So what you're saying, in effect, is that I should leave the viagra at home when I go to one of these DB dragraces?
back to business:
I was actually considering what this man had accomplished, through a combination of sound and magnetism.
I suppose that I was considering mass, not density.
Thanks for the heads up!
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If I'm not mistaken, the US Army has developed a method of using sound for crowd control.
I really don't care to think of what would happen if a persons resonant frequency was "accidentally" broadcast.
As for the radar, back when I was in the navy, we used to light up our master chief's vw bug as it came down the road.... sputter...sputter...sputter...
I'm grateful that we had a rather limited radar capability, (ssbn), so as to not actually HURT the man.
"I for one would like to thank you for finally getting around to doing your job."
My first reaction, (well, really my second. I DID hafta pick myself up of the floor first(rofl)), is to point out that there is no one who wouldn't double, triple, and quadruple check everything with forknowledge such as this.
I, like most of my peers, stay on top of security.
Looking to find out what retailers would be selling this, I did follow their product link.
It's not listed yet, but that's no surprise.
This is probably the ONLY way that people are going to buy this for their homes; a side by side comparison of an MS machine and a (GNU/)Linux machine.
The retail setting is absoluetely imperative. Buying a preloaded sysem online is well and good, but most people will stick to the devil they know, (MS).
Now, people will have the whole "touchy, feely," experience.
I believe that we should be supporting Hormel on this issue. By protecting their trademark, they are potentially heading off a number of potential lawsuits from Spamarrest, were their trademark application successful.
It may be that I am jaundiced and/or cynical about this, but the recent spate of "profit by litigation" attempts have colored my view.
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Now, if she'd write about the infamous dupe bug, that'd be FAR more realistic.:)
In order to limit legislation for which only those lobbyists with deep pockets can provide direction, we must police ourselves.
Anytime a politician can form an astroturf campaign out of something like this, we all lose; the effects of legislation always exceed its initial bounds.
This could, on the other hand, be parlayed into a first ammendment case.
When I get someone excited about Linux as an alternative to their existing server products, the ground does soften when I have no real recommendation for home use. This happens more often than not, especially with the owners of smaller businesses, where bad habits and bad products have a more devastating effect.
It would be a pleasure to have a good recommendation.
It certainly would be reasonable, if it were indeed a "very limited sub-set of available commands."
My understanding is otherwise, though. If I am wrong, I have every intention of putting Lindows in my evangelical toolkit.
As far as the "Hair-Splitting Zone", for me there is NO compromise when it comes to security, or the lack thereof. Security is one of the best tools that I have for replacing MS products.
In our tests we downloaded and installed OpenOffice simply by typing "apt-get install openoffice.org" at the terminal prompt.
There was no reference to any password protection at all, which tells me that a rather heavy handed approach to installing sudo was employed, which is my point, entirely. It would appear that the user is no more than a root clone.
From the sudo manpage:
By default, sudo requires that users authenticate themselves with a password NOTE: by default this is the user's pass- word, not the root password).
The most glaring issue that I see, was the ability to run "apt-get," without a root password.
Ok, so Lindows can replace Windows on the desktop at home, so that the average user can be productive.
But have we really done ourselves any favors?
It seems that we have done nothing more than create a windows "clone", with a brand new feature set of security problems.
Do we really want to compete with microsoft at that level? They have far more experience in the insecurity realm than we do. They'll beat us to death with experience.
Actually, my first computer used a cassette tape as storage. By the time mfm/rll was released, I was doing it for a living.
This is when you actually needed an oscilloscope, frequency counter, signal generator, and a box full of spare belts for seagate full height floppy drives.
Now, I have techs wanting a job, who come in waving paper around, but don't know "righty-tighty, lefty loosy".
So what is the point of the open standard, if closed standard companies will be allowed to participate?
The standard needs to exist, there is no doubt about it. Allowing anyone to pay a premium to bypass the standard, however, is nothing more than a 10% discount on closed software.
