I use DNSPark, and they were subject to a DDOS attack earlier this week, too. Are they affiliated with EveryDNS too, or is it coincidence, since they are another cheap/free DNS host?
I'm glad I'm not the only one. My janitorial work has involved me getting hired in after or during an IT departmental regime change, and cleaning up the messes of the previous regime. At my last job, I got a couple people using the term, too.
You liked THAC0? What the hell is wrong with you? That was the most backward combat system EVER. 1st and 3rd edition rules make much more sense.
My only issue with 3rd ed. is the proliferation of supplements. I DM on occasion, and just knowing which feat is located in what book can be difficult to track at times. WotC almost needs to put out another book just to index some of this stuff, like the Spell Compendium.
You appear to be omitting some information. Let's start with the beginning of the passage you are quoting:
3. You may copy and distribute the Program (or a work based on it, under Section 2) in object code or executable form under the terms of Sections 1 and 2 above provided that you also do one of the following:
a) Accompany it with the complete corresponding machine-readable source code, which must be distributed under the terms of Sections 1 and 2 above on a medium customarily used for software interchange; or,
b) Accompany it with a written offer, valid for at least three years, to give any third party, for a charge no more than your cost of physically performing source distribution, a complete machine-readable copy of the corresponding source code, to be distributed under the terms of Sections 1 and 2 above on a medium customarily used for software interchange; or,
c) Accompany it with the information you received as to the offer to distribute corresponding source code. (This alternative is allowed only for noncommercial distribution and only if you received the program in object code or executable form with such an offer, in accord with Subsection b above.)
You only need to do one of the three. If they wish to do option b), then they must give the source code to anyone who asks, under the terms of Section 1 and Section 2. Section 2 states you need to post all applicable copyright notices in the files modified. Section 1 states you must redistribute the source code with all applicable copyright, as you recieved it. It also states that you can charge a minimal redistribution fee (i.e. media, s/h), or if you warranty the code, you can charge anything you want.
True, you cannot connect to a NAT'd machine that has not initiated a connection. However, you are overly underestimating the capabilities of a stateful firewall.
With NAT, you are much more susceptible to man-in-the-middle than with a stateful firewall. In fact, stateful firewalls were more or less created to block replay and packet injection, which a NAT alone will not stop.
A modern firewall (including consumer-grade routers) use Stateful Packet Inspection, which will help defend against varoius man-in-the-middle attacks, while NAT does not. NAT alone will still be susceptible to replay and injection attacks, while a SPI firewall will be able to detect and block such an attack. Besides, you can have a very effective firewall that only has a couple rules, as long as you aren't running any boxes you want accessible from the Internet.
With Windows activation, you'll actually have to pay for each rev.
Isn't MS doing this already?
IIRC,
Windows 2000 = 5.0
Windows XP = 5.1
Many people paid for that incremental release, and it did hurt. Although, it has been fairly easy to get a Volume License version of XP, and I imagine the same will hold true for Vista. That will keep the "borrowers" happy.
As a matter of fact, I know of two blind person and neither use Lynx, even less heard about it.
Well, hooray for you. That's quite a demographic you polled there.
I'm just going by my experience, too. Anything I that I had read back when I was doing web design stated that lynx gad the greatest accessibility options, so I've always taken than into consideration. I guess that just dates me. I will agree, though, using a more common browser and platform does help with support.
Lynx on it's own is not adequate to be used as a blind person's browser (it's in fact, neither ADA or section K compliant) as it requires add-ons to make it "usable".
And IE is? I thought you said it required a screen reader?
ADA has nothing to do with software vendor accessibility.
It's about a person's disability(/ies).
Most blind users probably use lynx, since there are many extensions for it as far as text-to-speach goes. In this instance, software accessibility has everything to do with it.
If you follow the links on that page, you will see that they actually plan on displaying this at CES '06.
What exactly will they display is my question. A laptop with these screen shots taped to it? Or just the screen shots? I hope they're up for a little public humuliation...
This was the first thing to come to mind when I read this story. Anyone else watch it? I've only seen a couple episodes, and while it doesn't actually go into the math, it seems to glamorize mathematicians. Plus, it is a decent crime drama.
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So far, only development versions of Safari and Konqueror do.
I'm not sure when they'll be available for public consumption, but the compliant Konqueror should be released with KDE 3.5.
According to this wikipedia article, it may come from that, or it may not. It seems unclear if Brian Phish even existed. Though the backronym from TFA is supported as well.
Files sizes are measured in bytes out of tradition, since a byte was originally the smallest unit of useful data (think ASCII and teletypes).
Connection speeds are usually measured in bits (actually bits/second) because they tend to be serial.
When there is a serious problem, who do you think a small business owner calls first? The software vendor? Absolutely not. They will call the retailer whom they purchased the product from, or the local support consultant, who has been contracted before in offering support. In most cases, this is one in the same.
Yes, there will be cases where the consultant won't know the solution. Now, who will he call to find the solution? Do you think the customer (small business) really cares, as long as it is resloved?
Personally, I use my judement of the situation. Is this a business-critical problem? If not, I'll probably check the forums, or call a friend (actually, I will do a google search first, regardless of severity). If it is serious, I'll call the vendor and pay for the support call. I've never had to, but this would be a call to Novell (suse) or Microsoft for me. They charge about the same.
If you're intelligent enough to make good decisions for yourself, and reccommendations for others, this should be a non-issue.
Ya know, at first when I heard him say this, I laughed.
However, when I really thought about it, he is technically correct.
An "internet" is a collection of networks that are interconnected.
When you have more than one internet, such as the Internet (notice the capital "I"), why not pluralize?
Granted, most intelligent people will just use the word "Internet" in this case, since that is usually the collection of internetworks to which they are referring.
