Most of the newer switches, routers, multiplexers and any other device with a serial port for a terminal interface I've had the pleasure of configuring had a web interface. I'd say that's the direction manufacturers are headed and is the next logical step.
If I had any real reason to switch from Google, it would be all the malware programs that seem to rank high in a great number of Google's search results.
I've been getting these assholes calling me every day for two weeks. I started getting creative with them and for some reason they're never clued in that I'm pulling their chain. Even though the guy on the phone hangs up on me, they call me back the next day.
I'm glad that amidst a major financial crisis, Illinois has nothing better to do than declare Pluto a planet. This is government in action here, folks.
Now quit dilly-dallying and start taking care of the real issues.
I had my organization's site "hacked" the same way three weeks ago.
Had I known it were news, I'd have contacted local news media rather than the modest response of contacting my web hosting provider and asking that they patch the vulnerability in their SQL server.
Sony is already losing money on the cost of production vs. the sale price of each Playstation 3 (sale of a PS3 averages around a 35% loss of profit per unit).
Simply put, they reduce the cost of production, they lose less money on each one they sell. Considering the Playstation 3 is slowly gaining market share at it's current price, they have no need to drop the price right away.
Is abstinence really that difficult? Why even take a risk?
I guess the real good news is that men with HIV can now reproduce without risk of having their child be HIV positive. Story might be different for HIV positive mothers.
Sure it can be done, but just how practical is it?
The only semi-practical application I can perceive would be use as a co-location site when docked in port, and in the event of an impending disaster, the ship can leave port and move the servers out of harm's way. Still, this seems impractical. Most co-location data facilities I've visited are built like bunkers and can withstand up to a category five hurricane.
Bandwidth also presents a problem. The co-location facility my office uses supports several thousand businesses in my area, and has abundant bandwidth to service them all. How feasible would it be to provide an optical carrier connection to a cargo ship in port? What about bandwidth out at sea? The only type of connection I can picture out at sea is satellite. It's been a while since I researched satellite connections, and bandwidth was nowhere near as high as we can get from an OC connection, let alone a DS-3 or even a T1. Has satellite networking really improved that much, or is there some other type of long-range, high-bandwidth wireless connection that I'm not aware of?
The article talks of the theory that disease played a part in the Cretaceous-Tertiary mass-extinction event. It doesn't debate whether the Chixulub asteriod impact took place; there's plenty of evidence backing such an event.
Wouldn't such a finding be irrelevant? I mean, wouldn't a geologic disaster caused by the asteroid impact be enough evidence for the cause of a mass-extinction event? It's almost like running an autopsy on a person that was shot in the head and saying the cause of death was the flu.
Did insect-borne illnesses weaken the dinosaur species that went extinct before the meteor impact that ultimately led to their extinction, or did the geologic changes caused by the meteor impact weaken the dinosaurs to make them more susceptible to illness?
It really seems this person is completely oblivious to how much Linux has improved over the past few years.
I made the switch to Linux a few years back, and I've never looked back. I have four PCs, and of them, three run Linux and one runs Windows XP. Linux is rather easy to use, once you get past the steep learning curve. It took a few months for me to get a handle on the OS, but after that, It's been nothing but smooth sailing. I've had my systems running non-stop for upwards of three months without a reboot without any degradation in performance. I never have to defrag, never have to check disks for errors, nor do I have to scan for viruses. Hardware support could be better, but considering I use Red Hat/Fedora, most times I pop in a card or other device, and Kudzu finds and configures it during boot, or if it's hotplug, it hooks it up within seconds. When hardware doesn't work, it's because drivers for the device haven't been written for Linux. In my experience, I've had only one scanner which didn't have Linux drivers available; all other hardware worked immediately without a problem.
We Linux users do not spend our time writing viruses for Windows out of spite. From my experience with fellow Linux users, we're looking for a reliable OS that's cheap, efficient, and relatively easy to implement -- three characteristics which Linux possesses. The vast majority of us are white hat, often finding security vulnerabilities and reporting 'em. Hey, Linux isn't completely secure itself, but when a security vulnerability is discovered, the Linux community of developers write and distribute a security patch within days -- not weeks or months like Microsoft. The reason Linux doesn't have any major viruses is because most viruses that do any damage require root-level access, which most users of Linux who know what they're doing do not use the root for everyday purposes. If I remember correctly, if Microsoft made Windows an open-source OS, and allowed developers to write security patches for the system, within 90 days, Windows would have virtually no security vulnerabilities.
Don't get me wrong -- I wholeheartedly agree that Microsoft has been vital in the evolution of the modern PC. Without MS, most workers in the IT industry wouldn't have a job. In fact, I'm using a Windows XP machine right now as I type this. I will give Microsoft a lot of praise for taking a stronger stance on information security with the latest versions of Windows, and will say that historically, Microsoft inspired many physical security features that were adapted to later operating systems. In fact, I would consider Windows to have better physical security than Linux, since using GRUB, one can access and change the root password with a couple of simple commands. Using Windows, you would need to reboot the machine with a special boot disk and modify the SAM, which still can't guarantee all security markers will work with the new password hash.
Overall, I would say I find this article very uninformed, and it's obvious the author hasn't used a Linux operating system in years. Using Linux now, I've become accustomed to some features and wish they were available in Windows. Definitely _DO NOT_ discount the Linux operating system!
