You can make white light with three peaks in the red/green/blue wavelengths... or you can make white light by spreading the power over the whole visible spectrum
You mean, Spock need not be blind?
I have a HP sdat jukebox here and I STILL check the backup logs
HP DAT? You'd better do more than check the logs. A test restore (if your users don't already test for you by deleting files) at least a few times a week might save your butt one day.
Actually DAT or not, test restores are a must. Logs lie.
More like they think that they can get enterprise customers to pay them for simplifying push email to one application rather than having to setup Exchange or Notes or whatever setup to support Windows Mobile devices, and they are right. There are plenty of IT departments out there that are tasked with supporting whatever technology the business decides to use and if they can reduce their own workload for the fairly minimal cost of a BES license they WILL pay.
Huh? For an "enterprise customer" this would require Exchange, AND BES, AND you have to route all of your messaging through RIMs NOC.
Push to Windows Mobile requires Exchange only. Why would I sign up for that? Direct push is a no-brainer to set up with Windows Mobile.
I'm fairly geeky, though by no means a programmer, I can get most FOSS programs compiled and working, but holy crap Nagios is a PITA!
BigBrother is still pretty good, though somewhat lacking in many places. I'm switching to Zenoss here, it looks to be quite good, though I'll miss the main status screen of Big Brother.
"required_hits 5
score SARE_GIF_ATTACH 5
I don't see image spam any more. I resorted to that after I was getting a hundred or so of them a day."
Brilliant. You just automatically blocked messages from companies whose PHBs insist on attaching a.gif of the company logo.
SARE_GIF_ATTACH is ok with a lower score, adding to other scoring parameters.
What you REALLY want for image spam is the FuzzyOCR plugin.
I usually pick on the example of cars. Most people really don't care about how all of the internals work. They just want to put the key in the ignition, turn it on, and drive. Is it within most people's ability to do a significant amount of their own maintenance? Yes. Do they? No.
The automobile is a great analogy. Taken a bit further, installing many (I won't say most, but I probably could) Linux apps are a lot like installing a engine component. Some users can get the hood open, but far fewer can actually bolt the part on. Yes many apps can be installed with an apt-get or rpm --install or even via cpan. But 3 of the coolest Linux apps I've installed lately require compiling, and running many SQL scripts, any one of which can spew out error messages that are more cryptic than conversational Klingon.
I'm an IT professional and a Linux enthusiast, but not a programmer. Yet I'll go post a message about a problem installing Myth, or compiling Mailwatch, and some asshat will say, geez, N00b, it's obvious! Change line 5386 to malloc blah somthingerother. Hence why Linux gets such a bad "rep"/rant
Back in the 80s, maybe late 70s, I forget.. I read a magazine article (odd, as it was a magaine that I normally only looked at for the pictures:) ) entitled "Diamonds are not forever"
It was an "exposee" on DeBeers and how they couldn't control the market forever, and that the value of diamonds would soon plummet. At the time it seemed quite possible, yet DeBeers don't seem to be hurting....
"Yeah, because your average Windows user knows what that means. Get a clue.
No kidding. While I love Linux, and have several Linux systems in my server room, I can't imagine getting any of my users to try it.
And as the original poster said something like "whenever I have to re-install"...
I do this for a living, and I RARELY re-install. There's almost always a way to fix the problem if you have half a clue....
OMFG! Rejection notices should always be sent??? That's the mother of all bad ideas!
Most true spam is either sent from non-existant senders, or forged senders. So your mail server will be bogged down with trying to send NDRs to non-existant addresses. The ones that DO get through won't make you any friends.
Sender domain RBLs are bad. Period.
Spam filtering should be based on a combination of tests, use blacklists of URIs and checksum databases of known spammy messages. Pyzor, Razor, DCC...
This, of course, assumes that "the web" was directly at cause for the eventual recall.
Exactly!!!