See, even in the depths of his stupidity and general boobery, Dubya can sometimes be correct.
I don't think its so much that he shutup, rather he was so hard to hear over Clinton. Or, more appropriately, all the "news" about what Clinton had done...
I'd be concerned about signal hijackers, too.
Although, with our current service (T1), I'm just as worried about road crews. Last summer those assholes cut our lines, and not just once, but twice...
They're comparing it to T1 service, which is a guaranteed (uptime AND bandwith), synchronous 1.5Mb line. Cable/DSL does not have such a guarantee, and is typically asynchronous (download faster than upload speeds). Plus, a T1 is much more flexible in how it can be used (e.g. voice, data, frame relay, etc...).
Given the choice, I'd still probably go with a T1 over WiMax for now.
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I use DNSPark, and they were subject to a DDOS attack earlier this week, too. Are they affiliated with EveryDNS too, or is it coincidence, since they are another cheap/free DNS host?
I'm glad I'm not the only one. My janitorial work has involved me getting hired in after or during an IT departmental regime change, and cleaning up the messes of the previous regime. At my last job, I got a couple people using the term, too.
You liked THAC0? What the hell is wrong with you? That was the most backward combat system EVER. 1st and 3rd edition rules make much more sense.
My only issue with 3rd ed. is the proliferation of supplements. I DM on occasion, and just knowing which feat is located in what book can be difficult to track at times. WotC almost needs to put out another book just to index some of this stuff, like the Spell Compendium.
I'm surprised you have never heard of Dungeon Keeper. It sounds right up your alley.
True, you cannot connect to a NAT'd machine that has not initiated a connection. However, you are overly underestimating the capabilities of a stateful firewall.
With NAT, you are much more susceptible to man-in-the-middle than with a stateful firewall. In fact, stateful firewalls were more or less created to block replay and packet injection, which a NAT alone will not stop.
A modern firewall (including consumer-grade routers) use Stateful Packet Inspection, which will help defend against varoius man-in-the-middle attacks, while NAT does not. NAT alone will still be susceptible to replay and injection attacks, while a SPI firewall will be able to detect and block such an attack. Besides, you can have a very effective firewall that only has a couple rules, as long as you aren't running any boxes you want accessible from the Internet.
IIRC,
Windows 2000 = 5.0
Windows XP = 5.1
Many people paid for that incremental release, and it did hurt. Although, it has been fairly easy to get a Volume License version of XP, and I imagine the same will hold true for Vista. That will keep the "borrowers" happy.
I'm just going by my experience, too. Anything I that I had read back when I was doing web design stated that lynx gad the greatest accessibility options, so I've always taken than into consideration. I guess that just dates me. I will agree, though, using a more common browser and platform does help with support. And IE is? I thought you said it required a screen reader?
Most blind users probably use lynx, since there are many extensions for it as far as text-to-speach goes.
In this instance, software accessibility has everything to do with it.
If you follow the links on that page, you will see that they actually plan on displaying this at CES '06.
What exactly will they display is my question. A laptop with these screen shots taped to it? Or just the screen shots? I hope they're up for a little public humuliation...
And what are the other 50,000 unemployed mainframers supposed to do?
Skip to step 6?
This was the first thing to come to mind when I read this story. Anyone else watch it?
I've only seen a couple episodes, and while it doesn't actually go into the math, it seems to glamorize mathematicians.
Plus, it is a decent crime drama.
So far, only development versions of Safari and Konqueror do.
I'm not sure when they'll be available for public consumption, but the compliant Konqueror should be released with KDE 3.5.
It is currently about 67F.
Here's the 5-day forecast.
No, two wrongs do not make a right, but three lefts do.
The server for Plasma isn't much better...
Mirror for Plasma, anyone?
True, NAT and NAPT are better than nothing.
However, NAT/NAPT is like being in a tent (no one can "see" me) vs. being in a bunker. Not a viable security model, IMHO.
Anymore, your off-the-shelf SOHO router will also have a SPI firewall. There's no need to use NAT anymore as a "security" method.
According to this wikipedia article, it may come from that, or it may not.
It seems unclear if Brian Phish even existed.
Though the backronym from TFA is supported as well.
Connection speeds are usually measured in bits (actually bits/second) because they tend to be serial.
Fair assumption, though.
When there is a serious problem, who do you think a small business owner calls first? The software vendor? Absolutely not. They will call the retailer whom they purchased the product from, or the local support consultant, who has been contracted before in offering support. In most cases, this is one in the same.
Yes, there will be cases where the consultant won't know the solution. Now, who will he call to find the solution? Do you think the customer (small business) really cares, as long as it is resloved?
Personally, I use my judement of the situation. Is this a business-critical problem? If not, I'll probably check the forums, or call a friend (actually, I will do a google search first, regardless of severity). If it is serious, I'll call the vendor and pay for the support call. I've never had to, but this would be a call to Novell (suse) or Microsoft for me. They charge about the same.
If you're intelligent enough to make good decisions for yourself, and reccommendations for others, this should be a non-issue.
However, when I really thought about it, he is technically correct.
An "internet" is a collection of networks that are interconnected.
When you have more than one internet, such as the Internet (notice the capital "I"), why not pluralize?
Granted, most intelligent people will just use the word "Internet" in this case, since that is usually the collection of internetworks to which they are referring.
See, even in the depths of his stupidity and general boobery, Dubya can sometimes be correct.
I don't think its so much that he shutup, rather he was so hard to hear over Clinton. Or, more appropriately, all the "news" about what Clinton had done...
I'd be concerned about signal hijackers, too.
Although, with our current service (T1), I'm just as worried about road crews. Last summer those assholes cut our lines, and not just once, but twice...
Given the choice, I'd still probably go with a T1 over WiMax for now.