What is wrong with using components from Radio Shack, or any other supply house?
I can not believe that you are opposed to a creative/custom solution based on the cost of parts.
Maybe you would feel better if we bought her a $900.00 toilet seat, or a $300.00 hammer.
More expensive is not better; not by a long shot.
Personally, I would trust *MY* life to the creativity, ingenuity, and technical skills of most of the readers here.
What is so magical about a commercial system? The components are not magical, or in any way superior to what is available to us. As a matter of fact, any components that I choose are based on need, not on unit cost.
I also trust my bench skills far more than an assembly line; I don't need to drop the temerature in a solder bath to save a few cents on electricity, and I'm not punching in/out at a time clock for a paycheck. My *ENTIRE* purpose for doing this would be to *SAVE A LIFE*.
Any number of us here could/would do this better, cheaper, smarter, and safer than any commercial house.
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So what you're saying, in effect, is that I should leave the viagra at home when I go to one of these DB dragraces?
back to business:
I was actually considering what this man had accomplished, through a combination of sound and magnetism.
I suppose that I was considering mass, not density.
Thanks for the heads up!
If I'm not mistaken, the US Army has developed a method of using sound for crowd control.
I really don't care to think of what would happen if a persons resonant frequency was "accidentally" broadcast.
As for the radar, back when I was in the navy, we used to light up our master chief's vw bug as it came down the road.... sputter...sputter...sputter...
I'm grateful that we had a rather limited radar capability, (ssbn), so as to not actually HURT the man.
For my modified radar gun.
:)
It's amazing how many speakers blow when mosfets overload. Quality sound.
leave me out. I've inserted quarter after quarter, but now all my drive does is grind.
"I for one would like to thank you for finally getting around to doing your job."
My first reaction, (well, really my second. I DID hafta pick myself up of the floor first(rofl)), is to point out that there is no one who wouldn't double, triple, and quadruple check everything with forknowledge such as this.
I, like most of my peers, stay on top of security.
Thanks for the laugh!
U betcha! I'll start practice throwing with my "bbc cds".
I just wonder if my natural moon tan will be enough camouflage in Compusa.
Looking to find out what retailers would be selling this, I did follow their product link.
It's not listed yet, but that's no surprise.
This is probably the ONLY way that people are going to buy this for their homes; a side by side comparison of an MS machine and a (GNU/)Linux machine.
The retail setting is absoluetely imperative. Buying a preloaded sysem online is well and good, but most people will stick to the devil they know, (MS).
Now, people will have the whole "touchy, feely," experience.
So what exactly are you advocating here?
/.'ers are no more than script kiddies?
Censorship?
Or, could it be, that you are assuming that
Personally, I appreciate this information. I can now ensure that my networks are fully prepared, and monitored during the event.
I'd rather view this as a PSA.
I'd bet that any cracker that intends to participate, already knows about this.
I believe that we should be supporting Hormel on this issue. By protecting their trademark, they are potentially heading off a number of potential lawsuits from Spamarrest, were their trademark application successful.
It may be that I am jaundiced and/or cynical about this, but the recent spate of "profit by litigation" attempts have colored my view.
Now, if she'd write about the infamous dupe bug, that'd be FAR more realistic. :)
it should be.
In order to limit legislation for which only those lobbyists with deep pockets can provide direction, we must police ourselves.
Anytime a politician can form an astroturf campaign out of something like this, we all lose; the effects of legislation always exceed its initial bounds.
This could, on the other hand, be parlayed into a first ammendment case.
Absolutely.
I will find out.
When I get someone excited about Linux as an alternative to their existing server products, the ground does soften when I have no real recommendation for home use. This happens more often than not, especially with the owners of smaller businesses, where bad habits and bad products have a more devastating effect.
It would be a pleasure to have a good recommendation.
It certainly would be reasonable, if it were indeed a "very limited sub-set of available commands."
