Do you really think that someone would go to the trouble of downloading or streaming a track without listening to it, just to impress their friends or to make their mark on distant download aggregation stats?
Having said that, that 1.4m might contain a fair proportion of users who DLed but will never get round to listening to it. But that's due to our content-rich culture.
Absolutely. In this country at least the white earbuds have earned the nickname "mugger magnet". Your choice over whether to replace the 'phones with some cheap-looking pair that make it look like you have some crappy FM radio says a lot about you as a person.
Yup, you guys make sure you use this, I know the person responsible and it works a treat. I've been testing it on Redhat. There's also a nice logwatch filter bundled in so you can keep track of attempts (plug plug). It really does reduce activity. Sadly this was conceived because of known real successful intrusions with this method. What sshdfilter won't do is remove all your "test" accounts.
I switched to ',.pyf, er I mean Dvorak, earlier this year. I used to get the odd twinge in both limbs. I was never a touch-typist, always have to look at the keys now & then. I resisted the change for a long time, fearing it would be too much effort. It took about 2-3 weeks to get comfortable with the new layout. I was very surprised. I was helped by being able to modify a keyboard so I could continue to look at the keys (by swapping keys round). Remember that this won't be possible on a lot of keyboards, due to the different curves that each row has. Switching back to the old format can be a pain (not literally), eg on server kbs at work & so on, I find myself looking in the Dvorak position. For me it does become "hunt & poke". But it's not too much of a problem. I'd certainly recommend it for English-typists who get pains. Also it keeps QWERTY idiots off your box:)
One downer is the keyboard shortcuts, so if you're heavily into your vi etc you will need to think carefully. Maybe you can get modified versions. The ctrl-x/c/v combo in Windows was binned straightaway, I've now got used to QuickBasic's good old ctrl-ins/shift-ins. Also, being British is a disadvantage, since I can only get an American layout. Therefore hash/pound/quote/@ etc are all messed up, and UKP/libra/£ can now only be found on alt+156 (Lord knows where in *nix)
Yes it made a difference, since I switched I've had barely a twinge. However I do use Workrave, anybody with RSI simply has to use this or something similar. However I've been using that for a couple of years, and the twinges only went away after deploying Dvorak.
And since we're on the subject of error-correcting, Brass Eye was broadcast eight years ago, so I don't think it counts as a "new wave of British comedy". Although it was very, very good.
I'd much prefer to see the cash come out of the general taxation system. Much fairer, and more efficient, and it would mean fewer court cases too. And less paperwork all round.
Australia's ABC is funded in that manner. And any Australian will tell you that its funding in real terms has fallen consisently over the years. So much so that they can on the whole only afford to buy shows from other broadcasters, like err, the BBC.
FTFA: "At issue was the scope of the Fifth Amendment, which allows governments to take private property through eminent domain if the land is for 'public use.'"
Right, so it's in the constitution... that means you guys take it as gospel then?
If you know a mans mothers maiden name, it is as good as the PIN code to his credit card.
Might be a fair point, but not everyone is stupid enough to actually use their mother's maiden name. Think of it as a password.
And the maiden name is often only one part of a multi-level ID process, so I think your statement has a slight whiff of fancy.
From their site: "Blue Origin is developing vehicles and technologies that, over time, will help enable an enduring human presence in space."
Yeah sure, but first we're gonna fire three people at a time up in a pod like a bullet, and hope they land safely should the 'chutes deploy. Sounds like a long way from A to B in this case.
Will there be a rush on Thomas Salter Crystal Radio sets in the morning amongst the radio ham community? And is 70 really a birthday worth going to town for? 75, or 100, yes. 70?
Don't know what you're doing right now to reduce the spam, but maybe putting your email address on the front page
But that could be his spambin. You do have another address that you use for all forum-related stuff, right? Use this method and I guarantee you'll hardly get any spam. In fact I can truthfully say that I never get a single one through my primary pop3 address. And I get plenty of spam through other addresses on the same domain, which HAVE been used on the Web. So that proves that.
Web mail is a different matter altogether, these services appear to be hit hard by what are effectively bruteforce attacks with dictionary words and common names. (I also get common names fired at the pop3 domain, so we know this goes on). The spam problem seems insurmountable on the web clients. However I'm going to guard my gmail closely and see what happens - no problem yet.
