I'm betting that glasses (sunglasses or regular prescription) will throw this off. Without knowing the prescription of the lenses, it's hard to compute the refraction angle to get an accurate look at what the cornea is seeing. If it's anything like the "face recognition" software, this will pose no threat. Nothing to see here, move along.
You also forget that, when the US entered WWI, it FORCED the newborn airplane industry to cross-license patents and other "intellectual property" so they could build working airplanes capable of taking on the Germans.
Atari's an instance of such a company... I had to get cracks for Neverwinter Nights, UT2k3, and Temple of Elemental Evil to get them working, despite having bouhgt retail copies of the 3 games. They'll never be seeing another penny of my money.
I'll completely second you on that. When I purchase a new game, the first thing I'll do is rip it to an ISO image so I can store the original CDs somewhere safe. The problem I run into is the various "copy protection" mechanisms put on the disc by the publisher to (attempt) circumventing ripping to ISO images. Granted, it's possible to work around this, but it's a PITA. As a result of this, it's very unlikely that I will buy a crippled game and am more likely to download an ISO from somewhere else. If they'd stop treating customers as pirates, they'd get some sympathy (**AA pay attention).
What are you doing wrong??? I'm a network admin for about 100 Windows 2000 Pro workstations. I've NEVER had any problems loading them with SP4. Here's how I upgrade them to SP4:
1. Backup ALL pertinent information to a file server/other computer. 2. Use a Win2000 disk to format and install Win2000 by itself. Install any SCSI/RAID drivers here if you have to. 3. Install SP4 BEFORE you install anything else (including drivers). 4. Install all of the Windows Updates that are part of your Standard Operating Environment (SOE). 5. Install your hardware drivers. 6. Install the applications that are part of your SOE. 7. Copy the information that was backed up in step 1 back to this machine.
I think it would be better for the mail to append a header flag along the lines of (SPF=BAD_DOMAIN) rather than summarily reject it. That tag could also be taken into account with SpamAssassin and bump the spam score higher. I am of the opinion that most deleting of email should happen client-side. The only time mail should be deleted server-side, IMO, is if it contains a virus.
Yeah, it won't kill you. But falling victim to identity theft because your computer was infected when you visited a (normally) safe web site can make your life hell. And the operator of the web site would be none too happy if someone could prove conclusively the identity theft happened because of one of those exploits and not something else.
I guess my way of making sure that wouldn't happen is to put an injunction against MS preventing them from selling the disputed product (no matter what product it is) until after the case is settled in court.
Broadband over power line (BPL) deserved to die. It generates so much "noise" in parts of the spectrum that it doesn't use that it interferes with devices in those spectrums. Be glad the FCC is doing it's job or your cell phone might loose signal when someone turns on a TV in the apartment next to yours. Or, as a more emergency-related example, the police, ambulance, and fire dept. radios might suffer interference as a result of BPL. Any guesses as to who will get sued as a result of someone's 911 call not getting dispatched because of interference?
I will second this. Use seperate upstream providers if you want it to be truely redundant. Here, I have DSL and Cable for the upstream. They both go (on my end) to a Cisco 1750 (ADSL + ethernet blades). It links to a PIX 515e and that is what the rest of the network sees: just the PIX 515e.
The redundancy is handled by the 1750. We have 5 static IPs with the DSL and 1 static with Cable. Since the DSL is the primary connection, we have the routes for it listed before the route for the Cable. The moment the 1750 figures out it can't transmit along the routes for DSL, it starts using the Cable. When DSL service is restored, it starts using the DSL routes again automagically.
A warning for those who will be getting rid of old computers: make sure the hard drive is wiped clean (and I don't mean with format). I would recommend using software similar to Autoclave. Every once in a while we get stories posted here about people picking up HDs from eBay and finding all sorts of goodies still on them... Don't be one of those people.
Working with semaphores and locks... *shudder* keep the bad man away!!
Just remember that it's those semaphores, mutexes, and locks that allow multi-threaded applications work. A class that is supposed to be "thread safe" but isn't will make your life rather... interesting.
I agree. It originated from near where I am (Fort Riley, Kansas). Also has the dubius honor of contributing to the end of WWI from both sides having too many sick troops to mount a campaign.
it's actually the college bookstores that prevent the textbook publishers from offering downloads
I'm the network admin for a college bookstore and I can say that's bluntly not the case. When we buy textbooks from the publisher, they're priced close to what we sell them at. For example, if you buy a book for $100, we probably bought it for $85-90. That gives us a gross profit of 10-15%, which is rather low compared to other items we sell. A t-shirt has a gross profit of > 100%, for example.
