First, despite which "reply" I clicked, I was addressing the "rm *.old" comment, whoops.
Second, they're only "silly little files" until they save your rear. Mistakes happen, and having a few safety nets around can't hurt, especially in a case like this, where it's not in your way until it's doing its job.
ug. You should always make a file named "-i" in important directories to prevent this. That way when you do something dumb, like "rm *.old" the "-i" gets seen as a command line switch to "rm" and you get asked for confirmation.
Run this in your root (and other important directories):
echo "" > -i
You'll thank me if you do something stupid like that again. The "-i" will be seen as an argument to/bin/rm, and it'll ask you to confirm each item. Sure, this could be a pain in the ass, but I can't think of a good reason to "rm *" in an important directory like that.
Hmm? 1XRTT (what Sprint is using for their "3g") is the same technology and speed as what Verizon is using for their "Express Network". IIRC, 1XRTT tops off at 144Kbps. They're talking about a different beast here.
Furthermore, it's common to roll out a new technology in a few test markets. It's quite a bit cheaper to work the kinks out on a limited scale, rather than do a national deployment and hope for the best.
BTW, the DC area isn't only home to politicos, it's also a high-tech hotspot.
So you're comparing the costs and revenues of a single station (Z100) to that of an entire network + infrastructure? Hardly a fair comparison.
The satellite network has to pay for programming on a whole array of stations, while Z-100 plays music from what, 30 different albums at any given point? The satellite networks have more than that many stations!
The tech industry isn't collapsing. The "dot-com, where business plans don't exist and profits are overrated (or overstated;) )" industry is the one that's collapsing (collapsed).
If you think that the tech industry itself is going to collapse, don't hold your breath.
What the past few years (and likely the next few) is going to do, is sort out who is worth what, and to whom. There _are_ several good uses for the net, it just so happens that selling pet food, giving stuff away for free, and printing your own stock certificates don't represent any of them.
Also, don't forget that "tech industry" and "net industry" aren't the same thing. At best, the "net industry" is a small subset of the "tech industry".
Another poster already mentioned that "dot com'ers" are starting to go back to the careers that they were in before the gold rush, and that's exactly what's happening. Furthermore, the people who came out of school and entered the rush just to make a buck are leaving to follow their passions (wasn't there an article on this very fact about 24 hours ago?).
Those of us who are hardware/software/network engineers because we love doing it, are likely not going anywhere. Sure, I'm not making the salary I was making 2-3 years ago, but I'm still doing what I enjoy. I'm positive I'm not alone in that.
While I haven't had to do this myself, some things that come to mind...
With some basic metalworking skills/tools you can make a decent case out of stainless. It may not look all too pretty, but it can be functional. Careful what grade of stainless you use. Not all stainless is created equal, and different grades have different levels of resistance to different things. I'm not sure which would be the right one for this application, but google will know.
Second, while it may not make the PC's guts last forever, an air purifier should help. Maybe some sort of plexiglass enclosure with the purifier in some sort of airlock compartment, the airlock ventilating to the outside world, and the main enclosure (where the PC is) ventilating to the airlock.
to the fellow who was sorry he chose Handspring over Palm because he was stuck with a faulty DRAM: The IIIxe has DRAM too. You're right in saying that the Handspring units have no Flash, but thats an unrelated issue. Both have DRAM for the system memory/storage. The Palm units (most) have Flash memory where the OS is stored. This allows for OS upgrades and such. The handspring units don't have this, which makes OS upgrading a bit harder.