TFA (I didn't read the whole thing) implies that pressure from the web, and videos/photos of flaming notebooks are responsible for Dell's recall. What a crock of shit!
Dell has done a few battery recalls, and at least 2 power supply recalls in the last 4 years, and none of those had near the media hype, and web hysteria that this one has had.
Our company has 80 of the affected laptop models, and only 6 batteries were affected. No explosions yet, though all six are on the shelf behind me. hmmm what's that smell....
,i."Atlanta on the return trip from a music tour to Europe. We had to check larger instruments (including my saxophone)"
And one time, coming back from band camp, my trumpet smelled really funny....
Most plain old pagers are one-way. The paging transmitter sends a code (older pagers it's one or more audio tones, newer use a digital string) that activates the pager. The paging system doesn't know if the target pager is on, or gets the page, it just knows that pager's code, and sends it.
That said, many hospitals have an in-house paging system, with a VHF or UHF transmitter blasting out RF from an antenna on the roof.
Your sig is a direct quote from RUSH?!?!
I hope you are Canadian...that would be the only explanation.
While that quote was from one of Rush's more commercial offerings, their success in the 70's/early 80's wasn't
just due to Canadian sales. They sold a metric shitload of records in the U.S.
Many good Canadian bands failed due to lack of sales outside Canada back then. Yes I'm old....
Rush was not one of them, they did very well. Sadly, 2112 was one of the last of the truly good non-commercial offerings (Hemispheres was great too)
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You can make white light with three peaks in the red/green/blue wavelengths... or you can make white light by spreading the power over the whole visible spectrum
You mean, Spock need not be blind?
In the Winblows world: Foxit PDF reader. About 300 MB smaller than Adobe.
Ask Canadians if they think their system is working?
Ours is so bad we regularly ship pregnant mothers to Montana for care.
I have a HP sdat jukebox here and I STILL check the backup logs
HP DAT? You'd better do more than check the logs. A test restore (if your users don't already test for you by deleting files) at least a few times a week might save your butt one day. Actually DAT or not, test restores are a must. Logs lie.
That's Captain Trips to you.
Don't fear the reaper....
More like they think that they can get enterprise customers to pay them for simplifying push email to one application rather than having to setup Exchange or Notes or whatever setup to support Windows Mobile devices, and they are right. There are plenty of IT departments out there that are tasked with supporting whatever technology the business decides to use and if they can reduce their own workload for the fairly minimal cost of a BES license they WILL pay.
Huh? For an "enterprise customer" this would require Exchange, AND BES, AND you have to route all of your messaging through RIMs NOC. Push to Windows Mobile requires Exchange only. Why would I sign up for that?
Direct push is a no-brainer to set up with Windows Mobile.
I'm fairly geeky, though by no means a programmer, I can get most FOSS programs compiled and working, but holy crap Nagios is a PITA! BigBrother is still pretty good, though somewhat lacking in many places. I'm switching to Zenoss here, it looks to be quite good, though I'll miss the main status screen of Big Brother.
"required_hits 5 score SARE_GIF_ATTACH 5 I don't see image spam any more. I resorted to that after I was getting a hundred or so of them a day."
.gif of the company logo.
SARE_GIF_ATTACH is ok with a lower score, adding to other scoring parameters.
What you REALLY want for image spam is the FuzzyOCR plugin.
Brilliant. You just automatically blocked messages from companies whose PHBs insist on attaching a
"Cliché" is already a french word...
Ok what's French for "whoosh!"??
And me without mod points.
Novell sold out - plain and simple.
Damn. I knew the day was coming, but looks like it's time to get the red N tatoo removed from my ass....
I usually pick on the example of cars. Most people really don't care about how all of the internals work. They just want to put the key in the ignition, turn it on, and drive. Is it within most people's ability to do a significant amount of their own maintenance? Yes. Do they? No.