In short, it's the publishers that keeps prices high and pushes new versions all the time. When is the last time the Latin language changed?
I'll second that. Be aware that RAID does have a downside. All the disks are usually) hooked up to the same power supply. If the power supply goes nuts, it can fry more than 1 disk (which is all that RAID 5 gives you for redundancy). A better option with a large number of drives (> 4) is RAID 10 (not 0+1 or 1+0). Then more drives can fail simultaneously and you can probably get back some/all of the data.
Sorry, the DMCA wouldn't apply in this case because you aren't breaking encryption to insert your material. However, the FCC and RIAA would be most interested in your activities.
If you're convinced Linux is "good enough" for the desktop and has better security than Windows (no dispute on the latter), it shouldn't be hard. Install the filter as root, and then have the child(ren) use a non-privilaged account. As long as the appropriate filter files are owned by root with permissions set to 755 you shouldn't have a problem.
I've seen some good ideas running through this article and thought I'ld contribute my $0.02. First up is the "Local Security Policy" part of Windows XP (start->control panel->administrative tools->local security policy). On XP there is a "software security policy." Configure it to have 2 lines. First line gives permissions to run anything in a specified directory (and subdirectories). This is for where your application is installed. Second line is deny permission to run anything from drive C: (and subdirectories). Put your application in the Startup folder, clear the desktop of all applications, and you are probably set.
If that doesn't work, here's the other solution I came up with. Essentially, put them on an isolated network. If your patch panel is mapped out (it SHOULD be) so you know which computer is on which port and can isolate them at this point onto a switch or hub. The upstream from that switch or hub goes to a cheap Linux or BSD based router (this is what uplinks to your primary network). Configure iptables/ipchains/ipfw/whatever to only allow incoming and outgoing traffic that the application needs. This will only be effective if it doesn't use common ports (like 80 or 25/110). Make sure to allow 53 for dns and 68 for dhcp if applicable.
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enough said :)
I'm betting that glasses (sunglasses or regular prescription) will throw this off. Without knowing the prescription of the lenses, it's hard to compute the refraction angle to get an accurate look at what the cornea is seeing. If it's anything like the "face recognition" software, this will pose no threat. Nothing to see here, move along.
I know! I'll just use the good ol' "double ROT-13" encryption technique! It's pretty robust and should take a LONG time to crack :)
You also forget that, when the US entered WWI, it FORCED the newborn airplane industry to cross-license patents and other "intellectual property" so they could build working airplanes capable of taking on the Germans.
I'll completely second you on that. When I purchase a new game, the first thing I'll do is rip it to an ISO image so I can store the original CDs somewhere safe. The problem I run into is the various "copy protection" mechanisms put on the disc by the publisher to (attempt) circumventing ripping to ISO images. Granted, it's possible to work around this, but it's a PITA. As a result of this, it's very unlikely that I will buy a crippled game and am more likely to download an ISO from somewhere else. If they'd stop treating customers as pirates, they'd get some sympathy (**AA pay attention).
What are you doing wrong??? I'm a network admin for about 100 Windows 2000 Pro workstations. I've NEVER had any problems loading them with SP4. Here's how I upgrade them to SP4:
1. Backup ALL pertinent information to a file server/other computer.
2. Use a Win2000 disk to format and install Win2000 by itself. Install any SCSI/RAID drivers here if you have to.
3. Install SP4 BEFORE you install anything else (including drivers).
4. Install all of the Windows Updates that are part of your Standard Operating Environment (SOE).
5. Install your hardware drivers.
6. Install the applications that are part of your SOE.
7. Copy the information that was backed up in step 1 back to this machine.
You now have a Win2000 SP4 box ready for use.
I think it would be better for the mail to append a header flag along the lines of (SPF=BAD_DOMAIN) rather than summarily reject it. That tag could also be taken into account with SpamAssassin and bump the spam score higher. I am of the opinion that most deleting of email should happen client-side. The only time mail should be deleted server-side, IMO, is if it contains a virus.
Yeah, it won't kill you. But falling victim to identity theft because your computer was infected when you visited a (normally) safe web site can make your life hell. And the operator of the web site would be none too happy if someone could prove conclusively the identity theft happened because of one of those exploits and not something else.
