Um, thanks for that concise answer to my question.
But to answer your question, I do run clam against all files across the computers once a week or so. I am also intimately familiar with my running process list -- I know what belongs there and what does not, as well as what should be taking CPU cycles and what should not.
Slightly OT, but a legitimate question..
The background: I've never had a virus at home (well, not since DOS days). I don't run antivirus; I used to run antispyware, but it kept turning up nothing so I stopped. I run 3 windows xp PCs and several linux PCs. I don't use MS products for web browsing or e-mail (ever. period.) I do run windows firewall on my laptops (my wife uses hers at school, and I use mine at work and school, so it's safest), and I have a hardware firewall/router. I have open ports for a web server and a game server (both directed to linux machines).
I/have/ heard that the hardware router/firewall combinations can be compromised, but has anyone ever had that actually happen? I've been running mine for 4 years with zero successful intrusions (and hundreds of attempts logged daily).
Here's some food for thought. Probably get me modded flamebait if anyone actually reads it, but that's OK.
You don't have a "right" to other people's creations. You may WANT it, but that doesn't mean it's yours by right. Thus far, all the government has done is pass laws that state the same thing.
If you don't like it -- here's a novel idea -- DO WITHOUT. If enough people choose to do without, then the message becomes clear to the suppliers. If people can't handle that option, they will continue to either buy or steal content; both of those send messages to the suppliers that they're selling what people want.
How about instead, phone companies are allowed to sell the info to anyone, on an customer-opt-in basis. I could easily see people agreeing to do this -- especially when the provider offer free phone service and other incentives.
I'm sure this'll get modded flamebait in this crowd, but...
Alternate Spin: If you could not feed your family or yourself, and you could not find work, would you not want any opportunity you could get? I would. I'd take whatever employment could be found, because it would mean food on the table. I'd also be pretty mad at people like you, who would prefer that I did not have that opportunity.
That would require that everyone know their PCs were crapped out to begin with. Unfortunately, most of them don't know or care -- they can write their e-mails, surf the web, play music, and theoretically don't get viruses (or at least don't worry about it). Trying to tell them there's something wrong will just get them annoyed at you.
The problem is that "the market" is too uneducated to know what to want,
I'm sorry, did you just say that consumers want a product, but don't really know that they want it?
What an intriguing idea; I'll bet some marketing company could make a fortune telling people about all of the products that they really want, but just didn't know it yet!
Remember that the company you work views IS -- and always will -- as a necessary burden in order to keep the company running. It will always be a burden, because it will never contribute to the bottom line.
1) The main job of IS is connectivity.
In a place such as you've described, the main job of IS is to be invisible while keeping systems running. That means being aware of all software and hardware (because part of the job also includes responding to vendor audits) currently in use across all departments. All of it affects your ability to do your job. Preferably, it also includes standardizing means of software acquisition and installation
2) IS involvement in other divisions isn't necessary.
It's your job to get involved as soon as possible with these processes -- because it will be up to YOU to install, maintain and troubleshoot them. As a general rule, all software and hardware should be evaluated LONG BEFORE it's ready to be installed. Waiting until the last minute, not getting involved with initial discussions and evaluations, etc, will only kick you in the ass later.
3)I'm too overloaded. With 93 permanent users and 110 workstations (some are floaters), I can't do both systems work and admin work (my title is Systems Administrator, but I carry no management authority) on my own.
You are correct -- but you must be able to outline a business case, complete with some form of cost/benefit analysis that supports this. Simply saying, "I'm overworked" won't suffice.
Nothing like a little pressure from industry giants to speed up much needed reform of the patent system.
Is that what you REALLY want? Somehow, I find the thought of the Microsofts of the world determine the direction patent reform takes to be less than reassuring:
"New patent legislation requires $1M application fee"... "Lawmakers anticipate that the new filing fees will 'show a marked decrease in the number of frivolous patent applications by individuals and small companies.'"
I'm a bit confused -- I've seen very few comments in support of law suit. I'm not sure where you came to this conclusion: verybody here seems to be saying: "Well, I believe he did it, he should hang".
I can't even say that they couldn't pin all that down to an actual name any more either since I'm using G-mail and it receives the same cookie that google.com does
Quite likely that search requests are logged somewhere by IP address -- database or if nothing else apache logs. The question is more a matter of how long they keep that info...
The community here knows that there's nothing magical about the Internet. Why should CNN or Fox be restricted in what they show on cable TV, but be unrestricted in streaming live online video to me over the same damned cable?
Right! And while we're at it, let's start imposing fines for people who say inappropriate things in newspapers, books, and magazines. With that single sentence above, you're effectively attempting to justify a bad idea by saying, "Well we already do it for broadcast and cable, so let's extend it to different mediums."
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Um, thanks for that concise answer to my question.
But to answer your question, I do run clam against all files across the computers once a week or so. I am also intimately familiar with my running process list -- I know what belongs there and what does not, as well as what should be taking CPU cycles and what should not.
Slightly OT, but a legitimate question..
/have/ heard that the hardware router/firewall combinations can be compromised, but has anyone ever had that actually happen? I've been running mine for 4 years with zero successful intrusions (and hundreds of attempts logged daily).