/rant
The automobile is a great analogy. Taken a bit further, installing many (I won't say most, but I probably could) Linux apps are a lot like installing a engine component. Some users can get the hood open, but far fewer can actually bolt the part on. Yes many apps can be installed with an apt-get or rpm --install or even via cpan. But 3 of the coolest Linux apps I've installed lately require compiling, and running many SQL scripts, any one of which can spew out error messages that are more cryptic than conversational Klingon.
I'm an IT professional and a Linux enthusiast, but not a programmer. Yet I'll go post a message about a problem installing Myth, or compiling Mailwatch, and some asshat will say, geez, N00b, it's obvious! Change line 5386 to malloc blah somthingerother. Hence why Linux gets such a bad "rep"
Back in the 80s, maybe late 70s, I forget.. I read a magazine article (odd, as it was a magaine that I normally only looked at for the pictures :) ) entitled "Diamonds are not forever"
It was an "exposee" on DeBeers and how they couldn't control the market forever, and that the value of diamonds would soon plummet. At the time it seemed quite possible, yet DeBeers don't seem to be hurting....
"Yeah, because your average Windows user knows what that means. Get a clue.
No kidding. While I love Linux, and have several Linux systems in my server room, I can't imagine getting any of my users to try it.
And as the original poster said something like "whenever I have to re-install"... I do this for a living, and I RARELY re-install. There's almost always a way to fix the problem if you have half a clue....
OMFG! Rejection notices should always be sent??? That's the mother of all bad ideas! Most true spam is either sent from non-existant senders, or forged senders. So your mail server will be bogged down with trying to send NDRs to non-existant addresses. The ones that DO get through won't make you any friends. Sender domain RBLs are bad. Period. Spam filtering should be based on a combination of tests, use blacklists of URIs and checksum databases of known spammy messages. Pyzor, Razor, DCC...
I also remember when canned drinks (beer) had removable tabs.
I remember when canned drinks had NO tabs, you needed a can-opener. OMFG I'm old....
This, of course, assumes that "the web" was directly at cause for the eventual recall.
Exactly!!!
TFA (I didn't read the whole thing) implies that pressure from the web, and videos/photos of flaming notebooks are responsible for Dell's recall. What a crock of shit!
Dell has done a few battery recalls, and at least 2 power supply recalls in the last 4 years, and none of those had near the media hype, and web hysteria that this one has had.
Our company has 80 of the affected laptop models, and only 6 batteries were affected. No explosions yet, though all six are on the shelf behind me. hmmm what's that smell....
,i."Atlanta on the return trip from a music tour to Europe. We had to check larger instruments (including my saxophone)" And one time, coming back from band camp, my trumpet smelled really funny....
"Pelican. Our designs scream 'Steal me!'"
4 out of 5 dentists reccomend it.
WTF is UP with that 5th dentist????
Most plain old pagers are one-way. The paging transmitter sends a code (older pagers it's one or more audio tones, newer use a digital string) that activates the pager. The paging system doesn't know if the target pager is on, or gets the page, it just knows that pager's code, and sends it. That said, many hospitals have an in-house paging system, with a VHF or UHF transmitter blasting out RF from an antenna on the roof.
3) Skype is currently free for PC-to-Phone. Free as in beer.
ObCliffClavin: It's a little-known fact that bats actually have very good eyesight. The echolocation isn't compensatory.
ObGilligan:
Not only that, but their use of sound to locate insects isn't due to bad eyesight.
Your sig is a direct quote from RUSH?!?! I hope you are Canadian...that would be the only explanation.
While that quote was from one of Rush's more commercial offerings, their success in the 70's/early 80's wasn't just due to Canadian sales. They sold a metric shitload of records in the U.S. Many good Canadian bands failed due to lack of sales outside Canada back then. Yes I'm old.... Rush was not one of them, they did very well. Sadly, 2112 was one of the last of the truly good non-commercial offerings (Hemispheres was great too)
Thanks for the info, you're a real fart smeller.