This may be a bit off subject from your post, but I figured I'd mention that I have a wooden case myself. It's not pretty, but it works: log. Maybe when I can get a job I'll be able to add front/back panels and use some wood polish on it.
Regarding your post, you're right. I give a lot of credit to that guy. Thanks to those kind of teachers, kids around the world may be inspired to do something to improve their life.
I think one major issue is missed: none of the damn terrorists were usa citizens. NONE. Who freaking cares about the national IDs? I'm not a usa citizen [although I live there], and I can present any ID that I wish.
So my question is, how will this matter to the overall security?
I have to agree with you. For some reason [I haven't been to a doctor yet], my memory is progressively getting worse. Heck, I'm still in my twenties, I don't do drugs/etc, I just can't remember as well as I used to. My biggest problem with most of the educational institutions is that they test you on the exact facts, exact formulas, and so on. I was lucky enough to go to a private high school, where subjects such as history were pushed for logic rather than memorization. Anyway, I was also lucky to go to a college with block system. Basically, one class was equal to 18 academic days [3.5 weeks or so], by the end of those 18 days you took your final. Very, very extensive learning process. However, it allowed me to finish college even with my memory degrading. I guess my point here is that I hate to see smart kids fail, because their memory is being tested rather than other things they've learned from class [logic behind a problem, general ways to solve it, etc, etc].
Well, I'm the unfortunate user of earthlink [I don't pay for the service, my roomate does, so I don't complain too much]. Here's my situation, which in a way doesn't allow me to do start blocking with iptables. I get a new IP every 12 hours or so, and majority of the infected machines are on earthlink/mindspring's networks. Blocking that would mean I could run into the possibility of blocking an IP which I could get assigned next, or my other machines were supposed to get. Yes, I could flush the iptables everytime I loose an IP, but wouldn't that be a bit pointless?
I know this is not the right place to ask, but where can I find information about these job openings? I'm a recent college graduate [comp-sci], with 5 years of working experience working for the comp dept at the college. I'm unemployed and looking for a job as a linux/net admin prefferably.
How would you implement this for the different types of media? I'm specifically talking about phone numbers. 1-800-hot-love is not a good DNS implementation if you ask me. I'm not trying to be a troll, but how do you envision this? I'm really interested in how this could possibly work, since I can't think of a way myself.
1) They don't mention anything on how the e-mail would be handled [will the e-mail address be an alias in some central database, which you could change, ie forward it to your regular account? or would they have their own mail servers, which would handle all of the people in united states? no details whatsoever]
2) Spam, spam and more spam. It wouldn't be hard to write a script to e-mail everybody in united states at once.
3) How would it be administered? What about changing your location? Let's say I'm moving from California to New York. I would like to keep my e-mail, but my area code would be different. What do we do in this case?
This could be an interesting idea, but the implementation would take years, imho. I'd like to see a detailed description of this plan first.
I'd spend more time on bashing a troll, but I do not like to waste my precious evening with guiness on a person like you.
Few quick facts/replies to your comment:
Linux' cost consists not only of the frequent updates, which require
new cdrom's to be bought if you don't have a high speed Internet
connection.
what's your definition of 'frequent'? just because there is a newer minor/major number of your distro, it does not mean you must upgrade to it. i do not count security patching, which is a normal required thing for any os, including your beloved freebsd. besides, it's easy to update a lot of distros via slow link.
linux administrators pricing? you're nuts? linux admins are the CHEAPEST on the market now, because of their abundance. try finding an admin for what you call 'mature' unix, such as solaris, aix, bsdi, blah, blah for the same price you could get a linux admin. no way.
breaking down? i guess you do not use linux often, if it breaks for you. i've been running linux on my personal box, as a os of choice [i do not count the linux servers at work, etc], and i never had such problems. hardware problems with hard drives will cause most os'es to respond weird.
ext2? ext2 is not the only choice. you got reiserfs, jfs, xfs, etc, etc.
i think i will go finish my book, because i know it's pointless. ohh, you mentioned 'silly messages' that linux kernel spits out? can you give me some examples? i'd like to say two things here: first, linux is a kernel only. rest are gnu tools and other things. second and most important, have you looked at the history of UNIX at all?
unix has a history of pranks, word puns, silly messages, and such. i hope i don't have to point them out here, you should know some of them already.
the point is NOT the fact that you happen to be on a slow link, have no time to waste on the download, don't have any empty cds, or stuff like that. the REAL point is that there is an OPTION available for you to do it for free, unlike with windows.