The key for the average user? Get a pop3 account and use it only in communications with F&F, and businesses with whom you complete a financial transaction (don't forget to untick the box). Just watch the spam disappear.
Just this very week they been advertising one of their products quite heavily on UK TV... the Sony DVD Handycam. I can't think of a better example where the man on the Clapham omnibus would reasonably expect to be allowed to use software to get at footage that he's shot, on (finalised) discs that he's bought, as he wants to.
Nah, just tape a piece of A4 to your desk. You have to replace it once in a while but what the hey. Could be the back of the bosses' latest "company newsletter".
Let's face it... of course, the use of fingers, palms, voices, footprints will have the privacy advocates up in arms, but it's going to be bloody handy (NPI) just presenting your palm to the wall-mounted reader, Star Trek-style (used as a general representation of sci-fi, I never watched the thing) when compared to remembering 10 passwords.
But what happens if someone moves the Sellotape? And more obviously, what if someone cracks on to your method? The password is right in front of them!
Actually it's not too bad because it requires physical access. At my famous Educational Establishment, there's been a recent spate of hackers using weak passwords to gain access - all from off campus. Make it strong and keep it written down somewhere secure, and you're pretty much safe from the majority of abuses. Keep it hidden innocuously in a book or a file of boring documents, rather like a file in a cake.
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Do you really think that someone would go to the trouble of downloading or streaming a track without listening to it, just to impress their friends or to make their mark on distant download aggregation stats?
Having said that, that 1.4m might contain a fair proportion of users who DLed but will never get round to listening to it. But that's due to our content-rich culture.
nor do I use the white earbuds.
Absolutely. In this country at least the white earbuds have earned the nickname "mugger magnet". Your choice over whether to replace the 'phones with some cheap-looking pair that make it look like you have some crappy FM radio says a lot about you as a person.
Yup, you guys make sure you use this, I know the person responsible and it works a treat. I've been testing it on Redhat. There's also a nice logwatch filter bundled in so you can keep track of attempts (plug plug). It really does reduce activity. Sadly this was conceived because of known real successful intrusions with this method. What sshdfilter won't do is remove all your "test" accounts.
The key word is "some", in this case a synonym of "approximately".
I switched to ',.pyf, er I mean Dvorak, earlier this year. I used to get the odd twinge in both limbs. I was never a touch-typist, always have to look at the keys now & then. I resisted the change for a long time, fearing it would be too much effort. It took about 2-3 weeks to get comfortable with the new layout. I was very surprised. I was helped by being able to modify a keyboard so I could continue to look at the keys (by swapping keys round). Remember that this won't be possible on a lot of keyboards, due to the different curves that each row has. Switching back to the old format can be a pain (not literally), eg on server kbs at work & so on, I find myself looking in the Dvorak position. For me it does become "hunt & poke". But it's not too much of a problem. I'd certainly recommend it for English-typists who get pains. Also it keeps QWERTY idiots off your box :)
One downer is the keyboard shortcuts, so if you're heavily into your vi etc you will need to think carefully. Maybe you can get modified versions. The ctrl-x/c/v combo in Windows was binned straightaway, I've now got used to QuickBasic's good old ctrl-ins/shift-ins. Also, being British is a disadvantage, since I can only get an American layout. Therefore hash/pound/quote/@ etc are all messed up, and UKP/libra/£ can now only be found on alt+156 (Lord knows where in *nix)
Yes it made a difference, since I switched I've had barely a twinge. However I do use Workrave, anybody with RSI simply has to use this or something similar. However I've been using that for a couple of years, and the twinges only went away after deploying Dvorak.
it isn't dead, i used it just yesterday
I thought the same, but GP is right, it was bought by CNET and now forwards to tv.com. You got another URL?
IMDB is very comprehensive if you're after TV show cast info. In the UK, there's always TV Cream...
And since we're on the subject of error-correcting, Brass Eye was broadcast eight years ago, so I don't think it counts as a "new wave of British comedy". Although it was very, very good.
