I worked as an admin for a small telecom company with around 50 employees. The owners of the company were very concerned about how much $ IT needed. Any spending had to be explained in detail and documented, etc;
What I quickly realized was that buying new hardware such as pc's (with Linux preloaded to save $), small non-managed switches, UPS', even lower end servers, tape drives, etc, were the cheapest of all.
The big budget killers were when I had to renegotiate contracts with our AV vendor and other such licensing fees.
If you can, run as much on OSS as possible. This will save your small company money.
I've been using this for a while.
This tool will blow your mind.
You have to create an account with Google and acquire a key to use it.
Then point it at a site and let it run the hax0r search queries...
You will be amazed at what is exposed out there.
Americans, especially the so-called evangelicals, obviously don't see the correlation between this kind of "faith based" krap and the fact that the U.S. is losing it's edge in science in general and R&D specifically.
The U.S. better wake up to the fact that most of the world, especially the modern "first world", doesn't give a krap about how a 3500 year old patched together mythology tries to explain reality.
If we can teach "intelligent design" in schools then lets teach other alternative explanations about Man's appearance on this planet, such as Zacharia Sitchins books; i.e., aliens promulgated the human race...
You may or may not know that Judith Miller, the one in jail, was a major supporter of the invasion of Iraq and hyped it incessantly leading up to it. She was also one of the big "hypers" of the entire WMD mythos.
Does MS see the cross platform adaptability of CFS/SMB as a continuing threat/problem, or is there an emerging acceptance of a mixed environment?
Also, how is your lab setup in respect to network browsing and domain controllers? Are the linux boxes joined to an AD domain controller and vice/versa, i.e. win boxes joined to a CFS/SMB "domain"?
Well, being a California native who doesn't live there anymore, I can readily apply the bumper sticker logic to your complaints:
"Welcome to California,
Now go home!"
I really get sick of hearing people say things like "only those with something to hide want privacy".
What an absolute and complete load of krap that is.
How about we install web cams in every room in your house? You're honest right?
I would suggest you read some history before making comments like that.
Ever heard of J. Edgar Hoover?
How about the House Un-American Activities Committee?
Jeremiah, don't feel bad.
The U.S. is getting it's due as we speak.
What you really need is a trip to the U.S., so you can see that your idea of the U.S., and it's corporate, staid and sterile consumerism, is both a Hollywood/Madison Ave. creation and a sad reality...
You see, the U.S. is becoming more and more a third world country everyday, and don't just blame the immigrants, blame the govt. and the korporate kulture that has 'off-shored' us (U.S.).
You see, if you look closely enough at the good ole' stars and bars on the American Flag, you will see in small print in the corner,
MADE IN CHINA
Yea, semantics is always an easy and fun way to slam someone on/.,
especially when not logged in...
Nessus isn't an IPS, but it is one hell of a good 'auditing tool', with loads of real world experience behind it, documentation and a good 'community' of supporters.
I was doing tech support at Prodigy (remember them?) in 93'-94'. At the time Compuserve, Prodigy and an upstart called AOL were the big online players, each with their own 'world' that paying users could venture into.
Then in early 94' there was a portal added to Prodigy allowing (some) users to access something called the "World Wide Web". I was a beta tester at Prodigy and thus was allowed early access into this new feature.
If I remember correctly, it was essentially a 'door way' out of the Prodigy gui into the Prodigy browser which I think was Mozilla or some variant. It was very exciting at the time and it seemed from that point on, most Prodigy users could give a crap about Prodigy's carefully groomed and manicured little world. They just headed in droves for that button that said "Click here for the World Wide Web"!
Your comments are good, but assuming no one browses from PDA's is like saying no one plays PS on a PSP... If anything, more people will be surfing from these type of devices, not less.
I've been using an HP iPAQ (yea I know they're out of style) with MS Pocket PC. It's a blast to surf on this thing.
Not only does the BBC and MSNBC support this format, they are many other sites as well.
The DM/GM needs to control that sort of 'acquisition' based gameplay. I did it for years. If players would get the greedy bug for items, etc; then its time to slap them back into place... Players need to relish even the most basic of items.
But at the same time, the need to be impartial and encourage spontaneous behavior. I would always allow a player to go wherever or do whatever in the game. It may waste time/resources and other player's patience however...
Here, Here! No truer words could be spoken as far as D&D/AD&D goes.
I ran a campaign for most of the 90's where we used the original PH, DMG, FF, etc; All the books before the 2nd edition crap came out.
As you say, after they got rid of Gygax, it became extra lame and cheezy. They wanted D&D'ers to fork over $$$ to buy lame new 'guides' with rule re-writes that didn't need to be done. Yes, there were a few things that needed revision, but on the whole, the 1st edition system was good.
In addition we added many of our own rules for things like critical hits, new spells, etc; This in itself was great, as it allowed our group to fine tune the game and add our own spin on things.
The best modules were anything written by Gygax, especially the Giants/Drow series!
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Yea, I'm more and more blocking entire nets. It seems like besides comcast, most of the annoyance probes are coming from any ip's in APNIC.
Take a lesson from Flint my friend.
You don't want to live forever.
Unless of course you have your own planet and personal "companion".
Why do people post such retarded comments about how bad Linux is and how joe six pack can't use it? Joe six pack can't even use Windows...
I worked as an admin for a small telecom company with around 50 employees. The owners of the company were very concerned about how much $ IT needed. Any spending had to be explained in detail and documented, etc;
What I quickly realized was that buying new hardware such as pc's (with Linux preloaded to save $), small non-managed switches, UPS', even lower end servers, tape drives, etc, were the cheapest of all.
