I'm pretty sure the live NBC announcers mentioned the "footsteps" were simulated, though I don't recall an explanation offered at the time. The safety issue offered sounds plausible. There is probably the Chinese-equivalent of a NOTAM and flight restrictions just as with Super Bowl and other large gatherings with dignitaries. Nonstory tag is accurate.
I disagree. We have ~250 machines in 4 buildings. After a year on the job with arbitrary, themed names (e.g. gate, vlsi, nano), I opted to a location-based system for DNS/NETBIOS names.
xx-yyyy-zzzzzz#.domain.tld
xx = Department abbreviation (e.g. EE)
yyyy = room number
zzzzzz = Last Name of primary user
# = index for multiple systems by same user (up to 3 currently)
There's no doubt where a particular machine is physically located (provided the names are updated when re-provisioned) and the names are easy enough to remember/guess for end-users that may need to RDP (using VPN of course) to their machines from off-site. Servers are a different story, and haven't been addressed yet.
I bought tickets to see Tool this past Saturday. One of the new features was a restricted sale of tickets to customers with credit card billing addresses in a predefined area (LA, MS, south AL, west FL). They had problems with the system that resulted in presumably no one being able to buy tickets for about 30min after scheduled start (failed to get to confirmation screen). Didn't think much of it at the time, but I'm guessing it was a hastily constructed countermeasure against methods alluded to in TFA. Thoughts?
I'm not sure how large that 'devoted fan base' is in the grand scheme of things, but the concept of true on-demand content delivery has proven itself time and time again. Tivo et al are but the first step in this process. This sounds like a truely promising step in removing the stream of BS from television and provide an avenue around the 'strategized marketecture' that is increasingly commonplace in mass media. Most of us would gladly pay for programming w/o the coupled advertisements, and I hope they can work that into their business model.
The Dept of Commerce has restrictions on the velocity and altitude a US-built GPS receiver can produce solutions for. Currently its something like 60,000ft and 515mph, but you can violate either limit, just not both concurrently.
Though I don't know offhand, I suspect orbital velocities for LEO are well in excess of 515mph.
I'm not sure the cost of certifying a drug through double-blind, multiphase trials on real humans should be compared to that of a hypothetical 'secure' piece of software.
"Microsoft said organizations that maintain private consumer information should have to meet some kind of national standard to prove they have at least taken reasonable steps to protect that data from hackers, viruses, or other kind of loss, theft or disclosure."
I would assume this means said organizations would not be running Microsoft products...
To Slashdot moderators/editors/readers: Get that Anti-Google icon ready for all the future anti-google stories we'll see in about 3 years or so. Think along the lines of that Gate-monocle look..
Then again, Google will probably just buy Slashdot, so don't bother =)
First off, I live and work in Baton Rouge, LA and on work trips I've been to some areas around N.O. including, Covington, Grand Isle, Cocadrie, and most recently Lake Charles and Cameron (post Rita).
Some of the things I've seen overlooked are:
Tetnis shot! (If you get cut on just about anything that was formerly underwater or even remotely metal, you will be hardpressed to find some. I've seen an army unit deployed to administer them in the wake of Rita and will be of lowest priority)
Solar panel to recharge your various electronics
Boots if you intend on getting close enough
Don't count on cell coverage. It was quite shitty last I tried
GPS unit with maps. Alot of road signs are gone
Make sure to bring your own water and food. Extra gas is highly advised as it is in short supply down here. Don't be moron like others I've seen and strap it to your roof
Though I've never laid eyes on an OSS directory alternative to W2K3, I'd be surprised if it could be any either to use out of the 'box'. Another thing, if you plan to do some LDAP work, in say perl, modules exist that can add/remove/delete/etc from your AD that are rather painless to use. Automated account addition....
On a side note, for those in higher education, there is a good chance you have a campus-wide MSAD. Where I used to work, we kicked all students out of our domain and instead one way trusted their campus MSAD accounts. Imagine not having to deal with user accounts again =) This still allows you to moderate access to your domain machines (assuming you have the proper OUs set up) and retain administratiive (both local and domain) control over your machines. We chose to leave faculty/staff on the old domain for the ease of not changing the entrenched. This was actually a pretty seemless transition. Students still have access to their home directories on the local domain (ala perl automation) and FTP/Terminal Server access.
FWIW have fun.
With DVRs nearing commonplace (especially in/. circles), Big networks take heed. We aren't watching your commercials. Provide an online streaming service on-demand with all previous episodes of a show, place ads in the stream, and your in the money. Cartoon network is showing some progressive thinking here and I applaud the initiative.
As a WoW and FFXI player, WoW squarely targets the ADD-prone younger generation of gamers. Sure, it has a slick interface and interesting plot, but the average 'grind' for EXP is mindless, short, and forces the player to travel around. Seems blizzard expects their audience to have the attention span and patience of a monkey. To boot, it doesn't even require you be semi-competent to be successful. The quest log all but tells you exactly where to go and what to and crafting is laughable.
No wonder the game is wildly successful! Blizzard did their homework and discovered the younger MMORPG crowd is attention deficient. My subscription ends this month. Flame on...
After being into the disaster area (S and SW of N.O.) several times in the last week, I've been very impressed with how Verizon coverage has hung in there over my Cingular work cellphone. Obviously, they both cut out before getting as far south as Grand Isle. This was also true on a recent trip to the Covington (NE of NO) area as well.
