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Microsoft officials expressed great satisfaction regarding their recent work on the new coloring system. "We believe that this system will help keep all users aware of the errorist threat."
You've got two choices: An all-out technical and political war or simply giving up. The truth is that it depends on your circumstances. If you've got some support, you can come up with some nice technological solutions and have the administration back you up. If you're in this alone, I find myself asking why you care.
If you decide to go for it, you need a policy. If you want on the network, sign here. If you don't like the terms, feel free to get DSL from your local ISP. Depending on your resources, you can have managable hardware and proxy servers which detect port scanning and disable the machines responsible (the actual port, not just the IP address).
Like I said, either go for it all or just drop out. It sounds questionable if it is even worth your time.
P.S. If they say "I cleaned my machine", tell them "Prove it.":-) Just some words of experience...
Looking at the School of Mines back in 2001, I have to say that I fully agree with you. I almost did exactly the same thing. However, I found out that what I was looking for was Information Technology, not Computer Science. I also figured out that the Colorado School of Mines seemed much more lacking in terms of keeping up with relevant material (or at least that was the impression I got). That's why I'm at New Mexico Tech now and almost done with my BS in InfoTech.
Even here, where the classes keep up to date, I have to confess that I have been in classes thinking to myself, "I could be out in the real world doing what I enjoy, so why am I here?" The answer is that I want to stick with I.T. for a while and I don't want to find out 5 years from now that a lack of a degree is going to keep me from doing what I want.
First off, I must say that I truly enjoy Chaos Theory as a game. However, I have to bring up the fact that I believe the Ubisoft tried to ruin the game with a number of other problems. For example, the extensive DVD checking which takes place during each and every launch of the game. Apparently, it has an issue with my DVD drive, such that it takes several minutes to perform the check.
On my brand new AMD64 laptop, it refuses to run, since the GeForce 4 440 is apparently not good enough. However, I understand it to run on lesser GeForce cards.
And last, but not least, it includes two (poorly printed) serial numbers required for play. The install key appears to be the same (on the three copies which I have seen) and the serial number has never been asked for (perhaps for online play?). Why do they insist on making this so diffucult?
In summary: Great game...once you get to play it!
I suppose they could require special software to browse, but that would introduce a number of issues.
Granted I am not familiar with these setups, but if it were me, I would add a banner ad (or what have you) at the top of any HTML file which passes through the connection. Granted, this would not advertise to every service you might use the connection for, but it would be platform-independent.
Verizon may be nice, but at least with my T-Mobile plan, I get a seperate pool of "Call Forwarding" minutes (500 per month). When forwarding I have two options:
1.) If I use the option on my phone which says "Forward when unable to answer" (which lets the phone ring first, THEN forwards it), it pulls from the special "Call Forwarding" minutes. (That's good).
2.) If I "Forward all calls" (the phone forwards the call immediately), it pulls from my regular "Whenever" minutes. (That's bad.)
So, I just let it ring on my cell phone first before forwarding. Hopefully, you'll have the same luxury (at least, if you are with T-Mobile). Just be careful; T-Mobile got me with this one.
HTH,
--CptnSbaitso
First of all, thank you. I wish I would have had some of these opportunities when I was in high school. Now, being a junior in college, I hope to provide opportunities such as these.
You already have a number of good ideas, namely:
A competition (robotics, programming, etc.)
A course (networking, graphics, etc.)
Both of these will give you an opportunity to pick out the best and the brightest (don't just look at first place).
However, I would expect that you are either going to have to filter down the applicants, or expect students who aren't serious. In high school, there is considerable variation. Expect some students to impress you, and some to annoy you.
I would highly recommend that you talk to the high-school teachers in the classes you are interested in (Multimedia, Programming courses, etc.) Understand that these instructors are already overloaded with any number of things, but they know the best students in their class and can get you in touch with them to find out what they want really want.
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http://community.netscape.com/nscpbrowser requires an AOL Logon (i.e. AIM) but allows you to check up on what is going on. Not too informative right now though.. Check back on the 30th.
I do like the poll. Currently, 81% of users are running Firefox. I didn't realize we were spreading THAT quickly!
I suppose this is a better option than deciding not to vote for someone because they don't know their baseball facts.
Even I know that the Sox won with a triple blurns in the bottom of the 7th Blurn.