This can be an interesting issue. From the internic records, the domain battlebots.org was registered on 2000-08-28. I agree, that battlebots [the show], made a mistake by not registering it at the same time they were applying for the trademark. This could be very interesting in court.
domain: battlebots.org
status: production
origin-c: COCO-695905
registrar: CORE-80
created: 2000-08-28 06:52:41 UTC CORE-80
expires: 2002-08-28 01:59:40 UTC
I'm downloading the demo now. Screenshots look very nice, and I've been waiting for a good strategy game for Linux for a long time. I will be happy to buy the game, and support loki. I really hope this game release will help them, and we'll see more products from them in the future.
Yes, and make sure to bundle up every AIM program there is with it (gaim, everybuddy, etc). This will allow AOL market these as in 'AOL ready-to-go'. good idea.
And the key to cutting the cost would be ..
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ducktape. Yes folks, the only thing that will survive the nuclear war besides coakroaches. Personally, I don't think there has been a project yet, that could have not been improved or fixed by ducktape. No need for those fancy bolts, plates, etc. The 50k$ satellite will use ducktape.
this thing could be hated by the cable modem users. why? well, from what i understand, cable modems are grouped in pools, and there is X amount of bandwith available for the given pool. unlike adsl/dsl/modem/etc, you are on the mercy of the other people in your neighbourhood to share the bandwith. even with the streaming video clips, leeching occasional mp3s, average porn collection, etc - you're still ok in most cases. now imagine a friday night, in winter, when familes decide to spend some time watching a movie. bzzzzzzzzzz. no more bandwith. of course, one may argue that you should download the movie in advance, but what would be the selling point then? i'm not sure, i need more sleep, and my comment suddenly started making less sense...
unce upon a time, long time ago, you could look at freshmeat.net everyday
heck, you could take the daily e-mails. now it's just too big, too many apps.
i think they should do a similar thing to slashdot:
allow registered users to view only certain categories on the front page.
let's say i am interested in audio apps, and that's what i usually look at at freshmeat. i would like to be able to opt-out from all the other categories, except audio-apps.
yes, it's a silly idea, but i think it may work
Re:bearshare/napster/etc
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actually, i did the same exact thing, when i was responsible for the network connectivity to the dorms and other places on campus.
napster usage was crippling the set of our t1's, and needless to say, i had a small cron job to block napster out from 7:30am-6:30pm. this was the easiest and the dirties hack ever. not many people knew how to get around it at our college, so it solved the problem of people downloading mp3's in the dorms, while other people were trying to do their research. i didn't want to do it, but it had to be done.
as a person who was in charge of a simliar things.
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· Score: 1
I have few advices:
dhcp, yeah baby. nothing makes things easier than properly set up dhcp.
ok, here is what was done at the last place i was a student, and at the same time person in charge of dorm network connectivity:
- we had about 500 resident students.
- roughly 10 dorms
- 2 ethernet drops in each room [one per peson]
- fiber ring between all buildings on campus
- dorms were behind a linux ip masq box, which took care of assigning dhcp addresses
the setup could not be easier. a freshman puts a network card in their machine, hooks up to the wall, and voila.
however, we had a policy that it was not our responsibility to fix individual machines. it was your own task to set the machine properly. we provided faqs/howtos/etc, sometimes if we were not busy, we'd guide the troubled ones on the phone. two majors reasons for not helping the students on their machines:
- not enough man power/time
- we did not want to be held responsible if something bad would happen. imagine a bad network card, etc, something goes wrong with the motherboard, some settings go bezark, etc, and the student tries to sue you for damaging their computer.
of course we would give out names of people on campus who were able to help with those problems, mostly students that worked with the computer department. they would provide technical support after hours, and they were entitled to charge whatever they want. usually it was cheaper than taking the machine to a computer store. i can't remember how much beer/cigarettes i got out of that whole deal....
anyway, physical network has to be there before the school year starts. otherwise you're in a big doo doo.
firewalls are good. segmentation is good. using different subnets for business and for dorms is a wise idea.
Slashdot Mirror
damn, i just checked, and it's gone. hmm, i saw couple on ebay, but more around 120$, and i don't trust e-bay at all. hmmmm, where to get one ...
linux kernel.
This may be a bit off subject from your post, but I figured I'd mention that I have a wooden case myself. It's not pretty, but it works: log. Maybe when I can get a job I'll be able to add front/back panels and use some wood polish on it.