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I think the "Send For" field on cookies can be adjusted server side. You could only allow sending on SSL connections, for instance.
I'm pretty sure the live NBC announcers mentioned the "footsteps" were simulated, though I don't recall an explanation offered at the time. The safety issue offered sounds plausible. There is probably the Chinese-equivalent of a NOTAM and flight restrictions just as with Super Bowl and other large gatherings with dignitaries. Nonstory tag is accurate.
I disagree. We have ~250 machines in 4 buildings. After a year on the job with arbitrary, themed names (e.g. gate, vlsi, nano), I opted to a location-based system for DNS/NETBIOS names. xx-yyyy-zzzzzz#.domain.tld xx = Department abbreviation (e.g. EE) yyyy = room number zzzzzz = Last Name of primary user # = index for multiple systems by same user (up to 3 currently) There's no doubt where a particular machine is physically located (provided the names are updated when re-provisioned) and the names are easy enough to remember/guess for end-users that may need to RDP (using VPN of course) to their machines from off-site. Servers are a different story, and haven't been addressed yet.
I bought tickets to see Tool this past Saturday. One of the new features was a restricted sale of tickets to customers with credit card billing addresses in a predefined area (LA, MS, south AL, west FL). They had problems with the system that resulted in presumably no one being able to buy tickets for about 30min after scheduled start (failed to get to confirmation screen). Didn't think much of it at the time, but I'm guessing it was a hastily constructed countermeasure against methods alluded to in TFA. Thoughts?
Kind of like WoW's API...
I'm not sure how large that 'devoted fan base' is in the grand scheme of things, but the concept of true on-demand content delivery has proven itself time and time again. Tivo et al are but the first step in this process. This sounds like a truely promising step in removing the stream of BS from television and provide an avenue around the 'strategized marketecture' that is increasingly commonplace in mass media. Most of us would gladly pay for programming w/o the coupled advertisements, and I hope they can work that into their business model.
The Dept of Commerce has restrictions on the velocity and altitude a US-built GPS receiver can produce solutions for. Currently its something like 60,000ft and 515mph, but you can violate either limit, just not both concurrently. Though I don't know offhand, I suspect orbital velocities for LEO are well in excess of 515mph.
Additionally, the production cost analysis was horrific.
Oh...nevermind. I made that up. ;P
I'm not sure the cost of certifying a drug through double-blind, multiphase trials on real humans should be compared to that of a hypothetical 'secure' piece of software.
I would assume this means said organizations would not be running Microsoft products...
I wonder how much MS paid for the live.com domain name....
To Slashdot moderators/editors/readers: Get that Anti-Google icon ready for all the future anti-google stories we'll see in about 3 years or so. Think along the lines of that Gate-monocle look.. Then again, Google will probably just buy Slashdot, so don't bother =)
This is lame.
There are ALOT of dumbasses in the world. Then, now, and forever.
This isn't slashdot material.
Tetnis shot! (If you get cut on just about anything that was formerly underwater or even remotely metal, you will be hardpressed to find some. I've seen an army unit deployed to administer them in the wake of Rita and will be of lowest priority)
Solar panel to recharge your various electronics
Boots if you intend on getting close enough
Don't count on cell coverage. It was quite shitty last I tried
GPS unit with maps. Alot of road signs are gone
Make sure to bring your own water and food. Extra gas is highly advised as it is in short supply down here. Don't be moron like others I've seen and strap it to your roof
.. a comment disparaging yet-to-be-released Windoze
Though I've never laid eyes on an OSS directory alternative to W2K3, I'd be surprised if it could be any either to use out of the 'box'. Another thing, if you plan to do some LDAP work, in say perl, modules exist that can add/remove/delete/etc from your AD that are rather painless to use. Automated account addition.... On a side note, for those in higher education, there is a good chance you have a campus-wide MSAD. Where I used to work, we kicked all students out of our domain and instead one way trusted their campus MSAD accounts. Imagine not having to deal with user accounts again =) This still allows you to moderate access to your domain machines (assuming you have the proper OUs set up) and retain administratiive (both local and domain) control over your machines. We chose to leave faculty/staff on the old domain for the ease of not changing the entrenched. This was actually a pretty seemless transition. Students still have access to their home directories on the local domain (ala perl automation) and FTP/Terminal Server access. FWIW have fun.
Correction: $1500/lb of phallic testimony to the heavens
With DVRs nearing commonplace (especially in /. circles), Big networks take heed. We aren't watching your commercials. Provide an online streaming service on-demand with all previous episodes of a show, place ads in the stream, and your in the money. Cartoon network is showing some progressive thinking here and I applaud the initiative.
NOAA did this in a plane. 1.2ft/pixel is much better than commonly available sat shots. You give Google too much credit.
You must have played BRD or shitty DRG =P
No wonder the game is wildly successful! Blizzard did their homework and discovered the younger MMORPG crowd is attention deficient. My subscription ends this month. Flame on...
After being into the disaster area (S and SW of N.O.) several times in the last week, I've been very impressed with how Verizon coverage has hung in there over my Cingular work cellphone. Obviously, they both cut out before getting as far south as Grand Isle. This was also true on a recent trip to the Covington (NE of NO) area as well.