I work for Verizon. I moved and tried to change my home address via our Intranet. I still get stuff sent to the old address and forwarded to my new one. I like the company, but our Intranet sucks horribly.
At my previous company, we used Timbuktu for user support (lots of roving users around the country). If we had that feature, I would've been fired or put in jail.;)
I'm not intimately familiar with those two clients, but it sounds as if the Nortel client is disabling other connections being used at the time to keep a cracker from using your unsecure connection to gain access to the secure connection. I've never seen this happen, but this is a common concern in the VPN industry. Apparently, the Checkpoint client allows this type of connectivity. I'd stick with the Nortel product based on that.
BTW, I've had clients (govt bureaus) specifically say they will not accept any VPN that allows this (commonly known as split tunneling). Nortel, Safenet, and Alcatel are the big VPN players in the gov market. I know at least one of those "can" do split tunneling, but it's an option that can be turned off (they strongly recommend doing so).
Not quite true. It was the Ektachrome (E6 process) slides that faded so quickly. Kodachromes have a much longer lifespan (think it's into the 120+ year range). There are Kodachrome slides from WWII that are still in good shape. The key to any slide longevity is how you store it and where. Temp and humidity are important, but so is the container. Certain plastics give off fumes that damage slides. BTW, Kodachrome was recently discontinued. If you want real archival ability, you shoot B&W. Done properly (right temps, right paper, proper rinsing, storage, etc), B&W has an archival time of several hundred years. I'm not sure about B&W slides though.
BTW, I use Ektachrome or Fuji's ASA400 print film. From time to time, I shoot B&W, but only when I want a certain "effect".
I couldn't get the page to load correctly, so I couldn't see the knife you were talking about, but US$200 for a handmade fixed blade knife isn't bad, especially if it's damascus.
I've got an order in with Jens Anso for one of his "Personal Sheepsfoot" fixed blades. Cocobolo wood handle, halftanned leather sheath with red/black lizard skin over the leather. It's been 6 months and will be another 2 months (he's a part-time maker). mmmm, yummy.:) His site is http://www.ansoknives.com
I wonder how this stuff compares to the Damascus used in contemporary custom knives. To my knowledge, curent Damascus is used mainly for it's visual effect (there are many different types of standard patterns available), but it sounds just like the stuff this team created.
To the guy who wanted a damascus katana, you could probably find a maker willing to create one for you. It'll cost you though.
BTW, http://www.bladeforums.com might be of interest.
Chris
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Chrome on aircooled parts is very bad. It actually holds heat in. Black is better. If you want aircooled with fins and such, get a VW flat four powered Trike.
Take a look at "true" daily driver VW Beetles in locales where it gets hot and you won't see much chrome on the engine. Some of the part time cruisers will have chrome, but only because they don't have to get home at 5PM during a Southeast US heatwave.
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I'm not familiar with the Philip Velos, but my experience with WinCE (Now PocketPC) has been positive. My Casio E125 has not crashed, locked up, or misbehaved in any way since I bought it back in Febuary. In the meantime, my coworker's Visor (Palm OS with color) has required hard resets at least twice.
One time, I used my Casio to dial into the Internet and retrieve the support number for the modem manufacturer she was using cause she couldn't (It had just crashed on her).
The power use issue isn't as bad as some would make it out to be. Since I didn't know how long it would go between recharges, I decided to not recharge my Casio E-125 until it started to use the backup battery (something the Compaq doesn't have, btw). With the screen on near max brightness, I got a full workweek out of it. For those who think a week isn't enough, the charger can be removed from the cradle for on the road charging and you can get spare batteries. Since it has a backup battery, you can swap main batteries without data loss. Not as good as a Palm, but good enough for me.
I couldn't use it for a week with the modem, but it hasn't been an issue for me...yet.
Is your 1980s vintage auto still under warranty? Should you be able to return it for a full refund since it's no longer supported and there are new cars that perform the same function? What's the difference then?
Chris
Here's a WinCE (Actually PocketPC) user that doesn't even have to reset once a week (going on 3 weeks since my last reset, still running fine).
What do I do with my PocketPC?
I use it as a PIM, I send and receive internet email using the built in mail program, I surf the web with the modem I bought for it. I used that to surf over to the Xircom website to get tech support for my coworker's Visor modem when it crashed while we were offsite. I have a few vid clips that I can play from PocketTV. I have a demo CAD program that lets you view/edit CAD drawings (we use CAD for the network diagrams here). The field manual for a product I use is stored on it in PocketWord format. Basically, I use it as a mucho portable laptop. It has never crashed, but has gotten flaky a couple of times (the worst was a hardware button not responding until I reset). So far, it's been more stable that the PalmPro it replaced...