I guess my way of making sure that wouldn't happen is to put an injunction against MS preventing them from selling the disputed product (no matter what product it is) until after the case is settled in court.
Broadband over power line (BPL) deserved to die. It generates so much "noise" in parts of the spectrum that it doesn't use that it interferes with devices in those spectrums. Be glad the FCC is doing it's job or your cell phone might loose signal when someone turns on a TV in the apartment next to yours. Or, as a more emergency-related example, the police, ambulance, and fire dept. radios might suffer interference as a result of BPL. Any guesses as to who will get sued as a result of someone's 911 call not getting dispatched because of interference?
Your aliens are quite like us. But instead of Teal'c, we get Teyla. A bit easier on the eyes methinks.
I will second this. Use seperate upstream providers if you want it to be truely redundant. Here, I have DSL and Cable for the upstream. They both go (on my end) to a Cisco 1750 (ADSL + ethernet blades). It links to a PIX 515e and that is what the rest of the network sees: just the PIX 515e.
The redundancy is handled by the 1750. We have 5 static IPs with the DSL and 1 static with Cable. Since the DSL is the primary connection, we have the routes for it listed before the route for the Cable. The moment the 1750 figures out it can't transmit along the routes for DSL, it starts using the Cable. When DSL service is restored, it starts using the DSL routes again automagically.
A warning for those who will be getting rid of old computers: make sure the hard drive is wiped clean (and I don't mean with format). I would recommend using software similar to Autoclave. Every once in a while we get stories posted here about people picking up HDs from eBay and finding all sorts of goodies still on them... Don't be one of those people.
Just remember that it's those semaphores, mutexes, and locks that allow multi-threaded applications work. A class that is supposed to be "thread safe" but isn't will make your life rather... interesting.
In the 80s, the quote was "Nobody got fired for buying IBM." Currently, the quote is "Nobody got fired for buying Microsoft."
I agree. It originated from near where I am (Fort Riley, Kansas). Also has the dubius honor of contributing to the end of WWI from both sides having too many sick troops to mount a campaign.
Northwind is only 3.6 MB (in MS SQL Server 2000) or 1.7MB (in MS Access XP). He's wanting a database that's over 20MB.
In short, it's the publishers that keeps prices high and pushes new versions all the time. When is the last time the Latin language changed?
I'll second that. Be aware that RAID does have a downside. All the disks are usually) hooked up to the same power supply. If the power supply goes nuts, it can fry more than 1 disk (which is all that RAID 5 gives you for redundancy). A better option with a large number of drives (> 4) is RAID 10 (not 0+1 or 1+0). Then more drives can fail simultaneously and you can probably get back some/all of the data.
Sorry, the DMCA wouldn't apply in this case because you aren't breaking encryption to insert your material. However, the FCC and RIAA would be most interested in your activities.
Why is it when I looked at a picture of the Daleks I thought they looked like r2d2 having a bad day?
If you're convinced Linux is "good enough" for the desktop and has better security than Windows (no dispute on the latter), it shouldn't be hard. Install the filter as root, and then have the child(ren) use a non-privilaged account. As long as the appropriate filter files are owned by root with permissions set to 755 you shouldn't have a problem.
The biggest problem is land area. The USA is so much bigger than, say, Japan that it's very expensive to connect metro areas with mass transit.
I thought the golden rule was "He who has the gold makes the rules." Oh, wait. That's what we have here already...
I've seen some good ideas running through this article and thought I'ld contribute my $0.02. First up is the "Local Security Policy" part of Windows XP (start->control panel->administrative tools->local security policy). On XP there is a "software security policy." Configure it to have 2 lines. First line gives permissions to run anything in a specified directory (and subdirectories). This is for where your application is installed. Second line is deny permission to run anything from drive C: (and subdirectories). Put your application in the Startup folder, clear the desktop of all applications, and you are probably set.
If that doesn't work, here's the other solution I came up with. Essentially, put them on an isolated network. If your patch panel is mapped out (it SHOULD be) so you know which computer is on which port and can isolate them at this point onto a switch or hub. The upstream from that switch or hub goes to a cheap Linux or BSD based router (this is what uplinks to your primary network). Configure iptables/ipchains/ipfw/whatever to only allow incoming and outgoing traffic that the application needs. This will only be effective if it doesn't use common ports (like 80 or 25/110). Make sure to allow 53 for dns and 68 for dhcp if applicable.