Regarding your post, you're right. I give a lot of credit to that guy. Thanks to those kind of teachers, kids around the world may be inspired to do something to improve their life.
What book is it from? I know I've read it before, I just can't remember the title. ohh my memory is so bad lately.
I think one major issue is missed: none of the damn terrorists were usa citizens. NONE. Who freaking cares about the national IDs? I'm not a usa citizen [although I live there], and I can present any ID that I wish.
So my question is, how will this matter to the overall security?
err, Hindenburg happened on may 6th, 1937, and not in/after sixties :)
script-kiddie-hax0rs = BAD!
patriotic script-kiddie-hax0rs = GOOD!
:)
I have to agree with you. For some reason [I haven't been to a doctor yet], my memory is progressively getting worse. Heck, I'm still in my twenties, I don't do drugs/etc, I just can't remember as well as I used to. My biggest problem with most of the educational institutions is that they test you on the exact facts, exact formulas, and so on. I was lucky enough to go to a private high school, where subjects such as history were pushed for logic rather than memorization. Anyway, I was also lucky to go to a college with block system. Basically, one class was equal to 18 academic days [3.5 weeks or so], by the end of those 18 days you took your final. Very, very extensive learning process. However, it allowed me to finish college even with my memory degrading. I guess my point here is that I hate to see smart kids fail, because their memory is being tested rather than other things they've learned from class [logic behind a problem, general ways to solve it, etc, etc].
Well, I'm the unfortunate user of earthlink [I don't pay for the service, my roomate does, so I don't complain too much]. Here's my situation, which in a way doesn't allow me to do start blocking with iptables. I get a new IP every 12 hours or so, and majority of the infected machines are on earthlink/mindspring's networks. Blocking that would mean I could run into the possibility of blocking an IP which I could get assigned next, or my other machines were supposed to get. Yes, I could flush the iptables everytime I loose an IP, but wouldn't that be a bit pointless?
I know this is not the right place to ask, but where can I find information about these job openings? I'm a recent college graduate [comp-sci], with 5 years of working experience working for the comp dept at the college. I'm unemployed and looking for a job as a linux/net admin prefferably.
How would you implement this for the different types of media? I'm specifically talking about phone numbers. 1-800-hot-love is not a good DNS implementation if you ask me. I'm not trying to be a troll, but how do you envision this? I'm really interested in how this could possibly work, since I can't think of a way myself.
1) They don't mention anything on how the e-mail would be handled [will the e-mail address be an alias in some central database, which you could change, ie forward it to your regular account? or would they have their own mail servers, which would handle all of the people in united states? no details whatsoever]
2) Spam, spam and more spam. It wouldn't be hard to write a script to e-mail everybody in united states at once.
3) How would it be administered? What about changing your location? Let's say I'm moving from California to New York. I would like to keep my e-mail, but my area code would be different. What do we do in this case?
This could be an interesting idea, but the implementation would take years, imho. I'd like to see a detailed description of this plan first.
I'd spend more time on bashing a troll, but I do not like to waste my precious evening with guiness on a person like you.
Few quick facts/replies to your comment:
Linux' cost consists not only of the frequent updates, which require
new cdrom's to be bought if you don't have a high speed Internet
connection.
what's your definition of 'frequent'? just because there is a newer minor/major number of your distro, it does not mean you must upgrade to it. i do not count security patching, which is a normal required thing for any os, including your beloved freebsd. besides, it's easy to update a lot of distros via slow link.
linux administrators pricing? you're nuts? linux admins are the CHEAPEST on the market now, because of their abundance. try finding an admin for what you call 'mature' unix, such as solaris, aix, bsdi, blah, blah for the same price you could get a linux admin. no way.
breaking down? i guess you do not use linux often, if it breaks for you. i've been running linux on my personal box, as a os of choice [i do not count the linux servers at work, etc], and i never had such problems. hardware problems with hard drives will cause most os'es to respond weird.
ext2? ext2 is not the only choice. you got reiserfs, jfs, xfs, etc, etc.
i think i will go finish my book, because i know it's pointless. ohh, you mentioned 'silly messages' that linux kernel spits out? can you give me some examples? i'd like to say two things here: first, linux is a kernel only. rest are gnu tools and other things. second and most important, have you looked at the history of UNIX at all?
unix has a history of pranks, word puns, silly messages, and such. i hope i don't have to point them out here, you should know some of them already.
the point is NOT the fact that you happen to be on a slow link, have no time to waste on the download, don't have any empty cds, or stuff like that. the REAL point is that there is an OPTION available for you to do it for free, unlike with windows.
first of all, i'm not drunk.
second of all, internic records do reflect when the domain was registered first. look at ANY other internic record.
yes, they may let it expire and registered it again. however, did you even read their letters?