As President, John Kerry will ensure that every high school student in America performs community service as a requirement for graduation. This service will be a rite of passage for our nation's youth and will help foster a lifetime of service. States would design service programs that meet their community and educational needs. However, John Kerry does not believe in unfunded mandates. No state would be obligated to implement a service requirement if the federal government does not live up to its obligation to fund the program.
I for one think that is a great idea. I know its better than learning the crap they were teaching in high school! Whats the problem here?
So will this prevent spammers from sending spams via a Gmail account?
No, not at all! What it does mean, however, is that they cannot spoof sending email from a gmail account (i.e. sending it from a nonexistant account). If someone is foolish enough to spam through Gmail, Gmail will be able to track it down and kill it (which is what is currently lacking). So, it is providing accountablilty. If a spammer breaks the law, Google Mail will be able to track them down so that they can be dragged into the streets and beaten upon.
This DomainKeys system relies on both sending and receiving servers to validate an email, will it ever catch on?
If the mainstream mail server applications begin integrating it (which it sounds like is already started), I expect support for this in the near future. I know I would switch to an ISP offering this service. I am already looking forward to using this through my GMail account!
XMPCR is the XM PC Receiver for XM Satellite Radio. It is a USB device which connects to a Windows PC (with the included software, but there are Linux, Macintosh and Perl versions). It streams XM radio into your sound card and makes it extremely easy to record. It provide artist and title with each track so that you can even record songs and label them with the appropriate artist and title automatically.
Of course, we are just speaking hypothetically.:-) These were being offered for $50 dollars until about one month ago, when XM discontinued them. Since then, many folks have been trying to find a way to produce XMPCRs.
For a little more info (and a photo), check out the XMFan Store. They are now very difficult (or expensive) to find. Personally, I don't know that I could be talked into selling mine!
If drivers license pictures were standardized and pictures taken at the morgue...is facial recognition software good enough to be used to try to identify John Does?
Seems like a great idea. I know my driver's license photo looks like I'm dead.
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Here's a local news report with several angles and interviews from three people who were nearly killed: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieyD1FfQOIg
Can't wait to see it under Linux. Does anyone know if the 3 USB ports are real, or are they fake ones like on the current XBox?
Of course not. Google won't be evil until the end of Episode 3.
(continued from previous post) Microsoft officials expressed great satisfaction regarding their recent work on the new coloring system. "We believe that this system will help keep all users aware of the errorist threat."
You've got two choices: An all-out technical and political war or simply giving up. The truth is that it depends on your circumstances. If you've got some support, you can come up with some nice technological solutions and have the administration back you up. If you're in this alone, I find myself asking why you care.
:-) Just some words of experience...
If you decide to go for it, you need a policy. If you want on the network, sign here. If you don't like the terms, feel free to get DSL from your local ISP. Depending on your resources, you can have managable hardware and proxy servers which detect port scanning and disable the machines responsible (the actual port, not just the IP address).
Like I said, either go for it all or just drop out. It sounds questionable if it is even worth your time.
P.S. If they say "I cleaned my machine", tell them "Prove it."
Looking at the School of Mines back in 2001, I have to say that I fully agree with you. I almost did exactly the same thing. However, I found out that what I was looking for was Information Technology, not Computer Science. I also figured out that the Colorado School of Mines seemed much more lacking in terms of keeping up with relevant material (or at least that was the impression I got). That's why I'm at New Mexico Tech now and almost done with my BS in InfoTech.
Even here, where the classes keep up to date, I have to confess that I have been in classes thinking to myself, "I could be out in the real world doing what I enjoy, so why am I here?" The answer is that I want to stick with I.T. for a while and I don't want to find out 5 years from now that a lack of a degree is going to keep me from doing what I want.
Here's to wondering what might have been...
First off, I must say that I truly enjoy Chaos Theory as a game. However, I have to bring up the fact that I believe the Ubisoft tried to ruin the game with a number of other problems. For example, the extensive DVD checking which takes place during each and every launch of the game. Apparently, it has an issue with my DVD drive, such that it takes several minutes to perform the check. On my brand new AMD64 laptop, it refuses to run, since the GeForce 4 440 is apparently not good enough. However, I understand it to run on lesser GeForce cards. And last, but not least, it includes two (poorly printed) serial numbers required for play. The install key appears to be the same (on the three copies which I have seen) and the serial number has never been asked for (perhaps for online play?). Why do they insist on making this so diffucult? In summary: Great game...once you get to play it!
