Trust me, 29 people is more than enough to obtain statistically-significant results. Now where's my Oxytocin....
I guess they sprayed you with it when they told you their outcomes:)
Can anyone else see the evil factor of this research? Shonksters would give you a bit of a squirt before asking you to hand over your [money/keys/life/etc] and you'd almost blindly trust them...
So is there a cheap and affordable Wireless Networked Media Player, that supports most if not all common and advanced codecs (DivX, XviD, and various wrappers like MKV and OGG, etc), or is this still a pipe dream?
Well, my laptop is more than capable of doing all of that and it wasn't real expensive. I'm sure a second-hand laptop from Ebay or somewhere similar would do the trick just nicely. Whack in a wireless G network card, a remote control connected to the serial/parallel/USB port and install Linux on it with something like Myth TV.
A second-hand laptop with the equivalent of a Celery600 or so would be more than adequate as long as its video circuits give you access to TV out.
To top it off, laptops are notoriously quiet - the fans don't run unless they get really really hot, and even then, they're not very loud.
It's simple, really. The cancer can't survive if the host organism is dead. Therefore scientists have proposed boring cancer sufferers to death with complex mathematical proofs, hence killing the cancerous cells and preventing the patient from having to suffer the horrible death that cancer brings.
It is not the point that the boring mathematical proofs are a more painful death that the years of suffering at the hands of cancer and conventional treatments.
In theory cold-water energy works; anytime you have a temperature differential it can be harnessed to create energy
It can't actually be harnessed to create energy. The temperature differential can be harnessed to extract energy. The basic laws of thermodynamics state that energy is preserved; it is neither created nor destroyed.
I commented about a specific part of the original post - the part about ISPs only allowing customers to use the ISP's mail server.:)
This is distinct from cutting off spambots and zombies. There, unfortunately, is a reason to block port 25. Of course this won't stop the ISPs that exist purely to help spammers but there are other things in place that are meant to limit that.
that ISPs only permit users to send mail through their own servers
I am a geekier sort, and this pisses me off. At the same time I'm kinda glad. I only really use my ISP mail server for everything. They relay on even if my From: address is set to something other than my ISP-provided email address.
Anything to bring the amount of SPAM down is good in my books. Even if it means a slight loss of accessibility to other mail servers... That said, SMTP has authorisation capabilities now. They should rethink the blanket block and block only those SMTP servers that don't force authorisation to send mail. At least that way you'd need an account on it to send mail.
easy fix, just line the inside of the house with foil.
I tried this once. Takes a lot of foil and you really have to cover the windows to make it worth the effort... To top it all off you have to seal the aluminium really well because otherwise the govt will just use smaller wavelengths that pass through the gaps...
Trying to infect Prius with a Symbian "virus" is like trying to infect a tree with a choc chip cookie . Hey I can come up with a better one - it's like trying to infect shampoo with a book on eating disorders (now go picture that in your head for a second).
A lot of these embedded machines run Java-based software now. If it can run Java it doesn't matter what OS is underneath it. Sure, the JVM and the OS may have differing levels of protection depending on the device, but as I said... Java is the key.
From what I understand (from my limited reading becuase I don't really give a flying fuck... nothing I own has Bluetooth for a very good reason) these cellphone virii rely on the Java compatibility to work.
From the site:
In February we published an official statement from Toyota that Lexus does not use Symbian OS, and thus cannot be infected by any of the Cabir variants.
However a mobile worm infecting a car is a thought that one cannot let go easily, and even as we knew that the car cannot be infected, this was something that just had to be tested for real.
So they already knew it isn't possible to infect the car. That much is clear. Now, Toyota could have lied about the OS it runs, and the car may have been vulnerable. You never know for sure until you try these things.
It was still an interesting experiment because they discovered a few flaws in the Toyota Bluetooth system - the corrupted phone name that froze the display and the flat battery wasn't properly handled by the system.
So, saying this was a stupid experiment is really stupid in itself.