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Most of the newer switches, routers, multiplexers and any other device with a serial port for a terminal interface I've had the pleasure of configuring had a web interface. I'd say that's the direction manufacturers are headed and is the next logical step.
If I had any real reason to switch from Google, it would be all the malware programs that seem to rank high in a great number of Google's search results.
Stuff like this is my inspiration: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xc9cFXOoZBM
Now quit dilly-dallying and start taking care of the real issues.
I know, I know, good luck with that.
How cute, an emoticon of a frowning bald guy with a goatee! What does it mean?
It's Steve Ballmer sticking his tongue out.
Had I known it were news, I'd have contacted local news media rather than the modest response of contacting my web hosting provider and asking that they patch the vulnerability in their SQL server.
Good night, sweet prince, And packs of capacitors sing thee to thy rest.
And maybe they'll abolish all lawyers.
Yes, and I suppose we'll have flying cars by then too?
Simply put, they reduce the cost of production, they lose less money on each one they sell. Considering the Playstation 3 is slowly gaining market share at it's current price, they have no need to drop the price right away.
Is abstinence really that difficult? Why even take a risk? I guess the real good news is that men with HIV can now reproduce without risk of having their child be HIV positive. Story might be different for HIV positive mothers.
The only semi-practical application I can perceive would be use as a co-location site when docked in port, and in the event of an impending disaster, the ship can leave port and move the servers out of harm's way. Still, this seems impractical. Most co-location data facilities I've visited are built like bunkers and can withstand up to a category five hurricane.
Bandwidth also presents a problem. The co-location facility my office uses supports several thousand businesses in my area, and has abundant bandwidth to service them all. How feasible would it be to provide an optical carrier connection to a cargo ship in port? What about bandwidth out at sea? The only type of connection I can picture out at sea is satellite. It's been a while since I researched satellite connections, and bandwidth was nowhere near as high as we can get from an OC connection, let alone a DS-3 or even a T1. Has satellite networking really improved that much, or is there some other type of long-range, high-bandwidth wireless connection that I'm not aware of?
Wouldn't such a finding be irrelevant? I mean, wouldn't a geologic disaster caused by the asteroid impact be enough evidence for the cause of a mass-extinction event? It's almost like running an autopsy on a person that was shot in the head and saying the cause of death was the flu.
Did insect-borne illnesses weaken the dinosaur species that went extinct before the meteor impact that ultimately led to their extinction, or did the geologic changes caused by the meteor impact weaken the dinosaurs to make them more susceptible to illness?
Same thing on my WSUS server. In addition, I ran a Windows Update, it this particular update came across as an optional update.
See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Plates_tect2_e
I swear!
It really seems this person is completely oblivious to how much Linux has improved over the past few years. I made the switch to Linux a few years back, and I've never looked back. I have four PCs, and of them, three run Linux and one runs Windows XP. Linux is rather easy to use, once you get past the steep learning curve. It took a few months for me to get a handle on the OS, but after that, It's been nothing but smooth sailing. I've had my systems running non-stop for upwards of three months without a reboot without any degradation in performance. I never have to defrag, never have to check disks for errors, nor do I have to scan for viruses. Hardware support could be better, but considering I use Red Hat/Fedora, most times I pop in a card or other device, and Kudzu finds and configures it during boot, or if it's hotplug, it hooks it up within seconds. When hardware doesn't work, it's because drivers for the device haven't been written for Linux. In my experience, I've had only one scanner which didn't have Linux drivers available; all other hardware worked immediately without a problem. We Linux users do not spend our time writing viruses for Windows out of spite. From my experience with fellow Linux users, we're looking for a reliable OS that's cheap, efficient, and relatively easy to implement -- three characteristics which Linux possesses. The vast majority of us are white hat, often finding security vulnerabilities and reporting 'em. Hey, Linux isn't completely secure itself, but when a security vulnerability is discovered, the Linux community of developers write and distribute a security patch within days -- not weeks or months like Microsoft. The reason Linux doesn't have any major viruses is because most viruses that do any damage require root-level access, which most users of Linux who know what they're doing do not use the root for everyday purposes. If I remember correctly, if Microsoft made Windows an open-source OS, and allowed developers to write security patches for the system, within 90 days, Windows would have virtually no security vulnerabilities. Don't get me wrong -- I wholeheartedly agree that Microsoft has been vital in the evolution of the modern PC. Without MS, most workers in the IT industry wouldn't have a job. In fact, I'm using a Windows XP machine right now as I type this. I will give Microsoft a lot of praise for taking a stronger stance on information security with the latest versions of Windows, and will say that historically, Microsoft inspired many physical security features that were adapted to later operating systems. In fact, I would consider Windows to have better physical security than Linux, since using GRUB, one can access and change the root password with a couple of simple commands. Using Windows, you would need to reboot the machine with a special boot disk and modify the SAM, which still can't guarantee all security markers will work with the new password hash. Overall, I would say I find this article very uninformed, and it's obvious the author hasn't used a Linux operating system in years. Using Linux now, I've become accustomed to some features and wish they were available in Windows. Definitely _DO NOT_ discount the Linux operating system!