This, and I guess the similar setup in the Sealand are all fine as far as the physical security of the systems is concerned.
However, as far as the protection of the servers is concerned, shouldn't they be worried more about the network security? After all, what good is is to lock the server in a nuclear bunker and then forget about keeping up to date with software patches?
Telstra is claiming that the changes are meant to provide "improved network performance" because of "severe burden on the network" placed by the "abusers".
However, one needs to look at this with some information about the history - mainly that Telstra had placed a limit on the network speed (50kB/sec) precisely to limit the abuse of the system. And now, on top of that they also limit the volume usage.
What the links fail to mention is that, up until recently, Telstra advertised the service as "broadband, unlimited Internet access". Now, not only is it not "boradband", it is no longer "unlimited" either.
Furthermore, their previous Acceptable Use Policy defined the limit to usage as "reasonable usage". With the limit to 3GB per month, this means that less than 2.5% of the cable connection is useable. How one can go from "reasonable" to 2.5% is beyond me.
And to add salt to the wound, Telstra offers a "Big150" modem dial-up Internet account for $37.5/month for 150 hours. This gives 150hr x 3600sec/hr x 56kbit/sec = 30240000 kbit/month = 3.6GB / month. Cable service is $72.55. So, you pay twice as much and get 15% less service for your money.
Just a quick rant... TPTB couldn't care less...
This site shows how to make a 3d screen. It is a device which attaches to the front of a computer monitor a bit like a glare filter or touchscreen. When combined with special glasses and software this allows full 3D images to be seen.
What the article clearly shows is that, no matter how imaginativbe a person is, they still cannot trully see what the future holds. This, and all of the similar articles tend to go into fantasy and fail to appreciate the (lack of) practicality for most of the things they predict. A clear example would be the "water-proof house" - the guy should have just asked himself how practical would that be??? And, as people above have already mentioned, not a single prediction even begins to imagine the impact the computers and global network would have on the society of today. Some very famous people less than a decade ago also failed to predict that, but that's a story in itself...
The point that I want to get at is that, with all of the prediction floating around for 2050, 2100 etc, we (assuming we are not any smarter than people 50 years ago - and I dpn't think we are) haven't got a clue what miricles of technology will have the greatest impact on our lives 50 years from now.
His facts are correct, his thinking and reasoning are correct, but he is just ending up with the wrong conclusion because of his distorted perspective on Linux/Open Source. Comming from a commercial side, he's just not used to to Open Source.
He says "people would be willing to pay, for lack of a better term, for an end-to-end solution" and follows that by "you have to get a server version from some company, a desktop from somebody else, and utilities from a few other people".
He misses the fact that has his company, along with RedHat, Suse, Mandrake etc, address that with packaged Linux distributions. He sees his companies Linux sojourns as 'Ohh, let's jump on this Linux bandwagon, I heard Dvorak say something about it, it must be good or something.'
And he can't see that by being able to get server from one company and utilities from the other company is a Good ThingTM because it means that you can pick and choose to end up with the best possible combination, rather than one-size-fits-all solutions (or 'you can have any colour as along as it's black and from next year dark blue') from certain companies.
He/his company got burnt by the Linux because of their bad approach ('let's assimilate everything Linux') and now he thinks that Linux is evil. Kind of like companies that ended up with shody web designers and crappy websites and when no one visitied thought 'ohh, look at all the money i spent and got nothing - Internet must be just a scam.'
Identical twins and clones do have completely identical DNA, especially the twins. Clones, depending on the cloning method, may have different mitochondrial DNA, but the DNA inside the nucleus of the cell is identical.
However, identical twins and clones have different fingerprints. This is because the fingerprints are not fully encoded in the genes, and the cell development depends on the growth inside the uterus. They end up with similar fingerprints, but not identical.
A bit off topic, but... I read the Ender's Game and thought it was one of the greatest books ever, but the sequels seemed to be like trying to milk as much cash as possible, or worse, running out of fresh ideas.
On the other hand, I liked the subtle ways in which Neal Stephenson's books could be considered sequels/prequels to one another. Apart from avoiding any hint of trying to establish a franchise, it also made readers think more about the future possibilities of plotlines. Not to mention it being a great source of topics for arguments if the Diamond Age and the Snow Crash share any characters:-).
I heard from a friend of a friend that the second revision of the plane, X-45B, will be Quake compatible. This will allow the plane controls to be interfaced with Quake thus providing for some very interesting deathmatches.