Didn't you know, "tiger" isn't a common word that has been in existance for hundreds of years. TigerDirect invented the word "tiger" and all cats of the same name are scheduled to appear in the District Court where they are being sued for trademark infringement.
Not really an interesting question, to me the interesting question is...what the hell made them think they wouldn't get caught again?!?!
Do it a few times, get slapped on the wrist a few times. They think "the community thinks I've learned my lesson - they probably have stopped checking up on me"
It's that simple, really. That or they're run by 2-year olds who just don't learn and always think they won't get caught again (yes I have one of those).
Not meant to be racist (and apologies to anyone who took offence) - I see people all over the place using Citilan as well. It just seems the only ones that I have seen make out camp (with their desktop PCs and fold out tables) in the foyer of the library and around that area happen to be asian:)
Seems you've noticed a couple of extreme cases and applied your labels
Not so much a label as an observation. Everyone uses Citilan, but yes I have noticed the extreme cases. The problem for me is that when you want to do something (and are at one of the more public indoor hotspots) there isn't a lot of bandwidth left because of the "campers" who so badly want to leech on the free Internet that they bring their desktop PCs in.
It does get annoying to see someone quite clearly making camp for the day to abuse the free service. There is only so much bandwidth to go around, and deliberatly going there to use as much of it for free as possible is attrocious; I'd like to be able to log onto my webmail without having to wait 5 minutes for the page to load - is that too much to ask?
But, lets be thankful the aboriginies that do nothing but get drunk in the Adelaide park lands
What's wrong with sitting around in the parklands all day drinking? The only people I take issue to there are the ones that try to intimidate you out of money. Half the time they are not even Aboriginal, so it seems you, too, have applied a label:)
As for them making a buck, it would be nice if the subscription did come off your Internode usage for the month, then I wouldn't need to pay twice:). I think Citilan is great. Admittedly I don't spend much time in the city anymore now that I'm done with uni, but still - nice to be able to jump on the net with friends when you're sitting around bored in a coffee place in Rundle St.
Hasn't Citilan always been open for free (at least for members of a long list of ISPs including Internode, Adam, Esc.Net, and others)?
I have used it on several occasions to grab files from the Node mirror instead of having to use dialup. It's even faster than my DSL if you can find a hotspot that isn't heavily used (sitting outside the State Library at 3am helps until you get arrested).
They are going to close it off soon AFIK - there are too many leechers. There's always a bunch of (no offence, but they are always) asians around some of the more public indoor hotspots (library, museum, etc) that bring desktop PCs, fold out tables and chairs, etc just to leech free Internet for the day. There was even one there that brought his 5.1 surround speakers and the stands for the rear ones were set up behind him - in the middle of they foyer.
I'm amazed that Citilan is still open to the public, actually - the ISPs are footing the bill and it's free, although I did hear talk that if you use a Node login on it you chew up your Node download quota for the month; but that was just a rumour, I've never heard proof of it.
I just want a clock that'll make my wife wake up non-grouchy
Isn't that called "divorce followed by property settlement favouring 90% your ex wife followed by child support payments totalling 80% your take home to your ex"?
comes from a well-known open-source security scanner
You mean he did a network-wide nmap of your system, pointed out all the Windows boxes that have port 139/TCP open and said "you got problems boy!"???
I guess you just have to explain that more than half of the "holes" that were pointed out are due to unclosable things like SMB file and printer sharing, etc. Fix all the things you are damned sure you didn't intend to have open though.
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Well, where I'm sitting (south enough to be considered hell) it is freezing. It's close to zero deg (C) outside.
Trust me, 29 people is more than enough to obtain statistically-significant results. Now where's my Oxytocin....
I guess they sprayed you with it when they told you their outcomes :)
Can anyone else see the evil factor of this research? Shonksters would give you a bit of a squirt before asking you to hand over your [money/keys/life/etc] and you'd almost blindly trust them...
Go visit your local eye doctor and tell him that you urgently need the fattest pair of nerd glasses has can find.