The background: I've never had a virus at home (well, not since DOS days). I don't run antivirus; I used to run antispyware, but it kept turning up nothing so I stopped. I run 3 windows xp PCs and several linux PCs. I don't use MS products for web browsing or e-mail (ever. period.) I do run windows firewall on my laptops (my wife uses hers at school, and I use mine at work and school, so it's safest), and I have a hardware firewall/router. I have open ports for a web server and a game server (both directed to linux machines).
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Here's some food for thought. Probably get me modded flamebait if anyone actually reads it, but that's OK.
You don't have a "right" to other people's creations. You may WANT it, but that doesn't mean it's yours by right. Thus far, all the government has done is pass laws that state the same thing.
If you don't like it -- here's a novel idea -- DO WITHOUT. If enough people choose to do without, then the message becomes clear to the suppliers. If people can't handle that option, they will continue to either buy or steal content; both of those send messages to the suppliers that they're selling what people want.
"I know you are but what am I?" Sorry, wrong thread... or is it?
Annoying indeed -- if they post the bill electronically, can we get them tossed in jail?
Unless one seriously expects companies to start looking at the contents of peoples' computers and then sueing them for it.
No, that'd never happen...
How about instead, phone companies are allowed to sell the info to anyone, on an customer-opt-in basis. I could easily see people agreeing to do this -- especially when the provider offer free phone service and other incentives.
I don't know, they seem to be using the netscape web server...
... maybe it was an MS decision after all.
I thought that was "Eat a steak dinner with Evil, and pick up the tab"?
Grammer tip: 'Effect' is used as a noun. 'Affect' is used as a verb.
Spleling tip: Grammar
I'm sure this'll get modded flamebait in this crowd, but...
Alternate Spin: If you could not feed your family or yourself, and you could not find work, would you not want any opportunity you could get? I would. I'd take whatever employment could be found, because it would mean food on the table. I'd also be pretty mad at people like you, who would prefer that I did not have that opportunity.
That would require that everyone know their PCs were crapped out to begin with. Unfortunately, most of them don't know or care -- they can write their e-mails, surf the web, play music, and theoretically don't get viruses (or at least don't worry about it). Trying to tell them there's something wrong will just get them annoyed at you.
The problem is that "the market" is too uneducated to know what to want,
I'm sorry, did you just say that consumers want a product, but don't really know that they want it?
What an intriguing idea; I'll bet some marketing company could make a fortune telling people about all of the products that they really want, but just didn't know it yet!
Remember that the company you work views IS -- and always will -- as a necessary burden in order to keep the company running. It will always be a burden, because it will never contribute to the bottom line.
1) The main job of IS is connectivity.
In a place such as you've described, the main job of IS is to be invisible while keeping systems running. That means being aware of all software and hardware (because part of the job also includes responding to vendor audits) currently in use across all departments. All of it affects your ability to do your job. Preferably, it also includes standardizing means of software acquisition and installation
2) IS involvement in other divisions isn't necessary.
It's your job to get involved as soon as possible with these processes -- because it will be up to YOU to install, maintain and troubleshoot them. As a general rule, all software and hardware should be evaluated LONG BEFORE it's ready to be installed. Waiting until the last minute, not getting involved with initial discussions and evaluations, etc, will only kick you in the ass later.
3)I'm too overloaded. With 93 permanent users and 110 workstations (some are floaters), I can't do both systems work and admin work (my title is Systems Administrator, but I carry no management authority) on my own.
You are correct -- but you must be able to outline a business case, complete with some form of cost/benefit analysis that supports this. Simply saying, "I'm overworked" won't suffice.
Nothing like a little pressure from industry giants to speed up much needed reform of the patent system.
Is that what you REALLY want? Somehow, I find the thought of the Microsofts of the world determine the direction patent reform takes to be less than reassuring:
"New patent legislation requires $1M application fee"... "Lawmakers anticipate that the new filing fees will 'show a marked decrease in the number of frivolous patent applications by individuals and small companies.'"
You're so short-sighted... they can all work at the spaceport!
I'm a bit confused -- I've seen very few comments in support of law suit. I'm not sure where you came to this conclusion: verybody here seems to be saying: "Well, I believe he did it, he should hang".
Please clarify?
Erm -- what, exactly, does this have to do with capitalism?
Federalism = form of government
Capitalism = economic system
I was reading through ebay T&C, because the article made me curious.
I, for one, am very disappointed that I cannot list a prohibited country for sale:
Actually, make that "closed source modified versions of mysql". They can redistribute closed source programs that connect to mysql, yes?
Good (from TFA):
openParen = (slash + asterix) / equals;
Better:
equals = minus + times - open_paren(max * divided_by + min) * modulus % close_paren(square) / log_base_e
I can't even say that they couldn't pin all that down to an actual name any more either since I'm using G-mail and it receives the same cookie that google.com does
Quite likely that search requests are logged somewhere by IP address -- database or if nothing else apache logs. The question is more a matter of how long they keep that info...
The community here knows that there's nothing magical about the Internet. Why should CNN or Fox be restricted in what they show on cable TV, but be unrestricted in streaming live online video to me over the same damned cable?
Right! And while we're at it, let's start imposing fines for people who say inappropriate things in newspapers, books, and magazines. With that single sentence above, you're effectively attempting to justify a bad idea by saying, "Well we already do it for broadcast and cable, so let's extend it to different mediums."
Seems to me that the better question would how to convince her to START swimming... let's say, for example, in the North Pacific.
From TFA:
Any software that asks you "What do you want to do?" is in this category.
Hmm -- what about software that asks you, "Where do you want to go today?"