This can be an interesting issue. From the internic records, the domain battlebots.org was registered on 2000-08-28. I agree, that battlebots [the show], made a mistake by not registering it at the same time they were applying for the trademark. This could be very interesting in court.
domain: battlebots.org
status: production
origin-c: COCO-695905
registrar: CORE-80
created: 2000-08-28 06:52:41 UTC CORE-80
expires: 2002-08-28 01:59:40 UTC
I'm downloading the demo now. Screenshots look very nice, and I've been waiting for a good strategy game for Linux for a long time. I will be happy to buy the game, and support loki. I really hope this game release will help them, and we'll see more products from them in the future.
Yes, and make sure to bundle up every AIM program there is with it (gaim, everybuddy, etc). This will allow AOL market these as in 'AOL ready-to-go'. good idea.
ducktape. Yes folks, the only thing that will survive the nuclear war besides coakroaches. Personally, I don't think there has been a project yet, that could have not been improved or fixed by ducktape. No need for those fancy bolts, plates, etc. The 50k$ satellite will use ducktape.
this thing could be hated by the cable modem users. why? well, from what i understand, cable modems are grouped in pools, and there is X amount of bandwith available for the given pool. unlike adsl/dsl/modem/etc, you are on the mercy of the other people in your neighbourhood to share the bandwith. even with the streaming video clips, leeching occasional mp3s, average porn collection, etc - you're still ok in most cases. now imagine a friday night, in winter, when familes decide to spend some time watching a movie. bzzzzzzzzzz. no more bandwith. of course, one may argue that you should download the movie in advance, but what would be the selling point then? i'm not sure, i need more sleep, and my comment suddenly started making less sense
grat, moderators not reading the comments again.
unce upon a time, long time ago, you could look at freshmeat.net everyday
heck, you could take the daily e-mails. now it's just too big, too many apps.
i think they should do a similar thing to slashdot:
allow registered users to view only certain categories on the front page.
let's say i am interested in audio apps, and that's what i usually look at at freshmeat. i would like to be able to opt-out from all the other categories, except audio-apps.
yes, it's a silly idea, but i think it may work
actually, i did the same exact thing, when i was responsible for the network connectivity to the dorms and other places on campus.
napster usage was crippling the set of our t1's, and needless to say, i had a small cron job to block napster out from 7:30am-6:30pm. this was the easiest and the dirties hack ever. not many people knew how to get around it at our college, so it solved the problem of people downloading mp3's in the dorms, while other people were trying to do their research. i didn't want to do it, but it had to be done.
I have few advices:
....
dhcp, yeah baby. nothing makes things easier than properly set up dhcp.
ok, here is what was done at the last place i was a student, and at the same time person in charge of dorm network connectivity:
- we had about 500 resident students.
- roughly 10 dorms
- 2 ethernet drops in each room [one per peson]
- fiber ring between all buildings on campus
- dorms were behind a linux ip masq box, which took care of assigning dhcp addresses
the setup could not be easier. a freshman puts a network card in their machine, hooks up to the wall, and voila.
however, we had a policy that it was not our responsibility to fix individual machines. it was your own task to set the machine properly. we provided faqs/howtos/etc, sometimes if we were not busy, we'd guide the troubled ones on the phone. two majors reasons for not helping the students on their machines:
- not enough man power/time
- we did not want to be held responsible if something bad would happen. imagine a bad network card, etc, something goes wrong with the motherboard, some settings go bezark, etc, and the student tries to sue you for damaging their computer.
of course we would give out names of people on campus who were able to help with those problems, mostly students that worked with the computer department. they would provide technical support after hours, and they were entitled to charge whatever they want. usually it was cheaper than taking the machine to a computer store. i can't remember how much beer/cigarettes i got out of that whole deal
anyway, physical network has to be there before the school year starts. otherwise you're in a big doo doo.
firewalls are good. segmentation is good. using different subnets for business and for dorms is a wise idea.
being a little devil advocate, i shall ask: did you hear on news about thousands of machines being compromised over the course of couple of days? :)