An argueably better and entirely free alternative to Smoothwall is IPCop. Definitely a product worth checking out as there are no "limited" versions and it supports a lot of interesting add ons such as SquidGuard, a midnight commander clone and a time based billing system.
I will have to respectfully disagree with you. At least in my town, although I'm sure it was different in yours, the gifted program only really served as a form of mental masturbation. It was a gathering of children of higher than average intelligence children who marvelled over how smart they are. Anything that ever made people think I was a "smart kid" I learned on my own without the benefit of any of these programs and I'm sure it's the same with many others. I certainly wasn't challenged in school so I challenged myself and learned many things above and beyond what is taught in any public school outside of university. I think the people who are most successful are those who are self motivated, just as many of the great programmers are those who were motivated to learn programming on their own, although proper schooling certainly does help.
It seems like they would have a hard time attracting the talent to keep the group open. My dad, an 18 year Bell Labs veteran, left Telcordia/Bellcore/Bell Labs five years ago. The downturn in the tech industry forced many others to leave for more lucrative jobs while they were still available. Two of the math/CS teachers at my old high school were from Bell, for instance.
What would be good for consumer privacy would be an internet service where they can't pinpoint your physical location. Satellite internet connections have the potential to do this, but companies like Earthlink would not take advantage of it. The idea is you would buy the hardware and pay for the connectivity with "internet cards". It would be similar to the way pre-paid cellphones work except that instead of minutes you would pay for monthly access with them. With current satellite internet they can't find exactly where the hardware is but they can find out who pays the bills and that is where the RIAA/MPAA goons come knocking. Of course the proposed system has great potential for abuse and depends on the company not tracking where individual cards are sold, but it is still an interesting idea.
Are we talking windshield or license plate stickers here? Because with EZ-Passcertain cars with metal-oxide window tinting have to get an exterior tag to place by their license plate instead of behind the windshield. Would this metallic tint also block the RFID signals?
If people can't record their shows and do what they want with their recording, less people will watch TV. Due to the internet, video games and arguably terrible shows, many of the younger generation, specifically young men, are watching significantly less TV.
Excerpt from the article: "They're watching television when they want to watch television," says ABC Entertainment president Susan Lyne.
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MC Pee Pants is a child rapper in the show Aqua Teen Hunger Force, later found out to be a giant spider wearing a diaper. His voice is done by Chris Ward IV, also known as mc chris.
During World War II, the English had invented a device to literally set the English Channel on fire to prevent the island from being taken by Nazi forces. There were limited tests, but no widespread deployment. It is said that one of the many reasons the German forces did not invade England was for fear of a flaming death. Here is an interesting website about it with a few pictures.
Das machine control is nicht fur gerfinger-poken und mittengrabben. Oderwise is easy schnappen der springenwerk, blowen fuse, und poppencorken mit spitzensparken. Der machine is diggen by experten only. Is nicht fur geverken by das dummkopfen. Das rubbernecken sightseenen keepen das cotten picken hands in das pockets, so relaxen und watchen das blinkenlights.
IIRC, the arrest was not only because of wardriving, but because the wardriver cracked into a company's corperate computers and copied/attempted to copy credit card numbers.
At least they tell you the cap. I have Comcast and don't know what is it, but it is purportedly around 2.5 gigs a day. This service sounds like a really good deal to me.
In my house I just use a relatively secure firewall and block ports commonly used for exploits. I figure anyone interested in personal data will break into a less secure network. Because it's less secure. Network security is much like a lock. There is no unbreakable lock, but you can make it not worth the theif's time if you are using a stronger lock than your neighbor down the street.
I am intrigued. Where, exactly, can one get a free ethernet hub? Is there soul sucking "give us the right to send you junk mail, spam and have telemarketers destroy everything you hold sacred" registration required? Or do you just have to spend $x to get it free with your order from one of these places? Links!
Build a fan box using an auto air filter and a high performance fan and connect it to the pc case with a length of laundry drier hose. It should ideally be positioned high where there will be less dust. Positive case pressure goes a long way. And just use a really cheap keyboard and optical mouse so you don't have to care about them dying.
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An argueably better and entirely free alternative to Smoothwall is IPCop. Definitely a product worth checking out as there are no "limited" versions and it supports a lot of interesting add ons such as SquidGuard, a midnight commander clone and a time based billing system.