Chris
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Good response. However, not all geeks are helpless without their computers. Some of us know how to hunt, fish, grow vegetables and treat injuries.
You can get pretty damn geeky about those subjects as well:)
Verger's estate (at least the wide area views) is the Biltmore Estate in Ashville, Nc. I was sure enough of it to wait around for the credits (Ashville and Biltmore were listed).
I've spent quite a bit of time in that part of NC enjoying the scenery and solitude...
Chris
I too have gotten exasperated by this issue. I'm not a developer, nor do I want to be one. I'm not a unix sysadmin by profession either (wouldn't mind learning, but it's not a priority). Windows DLL hell was nothing compared to the problems with dealing with libraries under Linux. I've actually found it easier to "upgrade" the distro to a newer version than update libraries. Granted, once it was working, it never broke, but it was a pain to get there. After nearly 4 years of use, I switched to W2K. It's not perfect, but it lets me do the things I want to do today.
I used to commute to work via bicycle. Back then, I had a laptop case that was a backpack (also had a standard handle). You might give it a look. Targus made it.
I agree. I recently went through the same issues and found it better to just switch back to MS for the time being. I've been using Linux at home exclusivly for two years (was hobbiest user for two years prior) but found it easier to switch to Windows 2k than to find a way to get what I wanted out of Linux (easy, universal USB support, better PDA support, etc). Maybe I could get it to work with Linux, but why bother? I didn't feel like doing the kernel recompile dance (plus modules, plus new libraries for additional software). When it better supports the functions I need out of the box, I'll switch back. I'm not tied to one OS or another, just to the functionality it offers.
I too ran a DNS server under Windows NT 4.0. Mine ran in a semi production environment for the 3 years I was there. I say semiproduction because it was a heavily used server (fileshare, DHCP, DNS, Intranet, and printserver) in a development environment, if it was unavailable for any reason for more than a minute or two (took 3minutes to reboot during maintenance), it was noticed. Anyway, DNS was NEVER a problem (actually, the only problem I ever had was with Index Server for the Intranet activities...).
It's been awhile since I was in Reston/Herdon at that time of night, but the last few times I was there, the traffic was fairly heavy late at night. Not rush hour levels, but heavier than you'd expect at 11PM.
What complexes and where are they located? There doesn't seem to be much of an apt crunch in Loudoun...yet. The only problem is price. It won't be long before you can buy a townhome for the monthly price of a one or two bedroom apt lease (the two bedroom lease is already there).
Not to nitpick, but Nowheresville, Va? Last I heard, AOL was headquartered in Northern Virginia, while not Silicon Valley, doesn't exactly qualify as Nowheresville. Even in 1998 whent he book was written, the area was growing like crazy. For those of you not familiar with NoVa, it's the area in Virginia up around Washington DC. IIRC, AOL was/is in Herndon, only about 1/2 hour from DC. It's so crowded in NoVa, towns like Herdon and Reston have heavy traffic at 11PM (there's no real nightlife in those towns at that time so why the traffic?).
Chris
First off, I don't think "lives saved by guns" stats are even kept. Second, lives taken by guns also include such niceties as suicides (where the person would just as likely use something else anyway and doubly useless since the stats are to illustrate supposed gun violence) and "line of duty" police shootings (which shouldn't be part of the stats for the purpose of the studies). Of course, my fav is the use of 17-20 year old gang bangers as kids in "kids killed by guns" stats. Like even a sheltered 17yo person is considered a child in the traditional sense. Even with all of the BS in these stats, gun deaths are still minor compared to death by doctor malpractice (at least per capita of doctors vs per capita of guns), car accidents, etc.
As far as being drunk with guns goes, I don't do it, period. Oh, btw, I don't "play" with my guns either. No more than I "play" with my car...
Chris
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I work for Verizon. I moved and tried to change my home address via our Intranet. I still get stuff sent to the old address and forwarded to my new one. I like the company, but our Intranet sucks horribly.
