Dude, even in the UK you get more in jail for DDOS than you do for statutory rape.
ahem.
if people aren't put off by that, then maybe we should bring in the death penalty for port scanning or something? YEAH lets lobby that one, good idea mate.
I have always found the best resource for help is the Linux Bible, and everything else I need I tend to find lurking around the Linux Documentation Project pages. For Distro specific their websites usually help, and like the others said, IRC helps for that too, last resort could be troubleshooting Distro members. But yeah, the Linux Bible rawks:)
We only get 2mb max contract (which averages out at a max bandwidth of about 1.6) over in the Isle of Man, as we only have on ISP because out gov't are monopolising fucks.
Regardless of whether or not Rambam can do his job properly - at least he doesn't turn up at massive conventions and make a scene, just to prove to everyone there that what they are doing is wrong and they are being watched. Totally, the FBI only turned up there to prove a point.
I don't see the point in sitting here flaming Rambam, just because his lack of skill in his profession has been made public, hell I'm shit at my job - the only person that judges me is my boss - not the population of a forum!
Serves Him right for getting caught. Serves them right because someone stupid enough to get caught managed to break them. Haha (in that annoying voice that kid from the simpsons does...)
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Touché:P I do agree. However I'm just one of those people that still believes product satisfaction is more important (for such a large company) than cutting a fairly medeocre (excuse my spelling) module of one product out of thousands. *shrug* Touché though:P
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Im sorry but up until now pretty much all portable players came with dc adapters. Why change standards now when there has not been any demand for it.
I have no problem with people bundling parts so long as they dont make a monopoly out of it. The shit thing about the DC adapters for the Nano is that you can buy rip off ones for less than 10 pounds, but if you want an official apple one its over 13 pounds. That just doesnt make sense. I would never have expected this from apple.
I just don't understand why they can't stick with standard stuff, instead of trying to re-invent the wheel. They should do something new, instead of pulling bits out of old stuff!
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Some people don't have such facilities. Some people like their appliances to be more modular. Some people have restricted USB use, due to too many appliances already connected. The reasons are endless.
Again it comes down to me saying Apple are turning out to be as bad as ms, in that they leave out certain components, to force buyers to come back to suppliers, so more money can be made. like ms office, media player, etc etc. Why should those people who have restricted facilities be expected to fork out more for something that in the past was a default in the packs? I cant see how you can say that is fair.
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:) word! monopolisation=bad, means less fun stuff for us in the long run:(
...but I say right on Creativ. Im sorry, as much as apple have done good things in the world of software, they're beginning to get a bit too much, for too less. i.e I'm outraged that the Nano (in the UK - dont know about other countries) doesn't come with a DC adapter, and you have to fork out over 10 pounds for one.
I own a creative zen touch, and also a nomad, which work absolutely brilliantly - and after using the ipod nano, mini and 20gb photo I have to say Creativ's work on the menu systems etc is much more streamline and faster than anything Apple seem to have come up with.
I'm not just trying to complain because I don't like Apple, like I said I agree they've done some good things, but they're beginning to act like M$ in some ways. To resolve the issue of the Nano being so slow, I find the Linux distro available for it works much better than the standard IPod software.
So again, I say Apple need a good kick up the arse, they need to sort their software out, they're good at it usually and I think if they come up with something original they could do very well at it.
....publishers begin forcing unsuspecting hardware buyers to use their software. And of course, this would be breaking all theorys based around open source, gpl, gnu etc etc.
I agree with this wholeheartedly. I am wholeheartedly willing to admit iI suck! although I have been using Unix/Linux systems for 5 years now, and should probably be slightly more competant, the man pages are my blessing and always will be.
However, when say, I make a forum topic related to Linux opinions etc, I am inundated with posts from people who start with, "I have just converted from using Windows, to Fedora" and then go on to slate other posters who for example say.."I cant get blah to work, how can I do this"...The Fedora newb will proceed to say.."Stfu, rtfm ur a fuckin noob blah blah"...it's like...whats the point? Snobbery comes in all instances. A better reply would perhaps be a link, or a suggestion to a peice of documentation, so for the future the questioner will know where to refer.
The ignorance of more experienced users is also getting on my nerve. I make a point of asking as few questions as possible, like I said the man pages are my blessing - but at least I try to point people who have come into difficulty in the right direction, without feeding them the information on a plate.