Well, that's what the whole break-up thing is about. The "Applications Company" would be interested in selling its software (ie. Office) on as many computers as possible - so the Office would then be ported to Linux. The "Applications Company" would not care too much if that hurt the "Operating Systems" company - simple economics/shareholder expectations.
That's the competition that the DoJ is after, where Microsoft is not in a position to cripple other platforms by controlling the supply of software and services to those other platforms - just remember the Office/Apple saga from some years back.
"When they took the fourth amendment, I was quiet because I didn't deal drugs. When they took the sixth amendment, I was quiet because I was innocent. When they took the second amendment, I was quiet because I didn't own a gun. Now they've taken the first amendment, and I can say nothing about it."
"Cryptonomicon" by Neal Stephenson. One of the best sci-fi books every wrtten. It's more of a techno-thriller really and both the writing and the plot are just superb. Also check out the other books by Neal Stephenson: "Snow Crash" and "Diamond Age" and see if you can tie the plots together:-)
Well, the Vietnam War was the first war that received wide coverage on TV.
Though, as far as the Internet goes, the war in Bosnia would be the first one that was widely covered on the Internet with services such as BosNet, etc.
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However, as far as the protection of the servers is concerned, shouldn't they be worried more about the network security? After all, what good is is to lock the server in a nuclear bunker and then forget about keeping up to date with software patches?
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However, one needs to look at this with some information about the history - mainly that Telstra had placed a limit on the network speed (50kB/sec) precisely to limit the abuse of the system. And now, on top of that they also limit the volume usage.
What the links fail to mention is that, up until recently, Telstra advertised the service as "broadband, unlimited Internet access". Now, not only is it not "boradband", it is no longer "unlimited" either.
Furthermore, their previous Acceptable Use Policy defined the limit to usage as "reasonable usage". With the limit to 3GB per month, this means that less than 2.5% of the cable connection is useable. How one can go from "reasonable" to 2.5% is beyond me.
And to add salt to the wound, Telstra offers a "Big150" modem dial-up Internet account for $37.5/month for 150 hours. This gives 150hr x 3600sec/hr x 56kbit/sec = 30240000 kbit/month = 3.6GB / month. Cable service is $72.55. So, you pay twice as much and get 15% less service for your money.
Just a quick rant... TPTB couldn't care less...
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The point that I want to get at is that, with all of the prediction floating around for 2050, 2100 etc, we (assuming we are not any smarter than people 50 years ago - and I dpn't think we are) haven't got a clue what miricles of technology will have the greatest impact on our lives 50 years from now.
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He says "people would be willing to pay, for lack of a better term, for an end-to-end solution" and follows that by "you have to get a server version from some company, a desktop from somebody else, and utilities from a few other people".
He misses the fact that has his company, along with RedHat, Suse, Mandrake etc, address that with packaged Linux distributions. He sees his companies Linux sojourns as 'Ohh, let's jump on this Linux bandwagon, I heard Dvorak say something about it, it must be good or something.'
And he can't see that by being able to get server from one company and utilities from the other company is a Good ThingTM because it means that you can pick and choose to end up with the best possible combination, rather than one-size-fits-all solutions (or 'you can have any colour as along as it's black and from next year dark blue') from certain companies.
He/his company got burnt by the Linux because of their bad approach ('let's assimilate everything Linux') and now he thinks that Linux is evil. Kind of like companies that ended up with shody web designers and crappy websites and when no one visitied thought 'ohh, look at all the money i spent and got nothing - Internet must be just a scam.'
Pittyfull...
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However, identical twins and clones have different fingerprints. This is because the fingerprints are not fully encoded in the genes, and the cell development depends on the growth inside the uterus. They end up with similar fingerprints, but not identical.
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On the other hand, I liked the subtle ways in which Neal Stephenson's books could be considered sequels/prequels to one another. Apart from avoiding any hint of trying to establish a franchise, it also made readers think more about the future possibilities of plotlines. Not to mention it being a great source of topics for arguments if the Diamond Age and the Snow Crash share any characters :-).
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That's the competition that the DoJ is after, where Microsoft is not in a position to cripple other platforms by controlling the supply of software and services to those other platforms - just remember the Office/Apple saga from some years back.
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When they took the sixth amendment, I was quiet because I was innocent.
When they took the second amendment, I was quiet because I didn't own a gun.
Now they've taken the first amendment, and I can say nothing about it."
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Though, as far as the Internet goes, the war in Bosnia would be the first one that was widely covered on the Internet with services such as BosNet, etc.
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