As for the bug and why it was corrected with a software patch, you can get all teh details (including the technical version) here. The technical faq is near the bottom of the page. They just changed the mode that the DRAM is in during refresh, since one of the refresh modes did A Bad Thing[tm]. -Hal
Sorry about the lag on palmstation folks. The link can handle the normal traffic I get (just about) but when I get hit this hard, things get all buggered. I guess it's time to add mirroring to my code and get the site mirrored somewhere as well. In the meantime, some kind soul has mirrored the images to the slashmirror, you can find them at: ftp://128.253.254.56/upload/p ose30-palmos35-color-1.jpg and
I dont agree. I think "PalmPilot" has become somewhat of a common phrase as of late, and I imagine that there are many people who know "PalmPilot" who dont know who/what 3com is, other than the fact that they make the Palm. I also think that Palm is more likely to get support from other companies, if those other companies dont think they are supporting 3com and all it's networking ventures. (For example, companies that may be competing against 3com in the networking business, but want part of Palm for its handheld uses) -Hal
One has to wonder how long it'll take before someone decides that rather than do something like sending out 50 emails with a virus like this, they will do use the stolen machine cycles for their own use (maybe to crack passwords etc...). Sure, You wouldnt want to write a password cracker in VBA as a macro, but with machine speeds becoming what they are, one never knows. -Hal
I read through the article, and it seems that they named the Anonymous posters as defendants. Interesting concept, since they don't know *who* the posters are. They talked about getting the data from Yahoo, but if Yahoo's system allows for truly anonymous commenting, that data may not be easy to get, if it's possible at all. I know PalmStation.Com logs *nothing* about anonymous commentors. The only way I'd be able to track anyone down, if I were to be asked, would be to look in my server logs, and find the IP of the person who posted a comment at the exact time that the comment in question was posted. While this may work for something posted recently, I dont have logs for anything other than the current month. I can only imagine that/.'s comment system works similarly for anonymous people. -Hal
Quite true. Some of the furby advertising can be misleading, but I have one, and it *does not* record anything. It can merely detect a sound, not differentiate it from any other sound, in any way. -Hal
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First, despite which "reply" I clicked, I was addressing the "rm * .old" comment, whoops.
Second, they're only "silly little files" until they save your rear. Mistakes happen, and having a few safety nets around can't hurt, especially in a case like this, where it's not in your way until it's doing its job.
Ideally, anyone with enough access to do any real damage, would know how to properly deal with that :)
Realistically, that's probably not the case.
works on all my systems (OSX, linux)
ug. You should always make a file named "-i" in important directories to prevent this. That way when you do something dumb, like "rm * .old" the "-i" gets seen as a command line switch to "rm" and you get asked for confirmation.
While I have no answer to your question, I urge you to reach for your nearest dictionary and look up "non sequitur".
Thank you.
echo "" > -i
You'll thank me if you do something stupid like that again. The "-i" will be seen as an argument to /bin/rm, and it'll ask you to confirm each item. Sure, this could be a pain in the ass, but I can't think of a good reason to "rm *" in an important directory like that.
Furthermore, it's common to roll out a new technology in a few test markets. It's quite a bit cheaper to work the kinks out on a limited scale, rather than do a national deployment and hope for the best.
BTW, the DC area isn't only home to politicos, it's also a high-tech hotspot.
SSH client (SSH v1 only, unfortunatly): Top Gun SSH
There's no terminal services client that I know of, but there *is* a VNC client
So you're comparing the costs and revenues of a single station (Z100) to that of an entire network + infrastructure? Hardly a fair comparison.
The satellite network has to pay for programming on a whole array of stations, while Z-100 plays music from what, 30 different albums at any given point? The satellite networks have more than that many stations!
I was referring to your previous post:
EMCO machine tools are the sorriest pieces of crap you can find
Um, dont confuse cheap, chinese, ENCO tools with very nice and very high quality EMCO (Emco-Maier) tools.
The tech industry isn't collapsing. The "dot-com, where business plans don't exist and profits are overrated (or overstated ;) )" industry is the one that's collapsing (collapsed).
If you think that the tech industry itself is going to collapse, don't hold your breath.
What the past few years (and likely the next few) is going to do, is sort out who is worth what, and to whom. There _are_ several good uses for the net, it just so happens that selling pet food, giving stuff away for free, and printing your own stock certificates don't represent any of them.
Also, don't forget that "tech industry" and "net industry" aren't the same thing. At best, the "net industry" is a small subset of the "tech industry".
