and deliver em whenever an update is released...
2 get a bit sneaky and make a CD with a few NON-Cost programs to provide the services that are not GPL availible
Like what?
3 burn a few sets
ummmm....
4 rig the NON Cost disc with a few things from the "host" (price sheets and a couple glowy webpages)
None of "my" computer stores do that, and I most certainly do not! The last thing someone wants to see is another freakin ad on their PC, especially when the rep just educated the customer about spyware and adware!!!
The Open CD includes a lot of open-source software, including Open Office, Thunderbird, Firefox, Gimp, etc. I've got a few stores here in my local area distributing the Open CD, and they say they have had great success. The key is the rep educating the customer when he or she buys a new system about the dangers of viruses and spyware, so they have to be willing to go along with it. But the good news is that there is already a compilation of applications for that purpose.
Why doesn't Wikipedia have a Slashdot article?
:) Sorry, couldn't help it.
It does, why don't you try clicking your own sig.
I see a massive potential for spam.
1. Setup a SMS bridge
2. Register for all topics of interest
3. write a script that replies almost instantly with "I hear that all the time, here is an in-depth article on my website" that points to whatever porn/free ipod/whatever spam site
4. profit!!!
I don't own an iPod, a mac mini, or anything else apple. At the current pace, it's not looking good for getting anything Aple either.
As an American, I have to agree with you. These assholes constantly stick it to people with their patent portfolios, now they are tired of paying crazy royalties (the same royalties they all charge others, by the way), so they are gonna try to launch some lame-ass legal battle to try to steal some technology that (apparently) is rightfully owned by CSIRO?
That's complete bullshit. I also hope that CSIRO does not back down, and that the companies effectively end up paying $12 per chip, to reimburse CSIRO for its legal costs. I am quite sure that at that point a more sane company will step up with consumer WLAN technology who is happy to pay $4 per chip. I am also quite sure that unless they back the fuck off, I won't buy products from the companies mentioned in TFA anymore.
brilliant! I shall order the wife to fetch me some chopsticks and a bag of cheetos straight away!
I've chunked through more keyboards eating Cheetos. Not only do the crumbs fill in the voids between keys rather quickly, but you also get that nasty orange residue on the keys. Needless to say, I no longer eat Cheetos while coding! I now try to stick to things like M&M's and Skittles.
Apparently the DVR runs Linux under the hood?
EDIT: There was no synergy with Google maps back then, I only had reviews and theater locations.
Absolutely. In fact, I remember Googling the movie '50 First Dates' and being shocked at the result (note that there was no video synergy). That was when said movie first came out, so that can provide some reference point. There is also synergy with Google maps, as I can roll a map of the nearest theater, as well as get directions on how to get there.
You're absolutely right. In fact, I notice that more often than not the KDE crew are far more civil than many others in the community.
Do we really need to start another flamewar between projects? Who benefits? Perhaps the KDE project and Firefox should *both* keep their collective mouths shut!
I shove a greased-up Yoda doll in my ass and find out who to call
Clearly the force is with you...
you are only considering the Indian guy at Microsoft's 1-800 number
My bad for not being even more clear (though I don't know how much clearer I could be). I am referencing the Indian guy at Microsoft's 1-800 number who we paid damned good money for with our support contract. A guy who is supposed to be able to solve my problems, not argue with me about whether my corporate license key for Windows XP Pro is valid (it is, by the way) and then insult me by telling me that I will need to pay additional monies to solve my problem because it is not covered by the contract.
On top of that, he wants to tell me to reinstall? Shit, I could have done that in 25% of the time it took to even get through to this joker.
You clearly have never had to deal with people from a vendor's support department, a department that you you paid damned good money to have available to solve your problems only to consistently tell you that you need to nuke the box and start over, but only *after* you have agreed to pay even *more* money.
Maybe you should get some real-world context before posting some crap like that. mmmmmmmmmmmmmkay? Thanks. Oh, by the way, why the hell should I read the Microsoft Developer Network documentation when I am trying to figure out why a fucking machine won't boot after applying XP SP2? Like I said, please get a clue.
My point exactly, and thank you for that. I have had support contracts with many, many vendors that turned out to be as worthless as the TCP/IP packets that were used to email me the PDF containing said "contract."
One of my worst experiences was with a company called Bynari. They say they have some bundle that combines slapd, imapd, bind, Postfix, and a few others into an Exchange-like thing. They also have an Outlook connector. Only problem was that their glue between the F/OSS apps never quite worked right, the Outlook connector had problems ranging from putting duplicate emails in Outlook's inbox to causing BSOD's.
The lesson I learned from that is that anyone can say they offer a support contract, but the meat and potatoes are only realized when that contract is put to the test, often with rather poor results. In fact, I find a lot of my questions for Bynari (more then 4 years later) are just now showing up in their FAQ. And this is only one vendor of many...
I think that this article demonstrates a paradigm shift in the software industry. People like Bynari, Microsoft, Symantec, etc who do not adapt will soon be left behind and be relegated to the obscure world of has-beens.
is that I find that I get even better support with open source. There have only been a few times that I could not go to Google, bust out a simple query, and find a whole forum of people who would help me through a problem within a couple of hours.
.conf files, man pages, and other documentation, while Microsoft "support" has a script that they are seemingly not allowed to deviate from.
Sure beats the shit out of sitting on hold with Microsoft for 2 hours, only to get grilled and having to convince them that you are not trying to steal product, only to get charged for support that ultimately ends up with fdisk/format.
Granted that not all of those problems are Microsoft's fault, but in my experience, they could have done some freakin troubleshooting before telling me to backup, reinstall, and restore. At least the F/OSS community will have an extensive reference to
Maybe I am wrong. Maybe the advantage is that F/OSS tends to me more modularized, and thus you are more likely to rescue an installation by fixing one component... Thoughts anyone?
I am not familiar with the architecture of clusters, so I am a little surprised by the more than 100% difference between sustained and peak GFlops. I know what a GFlop is and all that, I just don't immediately see why there is such a huge difference.
Can someone summarize why there is such a huge difference?
Anyone else read "Prey" by Micheal Crichton? If so, does any of this sound framiliar? hmmmmmmmmmmm
First, they made armed autonomous robots, now it's smart bacteria that is potentially deadly... All that remains now is for the two to team up against their human opressors. I feel good about it.
What you want is the fiberglass filter media type. It is exceedingly cheap, easy to work with, and effective. You can get a roll at Grainger - 20 ft. long, 30 in. wide, 1 in. thick for a whopping 14 bucks.
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:) And yes, it is anti-static, it's glass after all. If you're paranoid, spray some fabric softener on it. The dust that sticks to it, however, is certainly not. Be sure to change the filter regularly!
http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/productdetail.js
That roll should last you the rest of your life