Chris
At my previous company, we used Timbuktu for user support (lots of roving users around the country). If we had that feature, I would've been fired or put in jail. ;)
Chris
I'm not intimately familiar with those two clients, but it sounds as if the Nortel client is disabling other connections being used at the time to keep a cracker from using your unsecure connection to gain access to the secure connection. I've never seen this happen, but this is a common concern in the VPN industry. Apparently, the Checkpoint client allows this type of connectivity. I'd stick with the Nortel product based on that.
BTW, I've had clients (govt bureaus) specifically say they will not accept any VPN that allows this (commonly known as split tunneling). Nortel, Safenet, and Alcatel are the big VPN players in the gov market. I know at least one of those "can" do split tunneling, but it's an option that can be turned off (they strongly recommend doing so).
Chris
I live in Manassas. My wife and I went to the Manassas Battlefield park to watch. It was crowded, but got us out of the city enough to see the sky.
Chris
Not quite true. It was the Ektachrome (E6 process) slides that faded so quickly. Kodachromes have a much longer lifespan (think it's into the 120+ year range). There are Kodachrome slides from WWII that are still in good shape. The key to any slide longevity is how you store it and where. Temp and humidity are important, but so is the container. Certain plastics give off fumes that damage slides. BTW, Kodachrome was recently discontinued. If you want real archival ability, you shoot B&W. Done properly (right temps, right paper, proper rinsing, storage, etc), B&W has an archival time of several hundred years. I'm not sure about B&W slides though.
BTW, I use Ektachrome or Fuji's ASA400 print film. From time to time, I shoot B&W, but only when I want a certain "effect".
Chris
A friend of mine in college ran Geos on a 286 with a meg or so of RAM. It ran better than Win3.1 on a 386 and 2 megs of ram. Neat program...
Chris
Mine don't kill because they're well trained and obedient.
If you find my blades disturbing, you should see my collection of Slackware CDs.
Chris
I couldn't get the page to load correctly, so I couldn't see the knife you were talking about, but US$200 for a handmade fixed blade knife isn't bad, especially if it's damascus.
:) His site is http://www.ansoknives.com
I've got an order in with Jens Anso for one of his "Personal Sheepsfoot" fixed blades. Cocobolo wood handle, halftanned leather sheath with red/black lizard skin over the leather. It's been 6 months and will be another 2 months (he's a part-time maker). mmmm, yummy.
Chris
I wonder how this stuff compares to the Damascus used in contemporary custom knives. To my knowledge, curent Damascus is used mainly for it's visual effect (there are many different types of standard patterns available), but it sounds just like the stuff this team created. To the guy who wanted a damascus katana, you could probably find a maker willing to create one for you. It'll cost you though. BTW, http://www.bladeforums.com might be of interest. Chris
Chrome on aircooled parts is very bad. It actually holds heat in. Black is better. If you want aircooled with fins and such, get a VW flat four powered Trike.
Take a look at "true" daily driver VW Beetles in locales where it gets hot and you won't see much chrome on the engine. Some of the part time cruisers will have chrome, but only because they don't have to get home at 5PM during a Southeast US heatwave.
Chris
I'm not familiar with the Philip Velos, but my experience with WinCE (Now PocketPC) has been positive. My Casio E125 has not crashed, locked up, or misbehaved in any way since I bought it back in Febuary. In the meantime, my coworker's Visor (Palm OS with color) has required hard resets at least twice.
One time, I used my Casio to dial into the Internet and retrieve the support number for the modem manufacturer she was using cause she couldn't (It had just crashed on her).
Chris
The power use issue isn't as bad as some would make it out to be. Since I didn't know how long it would go between recharges, I decided to not recharge my Casio E-125 until it started to use the backup battery (something the Compaq doesn't have, btw). With the screen on near max brightness, I got a full workweek out of it. For those who think a week isn't enough, the charger can be removed from the cradle for on the road charging and you can get spare batteries. Since it has a backup battery, you can swap main batteries without data loss. Not as good as a Palm, but good enough for me.
I couldn't use it for a week with the modem, but it hasn't been an issue for me...yet.
Chris
Is your 1980s vintage auto still under warranty? Should you be able to return it for a full refund since it's no longer supported and there are new cars that perform the same function? What's the difference then? Chris
check this out: http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/fips/fips140-1/f ips1401.htm
Here's a WinCE (Actually PocketPC) user that doesn't even have to reset once a week (going on 3 weeks since my last reset, still running fine).
What do I do with my PocketPC?