I will have to respectfully disagree with you. At least in my town, although I'm sure it was different in yours, the gifted program only really served as a form of mental masturbation. It was a gathering of children of higher than average intelligence children who marvelled over how smart they are. Anything that ever made people think I was a "smart kid" I learned on my own without the benefit of any of these programs and I'm sure it's the same with many others. I certainly wasn't challenged in school so I challenged myself and learned many things above and beyond what is taught in any public school outside of university. I think the people who are most successful are those who are self motivated, just as many of the great programmers are those who were motivated to learn programming on their own, although proper schooling certainly does help.
It seems like they would have a hard time attracting the talent to keep the group open. My dad, an 18 year Bell Labs veteran, left Telcordia /Bellcore/Bell Labs five years ago. The downturn in the tech industry forced many others to leave for more lucrative jobs while they were still available. Two of the math/CS teachers at my old high school were from Bell, for instance.
James Brown is also on the list.
We eleted Bubba, right? But then again, that wasn't his real name.
...of the video on their website, here. It's an 82 mb file and they would have saved a lot of bandwidth. If they did that; talk about irony.
I have a TI-83+ right here and on the back it reads "Made in Taiwan".
What would be good for consumer privacy would be an internet service where they can't pinpoint your physical location. Satellite internet connections have the potential to do this, but companies like Earthlink would not take advantage of it. The idea is you would buy the hardware and pay for the connectivity with "internet cards". It would be similar to the way pre-paid cellphones work except that instead of minutes you would pay for monthly access with them. With current satellite internet they can't find exactly where the hardware is but they can find out who pays the bills and that is where the RIAA/MPAA goons come knocking. Of course the proposed system has great potential for abuse and depends on the company not tracking where individual cards are sold, but it is still an interesting idea.
Are we talking windshield or license plate stickers here? Because with EZ-Pass certain cars with metal-oxide window tinting have to get an exterior tag to place by their license plate instead of behind the windshield. Would this metallic tint also block the RFID signals?
Don't you mean the Internet with a capital 'I'?
If people can't record their shows and do what they want with their recording, less people will watch TV. Due to the internet, video games and arguably terrible shows, many of the younger generation, specifically young men, are watching significantly less TV.
USA Today has a fairly old article here.
Excerpt from the article: "They're watching television when they want to watch television," says ABC Entertainment president Susan Lyne.
MC Pee Pants is a child rapper in the show Aqua Teen Hunger Force, later found out to be a giant spider wearing a diaper. His voice is done by Chris Ward IV, also known as mc chris.
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This computer is so confusing! I have accidently set it to reload UltraCade.com every 10 seconds and I can't figure out how to make it stop!
During World War II, the English had invented a device to literally set the English Channel on fire to prevent the island from being taken by Nazi forces. There were limited tests, but no widespread deployment. It is said that one of the many reasons the German forces did not invade England was for fear of a flaming death. Here is an interesting website about it with a few pictures.
I'll meet your dupe and raise you one inane comment.
I knew you were going to say that.
Does anyone know what brick and mortar retailers will be carrying Make? The local Barnes and Noble hasn't even heard of it.
Alles touristen und non-technischen peepers!
Das machine control is nicht fur gerfinger-poken und mittengrabben. Oderwise is easy schnappen der springenwerk, blowen fuse, und poppencorken mit spitzensparken. Der machine is diggen by experten only. Is nicht fur geverken by das dummkopfen. Das rubbernecken sightseenen keepen das cotten picken hands in das pockets, so relaxen und watchen das blinkenlights.
IIRC, the arrest was not only because of wardriving, but because the wardriver cracked into a company's corperate computers and copied/attempted to copy credit card numbers.
At least they tell you the cap. I have Comcast and don't know what is it, but it is purportedly around 2.5 gigs a day. This service sounds like a really good deal to me.
In my house I just use a relatively secure firewall and block ports commonly used for exploits. I figure anyone interested in personal data will break into a less secure network. Because it's less secure. Network security is much like a lock. There is no unbreakable lock, but you can make it not worth the theif's time if you are using a stronger lock than your neighbor down the street.
I don't know about you, but I think I am going to go to Atriks website and hit the reload button a few times. Maybe you should, too.
Hey! I am Daryll Q. Handtro of Polandville, AL and I'm suing you for libel!
I am intrigued. Where, exactly, can one get a free ethernet hub? Is there soul sucking "give us the right to send you junk mail, spam and have telemarketers destroy everything you hold sacred" registration required? Or do you just have to spend $x to get it free with your order from one of these places? Links!
Build a fan box using an auto air filter and a high performance fan and connect it to the pc case with a length of laundry drier hose. It should ideally be positioned high where there will be less dust. Positive case pressure goes a long way. And just use a really cheap keyboard and optical mouse so you don't have to care about them dying.