The big budget killers were when I had to renegotiate contracts with our AV vendor and other such licensing fees.
If you can, run as much on OSS as possible. This will save your small company money.
You hit it right on the head. /. should stop with the Linux FUD krap...
And yes,
"article about the search company looking for new executive chefs"
Man, those special diets that Sergei recently instituted must be real wacky! What is Google turning into, Kelloggs?
I've been using this for a while.
m ?file=sitedigger2.zip
This tool will blow your mind.
You have to create an account with Google and acquire a key to use it.
Then point it at a site and let it run the hax0r search queries...
You will be amazed at what is exposed out there.
http://www.foundstone.com/resources/termsofuse.ht
Don't forget the U.S.' abberant science: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/ a/2003/11/09/ING9C2QSKB1.DTL&type=printable
Americans, especially the so-called evangelicals, obviously don't see the correlation between this kind of "faith based" krap and the fact that the U.S. is losing it's edge in science in general and R&D specifically.
The U.S. better wake up to the fact that most of the world, especially the modern "first world", doesn't give a krap about how a 3500 year old patched together mythology tries to explain reality.
If we can teach "intelligent design" in schools then lets teach other alternative explanations about Man's appearance on this planet, such as Zacharia Sitchins books; i.e., aliens promulgated the human race...
You may or may not know that Judith Miller, the one in jail, was a major supporter of the invasion of Iraq and hyped it incessantly leading up to it. She was also one of the big "hypers" of the entire WMD mythos.
Another interesting piece of news is that John Bolton, (remember him?) was one of Judith Millers sources and he has testifed before the Grand Jury in this matter.
The sharks smell blood...
Thats about as likely as new blockbuster films not being leaked onto the net or hax0rz not getting around MS' new validation process...
Does MS see the cross platform adaptability of CFS/SMB as a continuing threat/problem, or is there an emerging acceptance of a mixed environment?
Also, how is your lab setup in respect to network browsing and domain controllers? Are the linux boxes joined to an AD domain controller and vice/versa, i.e. win boxes joined to a CFS/SMB "domain"?
Well, being a California native who doesn't live there anymore, I can readily apply the bumper sticker logic to your complaints:
"Welcome to California, Now go home!"
I really get sick of hearing people say things like "only those with something to hide want privacy".
What an absolute and complete load of krap that is.
How about we install web cams in every room in your house? You're honest right?
I would suggest you read some history before making comments like that.
Ever heard of J. Edgar Hoover?
How about the House Un-American Activities Committee?
Jeremiah, don't feel bad.
The U.S. is getting it's due as we speak.
What you really need is a trip to the U.S., so you can see that your idea of the U.S., and it's corporate, staid and sterile consumerism, is both a Hollywood/Madison Ave. creation and a sad reality...
You see, the U.S. is becoming more and more a third world country everyday, and don't just blame the immigrants, blame the govt. and the korporate kulture that has 'off-shored' us (U.S.).
You see, if you look closely enough at the good ole' stars and bars on the American Flag, you will see in small print in the corner,
MADE IN CHINA
Thats why its called microsoft!
Al, you're one funny guy!
http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/_/id/720363 3
Yea, semantics is always an easy and fun way to slam someone on /.,
especially when not logged in...
Nessus isn't an IPS, but it is one hell of a good 'auditing tool', with loads of real world experience behind it, documentation and a good 'community' of supporters.
Its also open source.
All your linux belong to us!
Forgive me but I think I meant Mosaic, not Mozilla...
I was doing tech support at Prodigy (remember them?) in 93'-94'. At the time Compuserve, Prodigy and an upstart called AOL were the big online players, each with their own 'world' that paying users could venture into.
Then in early 94' there was a portal added to Prodigy allowing (some) users to access something called the "World Wide Web". I was a beta tester at Prodigy and thus was allowed early access into this new feature.
If I remember correctly, it was essentially a 'door way' out of the Prodigy gui into the Prodigy browser which I think was Mozilla or some variant. It was very exciting at the time and it seemed from that point on, most Prodigy users could give a crap about Prodigy's carefully groomed and manicured little world. They just headed in droves for that button that said "Click here for the World Wide Web"!
Your comments are good, but assuming no one browses from PDA's is like saying no one plays PS on a PSP... If anything, more people will be surfing from these type of devices, not less.
I've been using an HP iPAQ (yea I know they're out of style) with MS Pocket PC. It's a blast to surf on this thing.
Not only does the BBC and MSNBC support this format, they are many other sites as well.
Here is a good site:
PPCVidz
The DM/GM needs to control that sort of 'acquisition' based gameplay. I did it for years. If players would get the greedy bug for items, etc; then its time to slap them back into place... Players need to relish even the most basic of items.
But at the same time, the need to be impartial and encourage spontaneous behavior. I would always allow a player to go wherever or do whatever in the game. It may waste time/resources and other player's patience however...
Here, Here! No truer words could be spoken as far as D&D/AD&D goes.
I ran a campaign for most of the 90's where we used the original PH, DMG, FF, etc; All the books before the 2nd edition crap came out.
As you say, after they got rid of Gygax, it became extra lame and cheezy. They wanted D&D'ers to fork over $$$ to buy lame new 'guides' with rule re-writes that didn't need to be done. Yes, there were a few things that needed revision, but on the whole, the 1st edition system was good.
In addition we added many of our own rules for things like critical hits, new spells, etc; This in itself was great, as it allowed our group to fine tune the game and add our own spin on things.
The best modules were anything written by Gygax, especially the Giants/Drow series!