I'd much prefer to see the cash come out of the general taxation system. Much fairer, and more efficient, and it would mean fewer court cases too. And less paperwork all round.
Australia's ABC is funded in that manner. And any Australian will tell you that its funding in real terms has fallen consisently over the years. So much so that they can on the whole only afford to buy shows from other broadcasters, like err, the BBC.
Just wipe any laptop you steal and install a nice, fresh OS on it. Preferably one without "LoJack".
Nothing in the rather grim article suggested that this tech is available outside the OS, so to me it sounds like an easy fix.
FTFA: "At issue was the scope of the Fifth Amendment, which allows governments to take private property through eminent domain if the land is for 'public use.'"
Right, so it's in the constitution... that means you guys take it as gospel then?
(it appears that Hotmail automatically blocks GMail e-mails)
Is that true? It's scandalous.
If you know a mans mothers maiden name, it is as good as the PIN code to his credit card.
Might be a fair point, but not everyone is stupid enough to actually use their mother's maiden name. Think of it as a password. And the maiden name is often only one part of a multi-level ID process, so I think your statement has a slight whiff of fancy.
From their site: "Blue Origin is developing vehicles and technologies that, over time, will help enable an enduring human presence in space." Yeah sure, but first we're gonna fire three people at a time up in a pod like a bullet, and hope they land safely should the 'chutes deploy. Sounds like a long way from A to B in this case.
Will there be a rush on Thomas Salter Crystal Radio sets in the morning amongst the radio ham community? And is 70 really a birthday worth going to town for? 75, or 100, yes. 70?
Don't know what you're doing right now to reduce the spam, but maybe putting your email address on the front page
But that could be his spambin. You do have another address that you use for all forum-related stuff, right? Use this method and I guarantee you'll hardly get any spam. In fact I can truthfully say that I never get a single one through my primary pop3 address. And I get plenty of spam through other addresses on the same domain, which HAVE been used on the Web. So that proves that.
Web mail is a different matter altogether, these services appear to be hit hard by what are effectively bruteforce attacks with dictionary words and common names. (I also get common names fired at the pop3 domain, so we know this goes on). The spam problem seems insurmountable on the web clients. However I'm going to guard my gmail closely and see what happens - no problem yet.
The key for the average user? Get a pop3 account and use it only in communications with F&F, and businesses with whom you complete a financial transaction (don't forget to untick the box). Just watch the spam disappear.
Just this very week they been advertising one of their products quite heavily on UK TV... the Sony DVD Handycam. I can't think of a better example where the man on the Clapham omnibus would reasonably expect to be allowed to use software to get at footage that he's shot, on (finalised) discs that he's bought, as he wants to.
I renamed it on my dad's to "Dad's Computer", but he soon changed it to "Damn Computer".
Nah, just tape a piece of A4 to your desk. You have to replace it once in a while but what the hey. Could be the back of the bosses' latest "company newsletter".
No, it was "virtually" infinite, like BT is "virtually" bringing Hollywood to its knees. *checks Top 10 films, sees Sith at the top*
Maybe they think it stinks, like everyone else in the world over 16?
I use mine to prop the door open. Put me on the telly, Bill!
Let's face it... of course, the use of fingers, palms, voices, footprints will have the privacy advocates up in arms, but it's going to be bloody handy (NPI) just presenting your palm to the wall-mounted reader, Star Trek-style (used as a general representation of sci-fi, I never watched the thing) when compared to remembering 10 passwords.
But what happens if someone moves the Sellotape? And more obviously, what if someone cracks on to your method? The password is right in front of them!
Actually it's not too bad because it requires physical access. At my famous Educational Establishment, there's been a recent spate of hackers using weak passwords to gain access - all from off campus. Make it strong and keep it written down somewhere secure, and you're pretty much safe from the majority of abuses. Keep it hidden innocuously in a book or a file of boring documents, rather like a file in a cake.
Mom and Pop type of users finally succumb to theses sort of attacks since they seem to be pretty well coherent !
All the phishers have to do is buy a dictionary, and start spelling their mails right, and I believe they'll hook a lot more victims.
I expect to see this video on BitTorrent by tomorrow morning. Forget blockbuster hits, this is what we want!