It's only better than Vogon poetry...
So is there a cheap and affordable Wireless Networked Media Player, that supports most if not all common and advanced codecs (DivX, XviD, and various wrappers like MKV and OGG, etc), or is this still a pipe dream?
Well, my laptop is more than capable of doing all of that and it wasn't real expensive. I'm sure a second-hand laptop from Ebay or somewhere similar would do the trick just nicely. Whack in a wireless G network card, a remote control connected to the serial/parallel/USB port and install Linux on it with something like Myth TV.
A second-hand laptop with the equivalent of a Celery600 or so would be more than adequate as long as its video circuits give you access to TV out.
To top it off, laptops are notoriously quiet - the fans don't run unless they get really really hot, and even then, they're not very loud.
could someone explain it to me?
It's simple, really. The cancer can't survive if the host organism is dead. Therefore scientists have proposed boring cancer sufferers to death with complex mathematical proofs, hence killing the cancerous cells and preventing the patient from having to suffer the horrible death that cancer brings.
It is not the point that the boring mathematical proofs are a more painful death that the years of suffering at the hands of cancer and conventional treatments.
In theory cold-water energy works; anytime you have a temperature differential it can be harnessed to create energy
It can't actually be harnessed to create energy. The temperature differential can be harnessed to extract energy. The basic laws of thermodynamics state that energy is preserved; it is neither created nor destroyed.
I commented about a specific part of the original post - the part about ISPs only allowing customers to use the ISP's mail server. :)
This is distinct from cutting off spambots and zombies. There, unfortunately, is a reason to block port 25. Of course this won't stop the ISPs that exist purely to help spammers but there are other things in place that are meant to limit that.
that ISPs only permit users to send mail through their own servers
I am a geekier sort, and this pisses me off. At the same time I'm kinda glad. I only really use my ISP mail server for everything. They relay on even if my From: address is set to something other than my ISP-provided email address.
Anything to bring the amount of SPAM down is good in my books. Even if it means a slight loss of accessibility to other mail servers... That said, SMTP has authorisation capabilities now. They should rethink the blanket block and block only those SMTP servers that don't force authorisation to send mail. At least that way you'd need an account on it to send mail.
easy fix, just line the inside of the house with foil.
I tried this once. Takes a lot of foil and you really have to cover the windows to make it worth the effort... To top it all off you have to seal the aluminium really well because otherwise the govt will just use smaller wavelengths that pass through the gaps...
(end sarcasm)
Yup. Don't remember the season or the episode, but the Planet Express team takes a trip to the monument beach and Bender is the BBQ...
... red hot glowing ass
Bloody republicans - they take everything to court!
If memory serves me correctly, isn't that how Bush managed to end up in "power"? Some mess with courts, votes and something about Florida?
Trying to infect Prius with a Symbian "virus" is like trying to infect a tree with a choc chip cookie . Hey I can come up with a better one - it's like trying to infect shampoo with a book on eating disorders (now go picture that in your head for a second).
A lot of these embedded machines run Java-based software now. If it can run Java it doesn't matter what OS is underneath it. Sure, the JVM and the OS may have differing levels of protection depending on the device, but as I said... Java is the key.
From what I understand (from my limited reading becuase I don't really give a flying fuck... nothing I own has Bluetooth for a very good reason) these cellphone virii rely on the Java compatibility to work.
From the site:
In February we published an official statement from Toyota that Lexus does not use Symbian OS, and thus cannot be infected by any of the Cabir variants.
However a mobile worm infecting a car is a thought that one cannot let go easily, and even as we knew that the car cannot be infected, this was something that just had to be tested for real.
So they already knew it isn't possible to infect the car. That much is clear. Now, Toyota could have lied about the OS it runs, and the car may have been vulnerable. You never know for sure until you try these things.
It was still an interesting experiment because they discovered a few flaws in the Toyota Bluetooth system - the corrupted phone name that froze the display and the flat battery wasn't properly handled by the system.
So, saying this was a stupid experiment is really stupid in itself.