Another point too, thats more common among the Newb snobs, is OMG ur a female linux user omg you must be so cooool. AND THEN you get the female linux users, who MILK this, and think they are godesses. OKAY WE ARE ALL PEOPLE, we are all part of this community, we are all equal. Just, stfu and use your computer - dont fuckin wear it on ur tshirt. You are *not* a godess, you are *not* a guru.
"Yahoo! Allegedly Helps Beijing Arrest a Third Reporter"
Okay, if Online organisations have the right to prosecute "real life" journalists, AND online journalists, why can't online journalism have the same rights? - perhaps not the best argument towards the case...However, the raw fact of it is, no one can police the internet, no matter how hard they try. Fair enough they can arrest one person for "breaching" or "leaking" certain information, but whos there to stop the next person. Every second we breathe someone is publicising so called "secured" information. Give journalists their rights and maybe they might think twice about fucking you over!
"the Pentagon says it will wage war against the internet" omg...wtf!?
To think that by waging war on or with the internet is ludicrous!
Like seriously!? If the american govt is STILL having their sec compromised in this day and age, do they really expect to acheive the status of being a step ahead of us/them (choose ur side..) ????
The best compromise they could come to is communicating with the world, and agreeing on something for once. It seems that their new plan to fight this "battle" is just a playground fad.
Grow up Whitehouse, you can try and run our world, but we can fuck yours too;)
Geez Bill - why don't you take a look in the mirror and give yourself a slap some day?
His statements just prove His and Microsoft's stance on the world today. Just as war makes America more money, no computers for Africa keeps open source projects and freedom for technoology out of reach for less advances user bases, and keeps Microsoft in that more than comfortable monopoly loop.
I dream of the day when I can meet Gates face to face and tell him what a spoiled little cheating brat he is. Maybe someone should also give him a tutorial on using a computer, because if XP or Vista is anything to go by, im sure the kids using these $100 computers will be miles ahead than MS's design team.
I'm not saying I have anything *against* Windows. Just the people controlling the populations choices on EVERYTHING.
Ok so, IT market run by = idiots; jails filled with = intelligence; streets filled with drug dealers and murderers because the jail's are too full of educated people.
Oh yeah and the UK laws? run by idiots too.
Nice one UK! You just criminalised your only hope of a secure economy...now you're in the safe hands of IE lovers and "security" guys who don't even know how to combat a Ddos themselves, you'll be just fine.
Heh. I don't know why everybody is choosing to label people who are doing this as anything to be honest. It's a bit of fun, there is people on IRC doing this that can't even figure out how to change the fonts on mirc - as is there are also people who write their own BitchX clients. So, really, it is just a bit of fun, the people who are too ignorant to check the news on their anti virus softare deserve to be made a mockery at least somewhat.
At the end of the day. It would have been started by someone finding the information, all due respect to people who do this. Freedom of information is a wonderful thing. But labelling these people with derogatory terms that don't even fit their "profession" is unfair.
And also, I wouldn't slate anyone who does this to someone - it's hardly illegal, and its the Norton user's own fault. Hooray for IRC fun:)
And damn the people who've set up bots to permanently ban the people doing it - set up your bots to permanently ban idiot Norton user's that have no clue on maintaining their computer's security.:P
..Also happens in a little island (30miles by 10miles) in the UK called the Isle of Man. I was taking some concept photos for my City & Guilds, the title of my peice was Industrialism.
I was down in the harbour, merely shooting some snaps of a gas cylinder, when the security guard for the gas company drives up to me and tells me to move on. When I argued the fact that the 1000's of tourists coming into the docks each year probably have countless photos of the massive & intrusive structures as well - I was told to move on or face prosecution. I was 15 at the time, what is a 15 year old with a pentax mx going to do with a picture of a gas cylinder...really?
Hmph. For such a small community to join in this totatlitarian stance dissappoints me to say the least.
Something needs to be done! The govornment encourages education, but how am I supposed to become educated when what I am trying to educate myself in classifies me as a terrorist!?
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Dude, even in the UK you get more in jail for DDOS than you do for statutory rape.
ahem.
if people aren't put off by that, then maybe we should bring in the death penalty for port scanning or something? YEAH lets lobby that one, good idea mate.
I have always found the best resource for help is the Linux Bible, and everything else I need I tend to find lurking around the Linux Documentation Project pages. For Distro specific their websites usually help, and like the others said, IRC helps for that too, last resort could be troubleshooting Distro members. But yeah, the Linux Bible rawks :)
Welcome to Britainsville, the 51st State!