I suppose they could require special software to browse, but that would introduce a number of issues. Granted I am not familiar with these setups, but if it were me, I would add a banner ad (or what have you) at the top of any HTML file which passes through the connection. Granted, this would not advertise to every service you might use the connection for, but it would be platform-independent.
Verizon may be nice, but at least with my T-Mobile plan, I get a seperate pool of "Call Forwarding" minutes (500 per month). When forwarding I have two options: 1.) If I use the option on my phone which says "Forward when unable to answer" (which lets the phone ring first, THEN forwards it), it pulls from the special "Call Forwarding" minutes. (That's good). 2.) If I "Forward all calls" (the phone forwards the call immediately), it pulls from my regular "Whenever" minutes. (That's bad.) So, I just let it ring on my cell phone first before forwarding. Hopefully, you'll have the same luxury (at least, if you are with T-Mobile). Just be careful; T-Mobile got me with this one. HTH, --CptnSbaitso
I have to agree with DJCF. I beg that you post this. I would be greatly interested!
:-)
SOURCEFORGE!!! SOURCEFORGE!!!
Thanks!
-- CptnSbaitso
Or at least stop breaking and get 100 mpg.
You can get 100 mpg if you take off the brakes?
What? Oh.
First of all, thank you. I wish I would have had some of these opportunities when I was in high school. Now, being a junior in college, I hope to provide opportunities such as these. You already have a number of good ideas, namely: A competition (robotics, programming, etc.) A course (networking, graphics, etc.) Both of these will give you an opportunity to pick out the best and the brightest (don't just look at first place). However, I would expect that you are either going to have to filter down the applicants, or expect students who aren't serious. In high school, there is considerable variation. Expect some students to impress you, and some to annoy you. I would highly recommend that you talk to the high-school teachers in the classes you are interested in (Multimedia, Programming courses, etc.) Understand that these instructors are already overloaded with any number of things, but they know the best students in their class and can get you in touch with them to find out what they want really want.
http://community.netscape.com/nscpbrowser requires an AOL Logon (i.e. AIM) but allows you to check up on what is going on. Not too informative right now though.. Check back on the 30th.
I do like the poll. Currently, 81% of users are running Firefox. I didn't realize we were spreading THAT quickly!
I suppose this is a better option than deciding not to vote for someone because they don't know their baseball facts. Even I know that the Sox won with a triple blurns in the bottom of the 7th Blurn.
Being the owner of an apartment in a small university town, I can see it happening. And I live on the second story! :-)
So will this prevent spammers from sending spams via a Gmail account?
No, not at all! What it does mean, however, is that they cannot spoof sending email from a gmail account (i.e. sending it from a nonexistant account). If someone is foolish enough to spam through Gmail, Gmail will be able to track it down and kill it (which is what is currently lacking). So, it is providing accountablilty. If a spammer breaks the law, Google Mail will be able to track them down so that they can be dragged into the streets and beaten upon.
This DomainKeys system relies on both sending and receiving servers to validate an email, will it ever catch on?
If the mainstream mail server applications begin integrating it (which it sounds like is already started), I expect support for this in the near future. I know I would switch to an ISP offering this service. I am already looking forward to using this through my GMail account!
Everyone chant with me: Google! Google! Google!
XMPCR is the XM PC Receiver for XM Satellite Radio. It is a USB device which connects to a Windows PC (with the included software, but there are Linux, Macintosh and Perl versions). It streams XM radio into your sound card and makes it extremely easy to record. It provide artist and title with each track so that you can even record songs and label them with the appropriate artist and title automatically.
:-) These were being offered for $50 dollars until about one month ago, when XM discontinued them. Since then, many folks have been trying to find a way to produce XMPCRs.
Of course, we are just speaking hypothetically.
For a little more info (and a photo), check out the XMFan Store. They are now very difficult (or expensive) to find. Personally, I don't know that I could be talked into selling mine!
Seems like a great idea. I know my driver's license photo looks like I'm dead.
Sounds like a fantastic idea, until a bunch of high-schoolers drive by with baseball bats or someone driving a two-lane wide SUV takes them out.
Their site now reads "free 10GB email account".
Make sure you check the "I agree to give away my soul" box.
Why does this site NOT have a mute button?!?
Maybe a few pictures of coders standing next to the coffee pot or working late in the cube farm would improve their sales...
Okay, maybe not, but these guys aren't doing it.
Hello, friend. If you have any spares, I'll be glad to take them off your hands.
And in other news, ThinkGeek is receiving more orders than ever!