My understanding is otherwise, though. If I am wrong, I have every intention of putting Lindows in my evangelical toolkit.
As far as the "Hair-Splitting Zone", for me there is NO compromise when it comes to security, or the lack thereof. Security is one of the best tools that I have for replacing MS products.
You say that as if it would be easy for a new user to do that, or that maybe they would have the insight to do it.
Just because Windows doesn't require this, doesn't mean that one of Linux's greatest features needs to be disabled.
Achieving the lowest common denominator is NOT the way to do this. Making it "easier to use" does not mean "making it more like Windows".
"I don't agree with what he has to say, but I'll defend to the death his right to say it"
I concur wholeheartedly with the sentiment that you've expressed here today.
we != Linux users
we == those of us who replace MS products for a living.
I deploy Debian exclusively, BTW.
In our tests we downloaded and installed OpenOffice simply by typing "apt-get install openoffice.org" at the terminal prompt.
There was no reference to any password protection at all, which tells me that a rather heavy handed approach to installing sudo was employed, which is my point, entirely. It would appear that the user is no more than a root clone.
From the sudo manpage:
By default, sudo requires that users authenticate themselves with a password NOTE: by default this is the user's pass- word, not the root password).
The most glaring issue that I see, was the ability to run "apt-get," without a root password.
Ok, so Lindows can replace Windows on the desktop at home, so that the average user can be productive.
But have we really done ourselves any favors?
It seems that we have done nothing more than create a windows "clone", with a brand new feature set of security problems.
Do we really want to compete with microsoft at that level? They have far more experience in the insecurity realm than we do.
They'll beat us to death with experience.
Actually, my first computer used a cassette tape as storage. By the time mfm/rll was released, I was doing it for a living.
This is when you actually needed an oscilloscope, frequency counter, signal generator, and a box full of spare belts for seagate full height floppy drives.
Now, I have techs wanting a job, who come in waving paper around, but don't know "righty-tighty, lefty loosy".
It seems that the greatest two motivators of technology are SciFi authors, and sales people.
This approach was used by Robert Heinlein in several books; it is a pleasure to see his vision honored.
As for sales people, I can't count the number of times that I have had to create what they have sold.
So what is the point of the open standard, if closed standard companies will be allowed to participate?
The standard needs to exist, there is no doubt about it. Allowing anyone to pay a premium to bypass the standard, however, is nothing more than a 10% discount on closed software.
Ummm.... You can't install ME on a 66.
The server contains TLD information, as in who owns each domain name. It has nothing to do with root server entries.
"Not only did he lose the case, but next week the jury will rule on whether his patents are valid at all."
So why don't we employ a similar method before a patent is awarded?
Think of all the frivolous lawsuits that would be prevented, as well as the absolutely absurd attempts to patent breathing, etc...
Since the arrest of the author of T0Mkit, (albeit by the British), I am concerned about how this event will be treated by the feds.
Will there be fibbies running around with cameras and notepads?
How can we possibly write code to test/implement security, without looking over our shoulders?
What is wrong with using components from Radio Shack, or any other supply house?
I can not believe that you are opposed to a creative/custom solution based on the cost of parts.
Maybe you would feel better if we bought her a $900.00 toilet seat, or a $300.00 hammer.
More expensive is not better; not by a long shot.
Personally, I would trust *MY* life to the creativity, ingenuity, and technical skills of most of the readers here.
What is so magical about a commercial system? The components are not magical, or in any way superior to what is available to us. As a matter of fact, any components that I choose are based on need, not on unit cost.
I also trust my bench skills far more than an assembly line; I don't need to drop the temerature in a solder bath to save a few cents on electricity, and I'm not punching in/out at a time clock for a paycheck. My *ENTIRE* purpose for doing this would be to *SAVE A LIFE*.
Any number of us here could/would do this better, cheaper, smarter, and safer than any commercial house.