I use it as a PIM, I send and receive internet email using the built in mail program, I surf the web with the modem I bought for it. I used that to surf over to the Xircom website to get tech support for my coworker's Visor modem when it crashed while we were offsite. I have a few vid clips that I can play from PocketTV. I have a demo CAD program that lets you view/edit CAD drawings (we use CAD for the network diagrams here). The field manual for a product I use is stored on it in PocketWord format. Basically, I use it as a mucho portable laptop. It has never crashed, but has gotten flaky a couple of times (the worst was a hardware button not responding until I reset). So far, it's been more stable that the PalmPro it replaced...
Chris
Good response. However, not all geeks are helpless without their computers. Some of us know how to hunt, fish, grow vegetables and treat injuries.
:)
You can get pretty damn geeky about those subjects as well
Chris
Verger's estate (at least the wide area views) is the Biltmore Estate in Ashville, Nc. I was sure enough of it to wait around for the credits (Ashville and Biltmore were listed). I've spent quite a bit of time in that part of NC enjoying the scenery and solitude... Chris
I too have gotten exasperated by this issue. I'm not a developer, nor do I want to be one. I'm not a unix sysadmin by profession either (wouldn't mind learning, but it's not a priority). Windows DLL hell was nothing compared to the problems with dealing with libraries under Linux. I've actually found it easier to "upgrade" the distro to a newer version than update libraries. Granted, once it was working, it never broke, but it was a pain to get there. After nearly 4 years of use, I switched to W2K. It's not perfect, but it lets me do the things I want to do today.
Chris
I used to commute to work via bicycle. Back then, I had a laptop case that was a backpack (also had a standard handle). You might give it a look. Targus made it.
Chris
I agree. I recently went through the same issues and found it better to just switch back to MS for the time being. I've been using Linux at home exclusivly for two years (was hobbiest user for two years prior) but found it easier to switch to Windows 2k than to find a way to get what I wanted out of Linux (easy, universal USB support, better PDA support, etc). Maybe I could get it to work with Linux, but why bother? I didn't feel like doing the kernel recompile dance (plus modules, plus new libraries for additional software). When it better supports the functions I need out of the box, I'll switch back. I'm not tied to one OS or another, just to the functionality it offers.
Chris
I too ran a DNS server under Windows NT 4.0. Mine ran in a semi production environment for the 3 years I was there. I say semiproduction because it was a heavily used server (fileshare, DHCP, DNS, Intranet, and printserver) in a development environment, if it was unavailable for any reason for more than a minute or two (took 3minutes to reboot during maintenance), it was noticed. Anyway, DNS was NEVER a problem (actually, the only problem I ever had was with Index Server for the Intranet activities...).
Chris
Are you people that petty that you'll waste time in your day sending these things back in? It takes less time to throw it away. Chris
It's been awhile since I was in Reston/Herdon at that time of night, but the last few times I was there, the traffic was fairly heavy late at night. Not rush hour levels, but heavier than you'd expect at 11PM.
What complexes and where are they located? There doesn't seem to be much of an apt crunch in Loudoun...yet. The only problem is price. It won't be long before you can buy a townhome for the monthly price of a one or two bedroom apt lease (the two bedroom lease is already there).
Chris
Not to nitpick, but Nowheresville, Va? Last I heard, AOL was headquartered in Northern Virginia, while not Silicon Valley, doesn't exactly qualify as Nowheresville. Even in 1998 whent he book was written, the area was growing like crazy. For those of you not familiar with NoVa, it's the area in Virginia up around Washington DC. IIRC, AOL was/is in Herndon, only about 1/2 hour from DC. It's so crowded in NoVa, towns like Herdon and Reston have heavy traffic at 11PM (there's no real nightlife in those towns at that time so why the traffic?). Chris
First off, I don't think "lives saved by guns" stats are even kept. Second, lives taken by guns also include such niceties as suicides (where the person would just as likely use something else anyway and doubly useless since the stats are to illustrate supposed gun violence) and "line of duty" police shootings (which shouldn't be part of the stats for the purpose of the studies). Of course, my fav is the use of 17-20 year old gang bangers as kids in "kids killed by guns" stats. Like even a sheltered 17yo person is considered a child in the traditional sense. Even with all of the BS in these stats, gun deaths are still minor compared to death by doctor malpractice (at least per capita of doctors vs per capita of guns), car accidents, etc. As far as being drunk with guns goes, I don't do it, period. Oh, btw, I don't "play" with my guns either. No more than I "play" with my car... Chris