Another poster already mentioned that "dot com'ers" are starting to go back to the careers that they were in before the gold rush, and that's exactly what's happening. Furthermore, the people who came out of school and entered the rush just to make a buck are leaving to follow their passions (wasn't there an article on this very fact about 24 hours ago?).
Those of us who are hardware/software/network engineers because we love doing it, are likely not going anywhere. Sure, I'm not making the salary I was making 2-3 years ago, but I'm still doing what I enjoy. I'm positive I'm not alone in that.
While I haven't had to do this myself, some things that come to mind...
With some basic metalworking skills/tools you can make a decent case out of stainless. It may not look all too pretty, but it can be functional. Careful what grade of stainless you use. Not all stainless is created equal, and different grades have different levels of resistance to different things. I'm not sure which would be the right one for this application, but google will know.
Second, while it may not make the PC's guts last forever, an air purifier should help. Maybe some sort of plexiglass enclosure with the purifier in some sort of airlock compartment, the airlock ventilating to the outside world, and the main enclosure (where the PC is) ventilating to the airlock.
to the fellow who was sorry he chose Handspring over Palm because he was stuck with a faulty DRAM: The IIIxe has DRAM too. You're right in saying that the Handspring units have no Flash, but thats an unrelated issue. Both have DRAM for the system memory/storage. The Palm units (most) have Flash memory where the OS is stored. This allows for OS upgrades and such. The handspring units don't have this, which makes OS upgrading a bit harder.
As for the bug and why it was corrected with a software patch, you can get all teh details (including the technical version) here. The technical faq is near the bottom of the page. They just changed the mode that the DRAM is in during refresh, since one of the refresh modes did A Bad Thing[tm].
-Hal
This may be classified as an urban legend. see here for details.
-Hal
Sorry about the lag on palmstation folks. The link can handle the normal traffic I get (just about) but when I get hit this hard, things get all buggered. I guess it's time to add mirroring to my code and get the site mirrored somewhere as well. In the meantime, some kind soul has mirrored the images to the slashmirror, you can find them at:
;(
ftp://128.253.254.56/upload/p ose30-palmos35-color-1.jpg and
ftp://128.253.254.56/upload/p ose30-palmos35-color-2.jpg.
Sorry about the delays.....
-Hal
PalmStation has a hands on review of the TRGPro (The device in question here). Check it out here
-Hal
I dont agree. I think "PalmPilot" has become somewhat of a common phrase as of late, and I imagine that there are many people who know "PalmPilot" who dont know who/what 3com is, other than the fact that they make the Palm. I also think that Palm is more likely to get support from other companies, if those other companies dont think they are supporting 3com and all it's networking ventures. (For example, companies that may be competing against 3com in the networking business, but want part of Palm for its handheld uses)
-Hal
One has to wonder how long it'll take before someone decides that rather than do something like sending out 50 emails with a virus like this, they will do use the stolen machine cycles for their own use (maybe to crack passwords etc...). Sure, You wouldnt want to write a password cracker in VBA as a macro, but with machine speeds becoming what they are, one never knows.
-Hal
To be fair, I have only received these emails from other people, who have received them from 3com. I have received nothing directly from 3com ;)
-Hal
I read through the article, and it seems that they named the Anonymous posters as defendants. Interesting concept, since they don't know *who* the posters are. They talked about getting the data from Yahoo, but if Yahoo's system allows for truly anonymous commenting, that data may not be easy to get, if it's possible at all. I know PalmStation.Com logs *nothing* about anonymous commentors. The only way I'd be able to track anyone down, if I were to be asked, would be to look in my server logs, and find the IP of the person who posted a comment at the exact time that the comment in question was posted. While this may work for something posted recently, I dont have logs for anything other than the current month. I can only imagine that /.'s comment system works similarly for anonymous people.
-Hal
"Perfect if you actually have windows" - Who else thinks that our good Cmdr should get a few lashes for not rewording that? ;)
-Hal
-Hal
Quite true. Some of the furby advertising can be misleading, but I have one, and it *does not* record anything. It can merely detect a sound, not differentiate it from any other sound, in any way.
-Hal