Didn't you know, "tiger" isn't a common word that has been in existance for hundreds of years. TigerDirect invented the word "tiger" and all cats of the same name are scheduled to appear in the District Court where they are being sued for trademark infringement.
Not really an interesting question, to me the interesting question is...what the hell made them think they wouldn't get caught again?!?!
Do it a few times, get slapped on the wrist a few times. They think "the community thinks I've learned my lesson - they probably have stopped checking up on me"
It's that simple, really. That or they're run by 2-year olds who just don't learn and always think they won't get caught again (yes I have one of those).
Wow, how positively racist
Not meant to be racist (and apologies to anyone who took offence) - I see people all over the place using Citilan as well. It just seems the only ones that I have seen make out camp (with their desktop PCs and fold out tables) in the foyer of the library and around that area happen to be asian :)
Seems you've noticed a couple of extreme cases and applied your labels
Not so much a label as an observation. Everyone uses Citilan, but yes I have noticed the extreme cases. The problem for me is that when you want to do something (and are at one of the more public indoor hotspots) there isn't a lot of bandwidth left because of the "campers" who so badly want to leech on the free Internet that they bring their desktop PCs in.
It does get annoying to see someone quite clearly making camp for the day to abuse the free service. There is only so much bandwidth to go around, and deliberatly going there to use as much of it for free as possible is attrocious; I'd like to be able to log onto my webmail without having to wait 5 minutes for the page to load - is that too much to ask?
But, lets be thankful the aboriginies that do nothing but get drunk in the Adelaide park lands
What's wrong with sitting around in the parklands all day drinking? The only people I take issue to there are the ones that try to intimidate you out of money. Half the time they are not even Aboriginal, so it seems you, too, have applied a label :)
As for them making a buck, it would be nice if the subscription did come off your Internode usage for the month, then I wouldn't need to pay twice :). I think Citilan is great. Admittedly I don't spend much time in the city anymore now that I'm done with uni, but still - nice to be able to jump on the net with friends when you're sitting around bored in a coffee place in Rundle St.
Security guard didn't like us hanging about... not so much arrested as harrassed by security!
Hasn't Citilan always been open for free (at least for members of a long list of ISPs including Internode, Adam, Esc.Net, and others)?
I have used it on several occasions to grab files from the Node mirror instead of having to use dialup. It's even faster than my DSL if you can find a hotspot that isn't heavily used (sitting outside the State Library at 3am helps until you get arrested).
They are going to close it off soon AFIK - there are too many leechers. There's always a bunch of (no offence, but they are always) asians around some of the more public indoor hotspots (library, museum, etc) that bring desktop PCs, fold out tables and chairs, etc just to leech free Internet for the day. There was even one there that brought his 5.1 surround speakers and the stands for the rear ones were set up behind him - in the middle of they foyer.
I'm amazed that Citilan is still open to the public, actually - the ISPs are footing the bill and it's free, although I did hear talk that if you use a Node login on it you chew up your Node download quota for the month; but that was just a rumour, I've never heard proof of it.
Or a terrorist!
Damn it, the terr^H^H^H^Harmy have recruited toads now!!! What will they think of next?
I'll remember you all right - as I'm scraping your guts off the roof of my car, house, pavement, hair, etc.
And don't forget that it needs cup holders, wings and bubbles. What good is a motherboard without all of those things? I mean, really!?!?!?!?!
Does it count that I thought of boobs before, during and after reading it?
I just want a clock that'll make my wife wake up non-grouchy
Isn't that called "divorce followed by property settlement favouring 90% your ex wife followed by child support payments totalling 80% your take home to your ex"?
comes from a well-known open-source security scanner
You mean he did a network-wide nmap of your system, pointed out all the Windows boxes that have port 139/TCP open and said "you got problems boy!"???
I guess you just have to explain that more than half of the "holes" that were pointed out are due to unclosable things like SMB file and printer sharing, etc. Fix all the things you are damned sure you didn't intend to have open though.