We only get 2mb max contract (which averages out at a max bandwidth of about 1.6) over in the Isle of Man, as we only have on ISP because out gov't are monopolising fucks.
U lucky lucky bastards!
word! i guess u could stick with the them and say this dudes Ignorance is Bliss!
eep, im dropping crappy jokes, quick, put me on the crappy jokes list.
Regardless of whether or not Rambam can do his job properly - at least he doesn't turn up at massive conventions and make a scene, just to prove to everyone there that what they are doing is wrong and they are being watched. Totally, the FBI only turned up there to prove a point.
I don't see the point in sitting here flaming Rambam, just because his lack of skill in his profession has been made public, hell I'm shit at my job - the only person that judges me is my boss - not the population of a forum!
Bah. Maybe I'm wrong, fuck it.
Serves Him right for getting caught. Serves them right because someone stupid enough to get caught managed to break them. Haha (in that annoying voice that kid from the simpsons does...)
Touché :P I do agree. However I'm just one of those people that still believes product satisfaction is more important (for such a large company) than cutting a fairly medeocre (excuse my spelling) module of one product out of thousands. *shrug* Touché though :P
Im sorry but up until now pretty much all portable players came with dc adapters. Why change standards now when there has not been any demand for it.
I have no problem with people bundling parts so long as they dont make a monopoly out of it. The shit thing about the DC adapters for the Nano is that you can buy rip off ones for less than 10 pounds, but if you want an official apple one its over 13 pounds. That just doesnt make sense. I would never have expected this from apple.
I just don't understand why they can't stick with standard stuff, instead of trying to re-invent the wheel. They should do something new, instead of pulling bits out of old stuff!
Some people don't have such facilities. Some people like their appliances to be more modular. Some people have restricted USB use, due to too many appliances already connected. The reasons are endless.
Again it comes down to me saying Apple are turning out to be as bad as ms, in that they leave out certain components, to force buyers to come back to suppliers, so more money can be made. like ms office, media player, etc etc. Why should those people who have restricted facilities be expected to fork out more for something that in the past was a default in the packs? I cant see how you can say that is fair.
:) word! monopolisation=bad, means less fun stuff for us in the long run :(
...but I say right on Creativ. Im sorry, as much as apple have done good things in the world of software, they're beginning to get a bit too much, for too less. i.e I'm outraged that the Nano (in the UK - dont know about other countries) doesn't come with a DC adapter, and you have to fork out over 10 pounds for one.
I own a creative zen touch, and also a nomad, which work absolutely brilliantly - and after using the ipod nano, mini and 20gb photo I have to say Creativ's work on the menu systems etc is much more streamline and faster than anything Apple seem to have come up with.
I'm not just trying to complain because I don't like Apple, like I said I agree they've done some good things, but they're beginning to act like M$ in some ways. To resolve the issue of the Nano being so slow, I find the Linux distro available for it works much better than the standard IPod software.
So again, I say Apple need a good kick up the arse, they need to sort their software out, they're good at it usually and I think if they come up with something original they could do very well at it.
....publishers begin forcing unsuspecting hardware buyers to use their software. And of course, this would be breaking all theorys based around open source, gpl, gnu etc etc.
I agree with this wholeheartedly. I am wholeheartedly willing to admit iI suck! although I have been using Unix/Linux systems for 5 years now, and should probably be slightly more competant, the man pages are my blessing and always will be.
R RG
However, when say, I make a forum topic related to Linux opinions etc, I am inundated with posts from people who start with, "I have just converted from using Windows, to Fedora" and then go on to slate other posters who for example say.."I cant get blah to work, how can I do this"...The Fedora newb will proceed to say.."Stfu, rtfm ur a fuckin noob blah blah"...it's like...whats the point? Snobbery comes in all instances. A better reply would perhaps be a link, or a suggestion to a peice of documentation, so for the future the questioner will know where to refer.
The ignorance of more experienced users is also getting on my nerve. I make a point of asking as few questions as possible, like I said the man pages are my blessing - but at least I try to point people who have come into difficulty in the right direction, without feeding them the information on a plate.
Another point too, thats more common among the Newb snobs, is OMG ur a female linux user omg you must be so cooool. AND THEN you get the female linux users, who MILK this, and think they are godesses. OKAY WE ARE ALL PEOPLE, we are all part of this community, we are all equal. Just, stfu and use your computer - dont fuckin wear it on ur tshirt. You are *not* a godess, you are *not* a guru.
ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
"Yahoo! Allegedly Helps Beijing Arrest a Third Reporter"
Okay, if Online organisations have the right to prosecute "real life" journalists, AND online journalists, why can't online journalism have the same rights? - perhaps not the best argument towards the case...However, the raw fact of it is, no one can police the internet, no matter how hard they try.
Fair enough they can arrest one person for "breaching" or "leaking" certain information, but whos there to stop the next person. Every second we breathe someone is publicising so called "secured" information. Give journalists their rights and maybe they might think twice about fucking you over!
"Solution:Disable Active Scripting support." Until the next time?
Better Solution:Disable IE & use Firefox.
Complete remedy: Don't use an OS that invites malware & phishers like moths to a lamp.
"the Pentagon says it will wage war against the internet" omg...wtf!?
;)
To think that by waging war on or with the internet is ludicrous!
Like seriously!? If the american govt is STILL having their sec compromised in this day and age, do they really expect to acheive the status of being a step ahead of us/them (choose ur side..) ????
The best compromise they could come to is communicating with the world, and agreeing on something for once. It seems that their new plan to fight this "battle" is just a playground fad.
Grow up Whitehouse, you can try and run our world, but we can fuck yours too
...that those people who speak before they bother to think don't get screwed over by someone who already thought of what they said? ;)
/me hides!
Ok now im confusing MYself!
ORWELL ALERT!
Geez Bill - why don't you take a look in the mirror and give yourself a slap some day?
:/
His statements just prove His and Microsoft's stance on the world today. Just as war makes America more money, no computers for Africa keeps open source projects and freedom for technoology out of reach for less advances user bases, and keeps Microsoft in that more than comfortable monopoly loop.
I dream of the day when I can meet Gates face to face and tell him what a spoiled little cheating brat he is. Maybe someone should also give him a tutorial on using a computer, because if XP or Vista is anything to go by, im sure the kids using these $100 computers will be miles ahead than MS's design team.
I'm not saying I have anything *against* Windows. Just the people controlling the populations choices on EVERYTHING.
I apologise for my bad mood.
Hah - cheers! another bounce!
/me uninstalls Ubuntu.
Hell yeah - /ignore the feds - show this guy what medicine he deserves :P maybe he'll learn what real security is.
What next? ban the refresh button too?
/me packs & leaves UK.
Ok so, IT market run by = idiots;
jails filled with = intelligence;
streets filled with drug dealers and murderers because the jail's are too full of educated people.
Oh yeah and the UK laws? run by idiots too.
Nice one UK! You just criminalised your only hope of a secure economy...now you're in the safe hands of IE lovers and "security" guys who don't even know how to combat a Ddos themselves, you'll be just fine.
Heh. I don't know why everybody is choosing to label people who are doing this as anything to be honest. It's a bit of fun, there is people on IRC doing this that can't even figure out how to change the fonts on mirc - as is there are also people who write their own BitchX clients. So, really, it is just a bit of fun, the people who are too ignorant to check the news on their anti virus softare deserve to be made a mockery at least somewhat.
:)
:P
At the end of the day. It would have been started by someone finding the information, all due respect to people who do this. Freedom of information is a wonderful thing. But labelling these people with derogatory terms that don't even fit their "profession" is unfair.
And also, I wouldn't slate anyone who does this to someone - it's hardly illegal, and its the Norton user's own fault. Hooray for IRC fun
And damn the people who've set up bots to permanently ban the people doing it - set up your bots to permanently ban idiot Norton user's that have no clue on maintaining their computer's security.
..Also happens in a little island (30miles by 10miles) in the UK called the Isle of Man. I was taking some concept photos for my City & Guilds, the title of my peice was Industrialism.
I was down in the harbour, merely shooting some snaps of a gas cylinder, when the security guard for the gas company drives up to me and tells me to move on. When I argued the fact that the 1000's of tourists coming into the docks each year probably have countless photos of the massive & intrusive structures as well - I was told to move on or face prosecution. I was 15 at the time, what is a 15 year old with a pentax mx going to do with a picture of a gas cylinder...really?
Hmph. For such a small community to join in this totatlitarian stance dissappoints me to say the least.
Something needs to be done! The govornment encourages education, but how am I supposed to become educated when what I am trying to educate myself in classifies me as a terrorist!?